Matheran is the nearest and one of the most popular tourist destinations for Mumbaikars, thus it comes as no surprise that in course of the COVID-19 unlock period tourists are flocking to relax in its natural environment.
Central Railways with its shuttle services for passengers between Aman Lodge and Matheran has been instrumental in popularizing this place as a major tourist destination.
Central Railway has ferried 3,13,664 passengers and transported 44,779 parcel/goods packages during the period January 2021 to January 2022 with a total of 16 services on weekdays and 20 services on weekends between Aman Lodge and Matheran.
These services, in addition to providing a comfortable journey to tourists, help in cheap and quick transportation of materials also. This has resulted in enhancing the railway earnings by INR 1.93 crore during the period from January 2021 to January 2022.
This includes passenger earnings of INR 1.89 crore and parcel earnings of INR 3.59 lakh. The month of November 2021 tops the chart with total passenger and parcel earnings of INR 27.86 lakh closely followed by December 2021 with total passenger and parcel earnings of INR 27.37 lakh
The year 2022 has started with encouraging total earnings of 19.26 lakh in the month of January 2022. This includes passenger earnings of INR 19.03 lakh from 32,128 passengers and parcel earnings of INR 21,582/- from 2843 packages.
Central Railway with its shuttle services for passengers between Aman Lodge and Matheran has been instrumental in popularizing this place not only as a major tourist destination but also as a place that takes one close to nature. It provides the thrill of watching Nature closely along with a memorable ride in the Toy train thus immersing oneself in the serenity of the natural environment of Matheran.
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