Monsoon effect: CR to discontinue Neral – Aman Lodge services

As part of its yearly exercise Central Railway (CR) will discontinue  passenger services between Neral and Aman lodge during monsoon (from June 10,2023 to October 15,2023). This section sees heavy rainfall and landslides during monsoon.

 This hill railway is discontinued each year between Neral and Aman Lodge during monsoon to ensure safety.[Neral-Matheran is one of the two hill railway lines which run 2-feet narrow gauge services in India,the other being Darjeeling Himalayan Railway].

Monsoon Fury

In 2005, the whole railway line was washed away during the monsoon. Moreover, this line was severely damaged at over 20 locations during the 2019 monsoon.

Shuttle Services

However, shuttle services between Matheran and Aman Lodge will continue to run as per the current schedule in force. The timings of shuttle services between Aman Lodge and Matheran are as under –

Train NumberFrequencyAman Lodge DepMatheran Arr
52153Daily845903
52155Daily935953
52157Sat & Sun10301048
52159Sat & Sun14251443
52161Sat & Sun15401558
52163Sat & Sun17451803
Train NumberFrequencyMatheran DepAman Lodge Arr
52154Daily820838
52156Daily910928
52158Sat & Sun10051023
52160Sat & Sun14001418
52162Sat & Sun15151533
52164Sat & Sun17201738

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