What is the Matheran toy train timings?

Toy train from Neral is currently not in operation due to construction work. From Aman Lodge, there is a train to Matheran every hour.

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Q: How to reach Matheran?

Mumbai to Matheran: You can board a Karjat bound local train and get down at Neral local train station. Pune to Matheran: You can take any Mumbai bound train and get down at Karjat. From Karjat, take a local towards Mumbai and get down at Nearl.

Are Tourists allowed in Goa? Will there be restrictions on the famous visiting places in Goa?

Yes, tourists are allowed in Goa though post Christmas and new year number of Covid cases have increased.

Goa CM announced that there will be no new curbs in Goa during Christmas and new year but all will have to follow the covid protocols. The same rule continues.

Only fully vaccinated or those carrying negative Covide-19 certificate were allowed entry in Goa and 31st celebrations.

Hotels, eateries will be open with 50% capacity only.

Note: With the elections coming, you may find yourself stuck in election rallies.

First Omicron case detected in Goa 27 Dec 2021

Latest Goa Travel Rule and Guidelines

The Goa government will have to do a balancing act to ensure tourism is not completely shut down in this main earning season and the new wave does not engulf Goa the way second wave did.

Currently there are two different set of rules for anyone entering Goa, one for International visitors other for Domestic visitors.

Note: These rules may change with time, do refer latest advisory before traveling

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Goa Travel Rule for International Visitors

Anyone visiting from International destinations will have to:

Fill a self declaration form
Negative RtPCR test report

Those arriving from high risk countries like UK, SA, Brazil, China, Mauritius, New Zeland, Zimbabwe, Singapore and Hong Kong have following additional protocols to follow:

Get Covid-19 test done at airport on arrival. Cost to be borne by the traveler.
Cannot leave airport till the test result is negative.
Even with negative covid report, 7 days home quarantine is mandatory.
Another Covid-19 test on 8th day and monitoring for additional 7 days.

In case anyone is tested positive, they will be taken to isolation facility and treated as per standard protocol of the state.

Goa is the place to be in the month of December. It's not only due to Christmas and new year, but also the yearly festivals that attract a lot of tourists from cold countries to visit Goa.

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Goa Travel Rule for Domestic Visitors

Domestic visitors will have to:

carry negative Covid-19 test report taken no longer than 72hrs of arriving in Goa.
Any test recognized by ICMR will be accepted.
Anyone traveling from Kerala will have to undergo 5 days quarantine
On 5th day, another Covid test will be done.
Fully vaccinated asymptomatic passengers are exempted from quarantine.

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Goa Visiting Places

Goa is famous for its beaches and Portuguese architecture apart from the night life.

Goa can be divided into two parts, North Goa and South Goa.

North Goa:

North Goa is the place where all the party happens and night life is the attraction.

The hotel stay is more costly as compared to other two parts of Goa.

Central Goa:

This is the place to enjoy the actual Goa culture. Its not crowded and cost wise cheaper to stay.

South Goa:

South Goa is peaceful, beaches are clean. Hotel rent are cheaper.

You will find a lot of casinos in this part of Goa.

Goa Beaches

The Goa coastline is 100km and you will find many small and big beaches there.

There are many famous beaches in Goa, around 35 known for tourists and many small beaches.

Arambol is the beach on the north part of Goa and Polem is the southmost beach. Between this streatch, you will find beaches like

Baga beach,
Candolim beach
Calangute beach
Anjuna

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Goa Waterfalls

You can also plan a visit water falls, there are total 11 waterfalls in Goa,DudhSagar fall is the most visited.

Its a full day trip, it starts early morning and ends late night.

Many waterfall originates only during rains and Goa is all green during this time.

Goa Casinos

You can also enjoy casino in Goa. You will find these casinos on the ships as well as on the land.

You will have to buy tickets for entry in these casinos, the entry fee includes unlimited food, drink and chips of some value for playing in casinos.

