The Maharashtra state government has given the Central Railway (CR) the go-ahead to open shuttle services between Aman Lodge stations and Matheran town along the narrow gauge Matheran Hill Railway. The Railways had shut the trains during the lockdown and government permissions have come after requests from the Matheran Municipal Council to get the line started.

"The Matheran Municipal Council had requested that the mini train shuttle service between Dasturi Naka and Matheran town be resumed as horses and hand rickshaws are the only means of transport there. Following this, the Maharashtra government has granted permission for operating of mini train shuttle services between Aman Lodge (Dasturi Naka) and Matheran town only and directives have been issued to the Central Railway accordingly," a letter from the Maharashtra State Director of the Disaster Management Unit Abhay Yawalkar stated on October 19 states.