A superb location for rail-fanning, being a hill station offers magnificent views of Sahyadri mountains and Bor Ghats.
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Monkey hill is ahead of the station. There are numerous other points all alongside the railway line which are safe for rail photography which give a superb view of Ghats, waterfalls (in monsoons) and trains.
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If...
more... you are lucky, you can get a ride on-board KYN WAG-7 banker locos, which return light from LNL-KJT.