UNESCO team to inspect Matheran Hill Railway Line for World Heritage Site
An expert team of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Dr. Gion Caprez will be visiting India from 24th - 31st October 2009 to evaluate the property of Matheran Light Railway (MLR) for inscription as a World Heritage Site. During their stay in India, the UNESCO team members will hold meeting with the officials of Ministry of Railways in Delhi and will also hold meeting with Central Railway and Maharashtra State Government officials in Mumbai. They will also visit National Rail Museum, in New Delhi to review MLR related information/documentation/archives/exhibits/photographs/audio-video etc. Later, the UNESCO expert team will undertake inspection of steam engine run Matheran Light Railway Train, its railway stations, buildings, sheds, nominated/buffer zones etc.
Matheran is the tiniest hill station of India, located on the Western Ghats range (about 110 km from Mumbai) in Maharashtra at an elevation of 800 m above sea level. This hill station was connected with Neral station on planes situated nearly midway of the Mumbai-Pune road by constructing a unique two feet narrow gauge railway track by Abdul Hussain, son of the business tycoon, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy of Mumbai. Mr. Hussein who was very fond of this hill place, floated a company for carrying out construction of this 21 kilometre track. The construction started in 1904 was finally opened to traffic in 1907. The Neral-Matheran hill railway line has 221 curves with only one small tunnel on the section and endowed with several interesting features of engineering skill. The line climbs 720 meters in zigzag track and the rails used are very light hence the name Matheran Light Railway.
An expert team of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Dr. Gion Caprez will be visiting India from 24th - 31st October 2009 to evaluate the property of Matheran Light Railway (MLR) for inscription as a World Heritage Site. During their stay in India, the UNESCO team members will hold meeting with the officials of Ministry of Railways in Delhi and will also hold meeting with Central Railway and Maharashtra State Government officials in Mumbai. They will also visit National Rail Museum, in New Delhi to review MLR related information/documentation/archives/exhibits/photographs/audio-video etc. Later, the UNESCO expert team will undertake inspection of steam engine run Matheran Light Railway Train, its railway stations, buildings, sheds, nominated/buffer zones etc.
Matheran is the tiniest hill station of India, located on the Western Ghats range (about 110 km from Mumbai) in Maharashtra at an elevation of 800 m above sea level. This hill station was connected with Neral station on planes situated nearly midway of the Mumbai-Pune road by constructing a unique two feet narrow gauge railway track by Abdul Hussain, son of the business tycoon, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy of Mumbai. Mr. Hussein who was very fond of this hill place, floated a company for carrying out construction of this 21 kilometre track. The construction started in 1904 was finally opened to traffic in 1907. The Neral-Matheran hill railway line has 221 curves with only one small tunnel on the section and endowed with several interesting features of engineering skill. The line climbs 720 meters in zigzag track and the rails used are very light hence the name Matheran Light Railway.
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