Qaphela: I-Matheran Toy Train yaxinwa ekusebenzeni ngoMeyi 2016, ilandela izidumbu ezininzi. Iqaliswe ngoNovemba 2017 kunye nenkqubo yokuqhekeza ngokukhuselekileyo, kodwa ekuqaleni isebenza kwindlela enye esuka kwi-Aman Lodge ukuya eMatheran.
Inkulungwane ye-Matheran Hill Railway ineminyaka eyi-100 ibeka abagibeli phakathi kwezinto ezinokuthula, ukungcoliseka kweentaba zokuhlala kweMountainsan - apho zonke izithuthi zivinjelwe, kunye neebhasiki.
Isitimela sezitokisi sinye yeenkonzo ezinokutyelela ezisemgangathweni ze-toy ezisetyenziswayo eNdiya. Umzila wasekelwa ngumsomashishini wase-Mumbai u-Abdul Hussain Peerbhoy kwaye waqala ukuhamba ngo-1907, emva kweminyaka emithathu wathatha ukwakha umzila wesitimela.
Train Road
Isitimela sezitokisi sidonsa indlela yaso, ngendlela yegzag, iikhilomitha ezili-20 (12 miles) kwintaba ukusuka kwiNeral ukuya eMatheran. Ngenxa yesigxina esinqumlayo, kuthatha iiyure ezimbini ukukhawulela umgama. Kancinci iindawo zitshintsha zivela kwiintlambo eziqingqiweyo ukuya kumthunzi, iinduli ezigutyungelwe.
Abathengisi bokutya bathengisa uluhlu lweentlanzi kunye neziphuzo ezibandayo beza kunye nokuphuma kwisitimela endleleni - ngokuqhelekileyo ngelixa lihamba, nto leyo ibonisa ukuba ihamba kakuhle kangakanani! Uloliwe luyeka kwizitishi ezincinci, apho ukuthengwa kwakhona kunokuthengwa kwakhona. Kwakhona kudlula umjelo omfutshane, onomdla othiwa "One Tunnel Tunnel".
IiNkonzo zoQeqesho
Izitishi ezine zokudlala ezincinane ezifana neendlela ezincinci zihamba ngendlela.
Izitimela zincinci, zinegunya labantu abali-100. Ukuba uvakalelwa kukuba uhambo oluphumayo kwaye lukhululekile, bhuqa isihlalo kwiklasi yokuqala, apho uza kufumana isihlalo esiphezulu kwindawo egqibeleleyo.
Uqeqesho lwexesha
Okwangoku, isitimela sezitokisi sisebenza nje ngeenkonzo zokuhamba nge-shuttle ukuya nakwi-Aman Lodge esiteshini, kufuphi nepaki yemoto, iikhilomitha ezimbalwa ukusuka eMatheran.
Uhambo luthatha imizuzu eyi-15, kwaye kukho ukuhamba okuthandathu ngosuku ngalolu hlobo lulandelayo:
- Aman Lodge ukuya eMatheran - 9.20 am, ngo-10.30 ekuseni, ngo-11.45 ekuseni, ngo-1: 00, ngo-1.40 ntambama, no-2.50 ntambama Iinkcukacha zifumaneka apha.
- Matheran ukuya e-Aman Lodge - ngo-9 ekuseni, ngo-10: 10 ekuseni, ngo-11.25 ekuseni, ngo-12: 05 ekuseni, ngo-1.20 ntambama, no-2.30 ntambama Iinkcukacha zifumaneka apha.
Ixesha leMononon
Ngethuba lexesha lexesha elibi (ukususela ngoJuni ukuya kuSeptemba), inkonzo yokuthutha i-toy train iyasebenza phakathi kweMatheran ne-Aman Lodge. Nangona kunjalo, akusebenzi yonke indlela eya kwiNeral.
Iinkcukacha zoLwazi
Ukususela kwi-Aman Lodge-Matheran, ukuhlaziywa kwezitim ehlaziyiweyo kubantu abadala ngabantu abangama-45 ii-rupees kwiklasi yesibini kunye nama-rupee angama-300 kwiklasi yokuqala, enye indlela. Abantwana bahlawula ii-rupies ezingama-30 kwiklasi yesibili kunye ne-180 rupees kwiklasi yokuqala. Oku malunga nexabiso elifana nexa isitim egijimbile lonke ulandelelwano lweNeral ukuya kuMatheran, okukhokelela kwizikhalazo ezibiza kakhulu.
Indlela yokuKhusela
Ngelishwa, amathikithi enkonzo ye-Aman Lodge-Matheran ayikwazi ukukhishwa kwi-intanethi kwaye kufuneka athengwe kwikota yetikiti.
Ngaphandle koko, xa isitimela sezitokisi sisebenza njengesiqhelo, ukugcinwa kweendwendwe kungenziwa kwiibalo zokubala zokugcinwa kwekhompyutha kwi-Indian Railways, okanye kwiwebhusayithi ye-Indian Railways.
Kucetyiswa ukubhuka kusengaphambili, ngaphandle koko ulungele ukuhlangabezana nemigca emide yeethikithi kwaye ulinde ukuya kwimitha engama-45.
Nantsi indlela yokwenza ukubhuka kwiwebhusayithi ye-Indian Railways . Ikhowudi yesitishi seNeral i-NRL, kunye neMatheran MAE. Gcina ukhumbule ukuba kukho indawo e kufuphi ne-Mumbai ebizwa ngeNerul, ngoko ungafumani le mibini!
Iinkcukacha zohambo olongezelelweyo
Izihlandlo zokuhamba ngeetoni zokuhamba kweemoto ezivela kwiNeral zimele zibophe kunye ne-Indian Railways 11007 i-Deccan Express (ihamba eMarket CST ngo-7.00 ekuseni kwaye ifinyelele kwi-Neral ngo-8.25 ekuseni) kunye ne- 11029 i-Koyna Express (isuka eMarket CST ngo-8.40 ekuseni kwaye ifinyelele kwiNeral ku-10.03 ndi) i inkonzo.
Ekubeni isitimela sezitokisi asiqhubeki kulolu hlobo, enye inketho kukuthatha iteksi ekwabelwanayo ukusuka kwiNeral ukuya ku-Aman Lodge.