Matheran is the nearest and the most popular tourist destination for the citizens of Mumbai. Central Railway (CR) with its shuttle services for passengers between Aman Lodge and Matheran has been instrumental in popularizing this place as a major tourist destination.
CR has ferried 1,13,887 passengers and transported 16,749 packages during the June to August 2023 between Aman Lodge and Matheran and back.
In addition to providing a comfortable journey to tourists, these services help in cheap and quick transportation of materials also. This has resulted in fetching the total revenue of INR 82.88 Lakhs which includes passenger revenue 81.79 Lakh and Parcel revenue INR 1,08,693 during the period from June to August 2023.
These figures indicate the Priority role of Railways in providing a safe and comfortable travel to its passengers coming to this tourist destination.
Central Railway popularising this place not only as a major tourist destination but also as a place which 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.
Month | Matheran-Aman Lodge-Matheran-2023 | |||||||||
First Class | Second Class | Total No. of Pax (1st & 2nd Class | Total No. of Passenger Earnings (1st and 2nd Class) (C) | Packages | Grand Total Earnings (Pax+ Luggage) (C+D) | |||||
Pax | Earning (A) | Pax | Earnings (B) | No. of Luggage Package | Weight (quintals) | Luggage Earnings (D)
| ||||
June | 3459 | 1143983 | 35703 | 1718076 | 39162 | 2862059 | 6533 | 1198 | 43430 | 2905489 |
July | 3802 | 1181856 | 33077 | 1552165 | 36879 | 2734021 | 5042 | 926 | 33207 | 2767228 |
Aug | 3146 | 944195 | 34700 | 1639045 | 37846 | 2583240 | 5174 | 898 | 32056 | 2615296 |
Total | 10407 | 3270034 | 103480 | 4909286 | 113887 | 8179320 | 16749 | 3022 | 108693 | 8288013 |
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