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Matheran Hill Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India. The railways comes under the administration of the Central Railways. The railway covers a distance of , over large swathes of forest territory connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats. UNESCO is considering giving world heritage status to matheran light railway.〔http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-train-it-s-toy-it-s-beautiful-commute/1010520/0〕 ==History== The Neral-Matheran Light Railway was built between 1901 and 1907 by Abdul Hussein Adamjee Peerbhoy, financed by his father, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy at a cost of . Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy visited Matheran often and wanted to build a railway to make it easier to get there. Hussain's plans for the Matheran Hill Railway were formulated in 1900 and construction started in 1904. Consulting engineer was Everard Calthrop of Barsi Light Railway fame. The line was open to traffic by 1907. Originally, the tracks were laid with rails but now has rails. Ruling gradient is 1:20 (5%) with tight curves and speeds are limited to . The railway was closed by flood damage during 2005 and was not expected to re-open before April 2007.〔(Why you still can’t take the toy train to Matheran )〕 Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was on 5 March 2007.〔(Uphill Journey Resumes )〕 The line observed its centenary on 15 April 2007. Train services were suspended during the monsoon season from June to October because of the danger of landslides. During the 2012 monsoon season, CR conducted tests of the air brakes, and after receiving approval from the Commission of Railway Safety, ran the train during the monsoon for the first time.〔http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_matheran-train-ran-in-rains-after-100-years_1747253〕 CR plans to shorten the period during which services are suspended by suspending services only from 15 July and restarting them on 1 October.〔http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aman-lodgematheran-station-toy-trains-start-today/1009462/〕 In November 2012, CR added a special coach called a saloon to trains operating on the line. The saloons feature cushioned sofas and LCD screens showing images from outside the train. Earlier, these saloons were available only to railway officers.〔http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cr-makes-uphill-task-enjoyable/1035110/0〕〔http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Cash-strapped-Matheran-toy-train-will-operate-till-9pm/Article1-963084.aspx〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matheran Hill Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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