The work on the heritage narrow-gauge Matheran line, which was shut down three years ago due to rains and damage, will be complete by this year, and the line is planned to be thrown open by December. The work sped up after the disbursal of funds in the railway budget last week. As reported by mid-day in December 2021, the Matheran Railway is being rebuilt all over again and Rs 5 crore has been earmarked for the project.

“The work on building barricades and construction of walls has been targeted to be completed before monsoon by May 2022. Work on track laying is on and it will be complete for the 20-km stretch by December 2022. We should be able to commission the line once all the work is complete,” said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, Central Railway.