There is a need to introduce trains between PANVEL and MATHERAN directly. This would also result in a boom in tourism for travel to Matheran. A person residing in Vashi/Kharghar would definitely prefer to go to Neral station from Panvel to Karjat and then Neral and Matheran rather than travelling to Thane/Kurla and then off to Kalyan and then to Neral by boarding a Karjat local.
This would be even better if there is a direct service between PANVEL and MATHERAN without changing or embarking/disembarking between 3 trains. Families would enjoy the same even more without getting tired over the weekend.
The...
more... railway authorities are required to do the needful and help the commuters and also boost tourism to MATHERAN and introduce the same immediately