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MoU signed to resume toy train services in Patna zoo Dec 21, 2024, 19:47 (IST)
MG Park’s Rs 4.1 crore toy train lies inactive amid hurdles TNN / Dec 15, 2024, 22:32 (IST) Hubballi's MG Park toy train, a Rs 4.1 crore project, remains inactive since mid-2023 due to administrative oversights and unpaid electricity bills of Rs 9.5 lakh. After a brief operational period following its 2022 inauguration, the service was halted due to operator issues and electrical problems.
Matheran toy train serves 5 lakh passengers in 2023-24; hill station favourite holiday spot TNN / Apr 28, 2024, 10:58 (IST) Central Railway's Matheran, a top holiday spot, served 5 lakh passengers in 2023-24. The Heritage Mountain Railway connects Neral-Matheran, offering shuttle services between Aman Lodge. Introduction of Pod Hotel with sleeping pods enhances tourist experience and local economy.
Project of toy train, canteen at Company Garden put on hold Sep 18, 2024, 20:42 (IST)
matheran toy train service to be suspended TNN / Jun 07, 2023, 07:50 (IST) Central Railway will suspended the Neral-_matheran toy train service_s between June 10 and October 15.
Mumbai: Neral-Matheran services to resume from November 4 TNN / Nov 02, 2023, 19:28 (IST) The first train will depart from Neral at 8.50 am and arrive Matheran at 11.30 am. The second train will depart from Neral at 10.25 am and reach Matheran at 1.05 pm.
Maharashtra: Matheran's iconic toy train resumes service ahead of Diwali holidays TNN / Nov 05, 2023, 15:15 (IST) The services were suspended during rainy season from June to October for safety reasons, though it operated train services from Matheran to Aman Lodge. Now, the entire route from Neral railway station to Matheran has been opened for tourists.
Darjeeling gets 130mm rain in 24 hours, tourist spots closed after landslip TNN / Jul 07, 2024, 08:55 (IST) Heavy rain and landslides disrupt normal life in Darjeeling, leading to closures of tourist spots and cancellation of the iconic toy train ride. Authorities are taking precautions due to safety concerns caused by the adverse weather conditions.
BMC’s plush paediatric rehab centre records 5.4k OPD visits in its 1st yr Jan 03, 2025, 21:47 (IST)
95 tourists on Matheran to Neral toy train have narrow escape in ghat section TNN / Jun 06, 2023, 08:08 (IST) At least 95 tourists onboard the Matheran to Neral toy train had a narrow escape on Saturday evening when it derailed ahead of Juma Patti railway station.
With 3 lakh ridership & 2 crore revenue in 2022, Matheran toy train overtakes pre-Covid numbers TNN / Jan 09, 2023, 05:22 (IST) Matheran toy train has received overwhelming response by serving over 3lakh passengers and registering revenue earnings to the tune of Rs 2.24 crore over nine months of 2022-23, a senior official from Central Railway said Sunday morning.
Toy train serviceresumes at city zoo Sep 03, 2023, 08:44 (IST)
'Steam engine' to chug up Maharashtra's Matheran hills again but won't be fired by coal TNN / Jan 06, 2023, 07:17 (IST) Rail enthusiasts can rekindle the joys of the by-gone era as they will now be able to witness 'steam-engine' in action on the Neral-Matheran toy train route albeit without coal but fired by either electric power or hydrogen.
Matheran toy train derails; no casualities TNN / Jan 03, 2023, 08:55 (IST) The toy train shuttling between Aman Lodge and Matheran stations derailed at around 9.36am on Monday.
Smart City project delay keeps toy train off tracks TNN / Feb 21, 2024, 08:56 (IST)
Toy train to be back in service from tomorrow Oct 21, 2022, 08:03 (IST) The toy train services on the 20km Neral – Matheran route, which has remained shut since 2019, will resume from October 22.
More toy trains to ply to Matheran TNN / Jan 01, 2023, 08:11 (IST) Keeping in mind the massive turn out of tourists at the hill station, Central Railway has increased the two each (total four) additional special services between Aman Lodge and Matheran stations to clear the rushes from Saturday.