These entries are normally valid for 24hrs.

There are many members only casinos as well exclusive for people who have opted to the club membership program.

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Sightseeing in Goa

You can rent a bike in Goa by showing your documents. It is the most liked mode of transportation in Goa!

Of course, cab service is also available.

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Best Time to visit Goa

The tourist season in Goa is between November to February, December being the peak tourist season.

Due to its proximity to the sea, you can expect humidity and mild weather through out the year.

During rains, tourists do not visit as rains spoil their plan so this could be your time if you are someone who do not like crowd.

Hotels in Goa

Expect high rates during peak time. Other options are shacks that are normally cheap but during peak season nothing is cheap, except booz!!

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Goa Tourism

Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) have everything covered for you.

Right from Hotel stay to sightseeing to Adventure activities.

Goa Food

Goa being a sea shore, fish is the staple food here. You will find locals cook food with a lot of coconut in it.

You will think fish will be cheap at this sea shore state, but its not! Reasons being the tourists and the export of the fish.

Goa Airport

Goa International airport is located near the historic city of Vasco Da Gama in Dabolim.

Another option for international travelers is to take a flight to Mumbai and reach Goa by road.

Goa from Mumbai

Goa is well connected with Mumbai by Air, sea, road and railways.

You can visit Goa from Mumbai :

Gao By Train: By far the cheapest option, train tickets will cost anywhere between Rs.300 to Rs.2000/-
Goa By Cruise: The most costly option but it has its own charm. This will cost you around Rs.45,000 to Rs,2 lakh.
Goa By Flight: All the major airlines operate here. You will be spending anywhere around Rs.1500/- to Rs.7000/- for this.
Goa By Road: You can drive your own car or rent a car of reach Goa by bus. Depending on what your mode is, it will cost you between Rs.1000/- to Rs.5000/-

You will have to book tickets in advance for Air and railways. For road trip, you can easily get a cab or drive your own car.

Conclusion:

With the pandemic situation so dynamic, only time will tell what decision is taken on Goa tourists. Be prepared for the worst to avoid disappointment.

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Latest Matheran restriction News:

The mini train between Aman lodge and Matheran is still operational for now but many of the tourist spots in Matheran have been closed, it includes places like Charlotte Lake, Alexander Point, Rambag point, Big Chowk Point, One tree hill point, Eco point, Sunset point and few more.

Matheran is a mini hill station near Mumbai. It's a beautiful place apt for 1-3 days trip.

Its the only hill station in Asia where automobiles are not allowed!

Administration is toying with the idea of starting e-rickshaws in Matheran as pilot program to see the feasibility.

The image below will give you an idea about Matheran from Neral.

Courtesy: irctc help

There are many way to reach Matheran and may cheap options to stay in case you want to spend more than one day.

How to reach Matheran?

Mumbai to Matheran: You can board a Karjat bound local train and get down at Neral local train station.

Note: Do not confuse between Neral and Nerul. Both are local train station in Mumbai but Neral is in Central line i.e trains going towards Karjat will take you to Neral.

On the other hand, Nerul is in Harbour line and trains going towards Panvel will take you

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Pune to Matheran: You can take any Mumbai bound long distance train and get down at Karjat.

From Karjat, take a local train towards Mumbai and get down at Nearl.

Toy train from Neral is not in service now as railways are constructing a robust rail track. This work is expected to be completed by November 2022.

This will be the concrete slabs that will help prevent damage of rail tracks due to heavy rains.

This construction work is expected to be finished by end of the next year.

Once the service starts, you may find better frequency but as of the old timetable, following were the train timings

Toy train Matheran Timings

Neral Matheran route is not operational till Nov 2022.

Matheran to Neral train time:

courtesy: MatheranOnline

Neral To Matheran train time:

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You can take a cab right from Neral station, it will cost you around Rs.100/ per person.

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Matheran on Bike

If you are going on bike, its going to be lot of work on your bike engine!!

