The Matheran Narrow Gauge Hill Railway has garnered more than 20,000 passengers in over 30 days and the Matheran Municipal Council president has now written to the Central Railway to resume operations on the entire stretch between Neral and Matheran. The complete line has remained shut for some time due to unsafe conditions and only a small stretch between Aman Lodge (at Dasturi naka) and Matheran has been functional.

The Matheran Municipal Council had requested that the mini train shuttle service between Dasturi Naka and Matheran town resume, as horses and hand rickshaws are the only means of transport there. Following this, the Maharashtra government had granted permission for operating mini train shuttle services only between Aman Lodge (Dasturi Naka) and Matheran town and issued directives to Central Railway.