3 shuttles cancelled as train derails TNN / Sep 10, 2023, 07:01 (IST) A shuttle train running between Aman Lodge station and Matheran station derailed in the Matheran station yard at around 8am on Friday. No one was injured as the train was empty. The mechanical staff using jacks have put the train back on track." said a Central Railway officer.
Four new Darjeeling-Ghum toy train services a day for summer visitors TNN / Mar 01, 2023, 10:23 (IST) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) is set to introduce four diesel-run services between Darjeeling town and Ghum from March 1 to June 30 to cater to tourists in the summer. Around the same time, the full-length services between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling town would be cancelled from March 1 to July 2, predicting low occupancy at that time, said a railway official.
Mumbai: Neral-Matheran toy train toots after 3 years, 90% full TNN / Oct 24, 2022, 07:47 (IST) Nearly 90% occupancy was witnessed during the first day run of toy trains between Neral and Matheran on Saturday - a distance of 20km which took nearly two and a half hours to cover. October to May is the best time to visit Matheran.
Darjeeling toy train carrying tourists goes off tracks TNN / Jan 02, 2024, 09:39 (IST) A steam loco of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) was derailed at Mary Villa Kakjhora in Darjeeling. This is the third time that a DHR loco went off the tracks, officials said. CPRO Northeast Frontier Railways Sabyasachi De confirmed that there was no casualty. The derailed steam engine was part of the joy ride services between Darjeeling and Ghum. There were 59 passengers on board the two coaches, but none were injured. The recovery van has reached the spot. The DHR operates 12 joy ride services, which will be reduced by January 5 as tourist numbers decrease. Among the eight services, four will be hauled by diesel engines and four by steam. Apu Roy, a tourist from Burdwan, expressed being shaken by the sudden derailment, but confirmed that his family is fine.
Navi Mumbai: Matheran-Neral toy train receives overwhelming response TNN / Oct 31, 2022, 19:53 (IST) About 3,700 passengers have travelled on the Neral-Matheran Toy Train in the last nine days since its commencement.
Central Railway ferries 78,000 passengers in Matheran toy train since April TNN / Jun 08, 2022, 20:12 (IST) Central Railway (CR) has ferried 78,577 in this financial year compared to 5739 passengers in the same period in previous financial year in the toy train which operates between Aman lodge and Matheran.
Maharashtra: Matheran toy train to have four extra runs on weekends PTI / Nov 13, 2020, 18:00 (IST) The Central Railway on Friday announced that it would run four additional services of the toy train on Aman Lodge-Matheran section on weekends to cater to extra rush of passengers.
CR modifies timings of some Matheran trains TNN / Dec 08, 2022, 08:11 (IST) CR has changed the timings of some Neral-Matheran and Aman Lodge-Matheran services from Thursday. Train No. 52105 will now leave Neral at 10.25am and arrive at Matheran at 1.05pm, while train No. 52106 will depart Matheran at 4pm and arrive at Neral at 6.40pm. Train No.
Now, four more train services for tourists to Matheran TNN / May 22, 2022, 03:07 (IST) Four more services have been added to the Matheran and Aman Lodge section by the central railway. With this, the number of services has gone up to 20 from the 16 services. On Saturday and Sunday, 20 services are conducted by the central railway keeping in mind the weekend tourist rush.
Timings of few Neral-Matheran trains revised TNN / Dec 07, 2022, 19:46 (IST)
Train operations suspended on Kalka-Shimla railway line after cracks develop ANI / Jun 22, 2024, 17:46 (IST)
Govt bid to resume toy train service at Patna zoo TNN / Jun 24, 2022, 03:31 (IST) Visitors, especially children, are up for a treat as the state environment, forest and climate change department has been exploring the possibility of restarting the defunct toy train at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, commonly known as Patna zoo.
Alert loco pilot, assistant avert train accident on Matheran-Neral section TNN / Nov 01, 2022, 21:35 (IST) Over 110 passengers and four railway staffers travelling from Matheran to Neral on the toy train had a narrow escape due to the collective alertness of the loco pilot and his assistant between Aman Lodge and Water Pipe stations at around 5.30pm on Sunday.