Make sure your bike is in good shape before attempting this route.

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Matheran on your own car

Do not attempt to drive unless you are an experienced driver. It will be a slow ride, most of the time you will be driving on 1st gear.

Either way vehicles are not allowed beyond Dasturi Naka.

Matheran Pay and Park

Pay and Park is available and the parking lot is very spacious.

You will have to pay for parking your vehicle. The charge is Rs.30/- for vehicle and Rs.50/- as environment charge.

One day is from 8AM to 8AM, in case you are not able to drive off on time, you will have to pay Rs.30/- extra.

There you will have to buy entry tickets, You have options of either walking till Matheran or take toy train or horse.

If you opt for toy train, walk till Aman Lodge station. Its a toy train station and the train is in operation from Aman lodge to Matheran.

How far is Matheran from Pune?

Matheran is approx. 120km from Pune.

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How far is Matheran from Mumbai?

Matheran is approx. 83km from Mumbai.

Neral Matheran Ropeway

The Neral Matheran Ropeway will become one of the tourist attractions apart from the beautiful Matheran itself.

The ropeway will have 18 towers and 25-30 cars with a carrying capacity of 1000 passengers per hour.

Matheran Entry fees

Every one entering Matheran irrespective of the mode of travel will have to buy entry tickets.

The fees helps maintain the hill station.

For adults, ticket is Rs.50 and for Childs its Rs.35/-

Where to stay at Matheran?

Matheran local's rent out their house to tourists at pretty cheap rates, you can try these house.

Else there are many hotel stay also available there.

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The hotel rate's are seasonal, during December to February you can expect higher rates.

Better book hotel in advance else you may face some challenges during peak season.

Food options in Matheran

You can either ask the local's to prepare food for you or otherwise you can check out various eating place at Matheran Market.

Distance between Neral to Matheran

From Neral to Matheran, the distance is approx. 20km and the train ride is around two and half hour.

Neral to Matheran Trek

You can also trek from Neral to Matheran. One of the best trek is to reach Neral station late in the night (trekkers take last train to karjat and get down at Neral).

Dodhani village near Neral station is the point from where you start your trek.

If you trek just after monsoon season, you may find many tiny water falls on the way!

Carry some snacks, the night trek will be very comfortable. It may take anywhere around 3-5hrs to reach the Matheran entry point.

It's a good trek and if its a full moon night, nothing like it.

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Matheran toy train timings

Presently Toy train service from Neral to Matheran is stopped.

The first toy train starts from Neral at 640Am and last train is at 5pm.

Till noon there is a toy train every one and half hour, after 12 the only train available is at 5pm.

Matheran toy train booking

Toy ticket counter opens 45 min before the train's arrival time. There is no option of buying the ticket online.

The capacity of train is limited (60 seats), so if you do not get a seat you will have to wait for another 1hr in the queue or walk/take a horse.

Class	Aman Lodge-Matheran Adult/Kid	Neral -Matheran Adult/Kid	Seats
AC Coach	-	Rs.415/	16
First Class	300/180	300/180	16
Second Class	45/30	75/45	60

Each person can carry 5kg/7.5kg luggage in 2nd/1st class.

Only 4 tickets per person is issued, so if you need more tickets, ensure enough people are in queue.

Matheran Toy train News:

Matheran toy train to run all 200kms from next year.

Central Railways procured special concrete sleepers to overhaul the track for the first time in 100 years.

The tracks were damaged during 2019 rains.

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Places To Visit in Matheran

Matheran is such a scenic beauty all over, still there are few spots or points that tourists love to visit:

Things to do in Matheran

1. Matheran Echo Point:

As the name suggests, you shout at it and it will shout back to you!

2. Matheran Charlotte Lake:

This beautiful lake is near to the Echo point. You can carry your snacks and enjoy at lake side.

3. Matheran Shivaji's ladder:

The steep and slippery ladder could be too much for few, attempt this only if you are dressed appropriately i.e no loose cloths and good grip shoes.

