Qaphela: I-Matheran Toy Train yaxoshwa ekusebenzeni ngoMeyi 2016, ilandela ukubola okuningi. Iqala ngoNovemba 2017 ngesistimu ye-brake ephephile, kodwa ekuqaleni isebenza kuphela komunye umzila ukusuka ku-Aman Lodge kuya eMatheran.
I-Matheran Hill Railway yekhulu leminyaka ibeka abagibeli phakathi kwezihlahla ezinomthunzi wokuthula, nokungcoliswa kwemikhawulo yaseMatheran - lapho zonke izimoto zivinjelwe khona, ngisho namabhayisikili.
Isitimela sezitokisi singenye yezinsizakalo zezitimela eziyisihlanu ezisemthethweni ezisetshenziswa eNdiya. Umzila wesitimela wasungulwa osomabhizinisi waseMumbai u-Abdul Hussain Peerbhoy futhi waqala ukusebenza ngo-1907, ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu echitha ukwakhiwa kwesitimela.
Umzila womzila
Isitimela sezitokisi sihamba ngendlela yaso, ngendlela yegagg, ngamakhilomitha angu-20 kuya enqabeni ukusuka kuNeral kuya eMatheran. Ngenxa yomthambeka omncane, kuthatha amahora amabili ukumboza ibanga. Kancane kancane indawo eguquka esuka emithambekeni enotshani eya emanzini, emagqumeni ahlanganisiwe.
Abathengisi bokudla abathengisa uhla lwezinto zokudla okudliwayo neziphuzo ezibandayo bagxuma bese bevala isitimela endleleni - ngokuvamile ngenkathi kushukumisa, okuyisibonakaliso sokuthi ihamba kancane kangakanani! Isitimela siya emaziteshini ezimbalwa, lapho ukuthengwa khona kungathengwa khona. Ibuye idlule ngomzila owodwa omfushane, okuthakazelisayo okuthiwa "I-One Kiss Tunnel".
Izinkonzo Zokuqeqesha
Izitimela ezine ezilinganayo ezincane ezincane ezihamba phambili zihamba ngendlela.
Izitimela zincane, zinamandla abantu abangaba ngu-100. Uma uzizwa uthanda ukuphumula futhi ukhululekile uhambo, ubeke isihlalo ekilasini lokuqala, lapho uzothola khona isihlalo esikhwameni endaweni ephephile.
Isikhathi sokuqeqesha
Njengamanje, isitimela sezitokisi sisebenzela isevisi ye-shuttle kuphela futhi isuka ku-Aman Lodge esiteshini, eduze kwepaki yemoto, amakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka eMatheran.
Uhambo luthatha imizuzu engu-15, futhi kukhona ukuhamba okuyisithupha ngosuku ngalokhu okulandelayo:
- Aman Lodge eMatheran - 9.20 am, 10.30 ekuseni, 11.45 ekuseni, ngo-1: 00 ntambama, ngo-1.40 pm, no-2.50 pm Imininingwane ingatholakala lapha.
- Matheran kuya e-Aman Lodge - ngo-9 ekuseni, ngo-10: 10 ekuseni, ngo-11: 25 ekuseni, ngo-12: 05 ekuseni, ngo-1.20 pm nangomhla ka-2: 30 ntambama. Imininingwane ingatholakala lapha.
I-Monsoon Timetable
Phakathi nenkathi yemikhosi (kusukela ngoJuni kuya kuSeptemba), insizakalo yokuhamba ngezitimela iqhutshwa isebenza phakathi kweMatheran ne-Aman Lodge. Noma kunjalo, akusebenzi yonke indlela eya ku-Neral.
Imininingwane Yokuthutha
Kusuka ku-Aman Lodge-Matheran, isitimela esiphenduliwe esikoleni esidala abantu abadala singama-rupees angu-45 ekilasini lesibili kanye nama-rupees angu-300 ekilasini lokuqala, indlela eyodwa. Izingane zikhokha ama-rupees angu-30 ekilasini lesibili kanye nama-rupie angama-180 ekilasini lokuqala. Lokhu mayelana nentengo efanayo nokuthi isitimela sasihamba kanjani lonke uhlangothi lwethrekhi kusuka ku-Neral kuya ku-Matheran, okuholele ekukhoneni ukuthi kuyabiza kakhulu.
Indlela Yokwenza Ukubhuka
Ngeshwa, amathikithi ensizakalo ye-Aman Lodge-Matheran ayikwazi ukubhuzwa nge-intanethi futhi kumele athengwe kusukela kumanethi wetikithi.
Uma kungenjalo, lapho isitimela sezitokisi sisebenza ngendlela evamile, ukubhuka kokuhamba kungenziwa kumabalazwe okubhuka ase-Indian Railways, noma ku-website ye-Indian Railways.
Kungcono ukubhuka kusengaphambili, kungenjalo uzilungiselele ukuhlangabezana nemigqa ende yamathikithi bese ulinda imizuzu engama-45.
Nansi indlela yokwenza ukubhuka kwiwebsite ye-Indian Railways . Ikhodi yesiteshi ye-Neral yi-NRL, ne-Matheran MAE. Khumbula ukuthi kukhona indawo eduze ne-Mumbai ebizwa nge-Nerul, ngakho-ke ungayitholi leyo mibili!
Ulwazi lokuhamba olwengeziwe
Izikhathi zokuhamba ngezitimela zasekuseni ezivela eNeral kumele ziboshwe nge-Indian Railways 11007 i-Deccan Express (ihamba e-Mumbai CST ngo-7: 00 ekuseni futhi ifinyelele ku-Neral ngo-8.25 ekuseni) kanye no- 11029 uKoyna Express (ihamba eMarker CST ngo-8.40 ekuseni bese ifinyelela ku-Neral ngo-10.03. am) izinsizakalo.
Njengoba isitimela sezitokisi singasebenzi ngalolu daba, enye inketho ukuthatha itekisi eyabelwe kusuka eNeral kuya ku-Aman Lodge.