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Matheran (Maharashtra)
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Hotels & Resorts in Matheran
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| Hotel |
Grade |
Rate
per couple |
Plan |
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Brightlands |
*** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals & taxes |
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Horseland Hotel |
*** |
Tariff |
Room only |
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Regal Hotel |
*** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals & taxes |
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Richie Rich |
*** |
Tariff |
Room, All
Meals & taxes |
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Royal Hotel |
*** |
Tariff |
Room and All Meals |
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Woodlands Hotel |
** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals & Taxes |
| The
Byke |
**** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals |
| Usha
Ascot |
**** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals |
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Hotel Kumar Plaza |
*** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals & taxes |
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Saguna Baug
(Neral) |
** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals |
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Hotel Riviera |
** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals |
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Hotel Rahi
(Neral) |
** |
Tariff |
Room, All Meals |
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Matheran is situated on a hilltop
at an altitude of 800 m. In shady trees, and unpolluted air the journey to this
hilltop could be through an exciting two hour ascent in a toy train, with food
and drink vendors and monkeys jumping on and off, or through a tough 11 km. road
hike passing from dense forests. Matheran's cliffs with incredibly heights
create stunning points.
The main bazaar offers a variety of articles such as cane and leather articles,
hats, chappals and the sweet specialty - Chikki ! Vehicles of any kind are not
permitted in the town, which makes it a quiet, and peaceful place.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
- Population : 5,500
- Altitude : 800 m
- Languages : Marathi, Hindi, English
- Best time to visit : April - May
- STD Code : 02148
Matheran-Hill Railway
Neral - Matheran - A hill resort at an altitude of 800 meters (average
height of 2500 feet above sea level), Matheran is 110 km. away from Mumbai
on Mumbai-Pune rail route. A narrow gauge toy train from Neral (87 km. from
Mumbai) meanders up the mountain, treating the tourists to a breathtaking
view.
Mr. Hugh Poyntz Malet, the then Collector of Thane, discovered Matheran
(meaning "forest on the top") in May 1850. Lord Elphinstone, the then
Governor of Mumbai laid foundations of the future development of Matheran as
a hill station. This 2-foot narrow gauge hill railway, connecting Neral was
opened to traffic in 1907.
This hill railway was built by Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy, who formed a limited
company with an authorised capital of ten lakh rupees divided into 2000
shares. The railway is 20 km. (12.6 miles) long and has a gauge of two feet
with a ruling gradient of 1 in 20. The track zig zags up the side of the
hill, bringing into view the full beauty of the Matheran Hill.
There are four pairs of train running between Neral and Matheran. However,
during monsoon i.e. June to September, only one pair of train is run to open
timings.
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Train
Timings between Neral & Matheran w.e.f.
21/05/05
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| Down
train timings |
Train
No. |
down |
Station |
up |
Train
No. |
UP
train timings |
| 07:30 |
601 |
d |
Neral |
a |
602 |
08:40 |
| 09:30 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
07:00 |
| 08:50 |
603 |
d |
Neral |
a |
604 |
11:25 |
| 11:10 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
09:45 |
| 10:15 |
605 |
d |
Neral |
a |
606 |
15:20 |
| 12:10 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
13:40 |
| 11:35 |
607 |
d |
Neral |
a |
608 |
16:25 |
| 13:35 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
14:45 |
| 14:10 |
609*
New |
d |
Neral |
a |
610 |
18:10 |
| 16:05 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
16:25 |
| 17:05 |
611 |
d |
Neral |
a |
612*
New |
19:20 |
| 19:00 |
a |
Matheran |
d |
17:40 |
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*Only on
Saturday, Sunday & General Holidays
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Load Shedding in Matheran |
We would like to inform you that any customer
asking for AC Room should be informed of the "M.S.B.R." load shedding.
I.N. Electricity goes off 3 hours in morning & 3 hours in the evening.
The Generator that we have works only the "Fans & the Lights"
The AC do not work on the Generator. |
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GETTING THERE
The nearest airport is Bombay
(Mumbai), around 100 km away.
From Mumbai, one can take a local
train to Neral, where a tiny toy train waits to take people to Matheran. Mumbai
to Neral takes around two hours, while the toy-train journey takes an hour and a
half.
Mumbai to Neral is around 90 km,
while Neral to Matheran is 21 km.
WHAT TO SEE
There are numerous viewpoints
like Chouk, Panorama, Garbut Point, Louisa, Echo, etc., in Matheran.
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