4. Matheran Monkey's point:

Kids enjoy this, with so many monkeys around be careful with your snacks, better don't bring it at all to this point!

5. Matheran One Tree Hill point:

As the name suggests, the hill has only one tree amidst all the greenery.

You can explore many other places, the area is well marked with signs to help the tourists.

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Matheran Horse ride package

If you don't want to walk a lot, you can book a horse ride package.

They will show you 9-10 points, it will be covered over the day.

Cost of this package is Rs.1200/ +

Is Matheran safe during nights?

Yes, since tourism is the main source of income, you can have a sense of safety and locals are very helpful as well.

Night trek is very pleasant as well.

Things to remember for Matheran Trip

1. During rainy season, the place will be very slippery.

2. Beware of Monkeys while carrying snacks

3. Mobile signal is one thing you will not find here

4. Be prepared to walk a lot, so wear comfortable shoes and dress.

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Matheran FAQ's:

1. Can I book Matheran toy train tickets online?

No, presently online tickets to Matheran are not available.

2. Is Matheran toy train/mini train working now?

Matheran toy train is not running from Neral to Matheran, its operational only between Aman Lodge and Matheran.

3. What is Matheran toy train ticket price?

The toy train price between Aman lodge and Matheran is Rs.45/ and Rs.30/ for adults and Kids for 2nd class, single journey.

For first class, you will have to shell out Rs.305 for adults and Rs.180 for child.

The train journey is around 20 minutes.

4. How to book Matheran toy train?

Matheran toy train tickets are available only over the counter.

5. What is the best time to visit Matheran?

Matheran is on top of the mountain and no vehicles are allowed inside. This makes this hill station an attraction through out the year.

If you don't mind dirt road and getting all muddy, you will enjoy monsoon else avoid it.

Otherwise November to February is a good season to visit Matheran.

6. What does Matheran mean?

Matheran means "Forest On Forehead" (of the mountain)

7. Is Matheran open now?

Yes, Matheran is normally open all year unless there are restrictions imposed by Government due to Covid or any natural disaster.

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8. Can we go to Matheran by car?

Yes, you can go to Matheran by car. You will have to leave the car at the entrance of Matherran as vehicles are not allowed in Matheran.

There is a huge parking lot, you can park ouside and either walk or hire horse to visit points at Matheran.

9. How to reach Matheran from Mumbai Airport ?

Once you land in Mumbai, you can book a cab to Matheran.

You can also reach the nearest local train station (Kurla or Kanjurmarg) and take a local train towards Karjat and get down at Neral.

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Matheran on Bike

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How far is Matheran from Pune?

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Neral Matheran Ropeway

Matheran Entry fees

Where to stay at Matheran?

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Places To Visit in Matheran

1. Matheran Echo Point:

2. Matheran Charlotte Lake:

3. Matheran Shivaji's ladder:

4. Matheran Monkey's point:

5. Matheran One Tree Hill point:

Matheran Horse ride package

Is Matheran safe during nights?

Things to remember for Matheran Trip

Click to Book your stay at Matheran and Get Great Discounts!Matheran FAQ's:

1. Can I book Matheran toy train tickets online?

2. Is Matheran toy train/mini train working now?

3. What is Matheran toy train ticket price?

4. How to book Matheran toy train?

5. What is the best time to visit Matheran?

6. What does Matheran mean?

7. Is Matheran open now?

8. Can we go to Matheran by car?

9. How to reach Matheran from Mumbai Airport ?

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Places to Visit in the USA

1. Hot Springs of Reno

2. Yosemite National Park

3. The small city Cheyenne Wyoming

4. Memphis, the city of FedEx, Elvis

5. The world famous Las Vegas

6. San Francisco, the Bay city

7. Phoenix: Enjoy the Desert and Snow fall

8. Flagstaff, the snow bowl in desert

9. Atlanta

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