Monkey Hill railway station
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Monkey Hill
मंकी हिल |
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| Indian Railway Station | ||
| Location |
Bhor Ghat (Railway) India |
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| Coordinates | 18°47′00″N 73°21′59″E / 18.7832°N 73.3664°ECoordinates: 18°47′00″N 73°21′59″E / 18.7832°N 73.3664°E | |
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |
| Line(s) |
Mumbai Dadar-Solapur line Mumbai-Chennai line |
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| Platforms | 2 | |
| Tracks | 2 | |
| Construction | ||
| Parking | No | |
| Other information | ||
| Station code | MHLC | |
| Division(s) | Pune | |
| Fare zone | Central Railway | |
| Electrified | Yes | |
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Indian Railways
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Monkey Hill is a railway station on the Bhor Ghat in Maharashtra, India. It serves as technical halt at which trains stop to check brakes. Almost all trains traveling from Khandala to Palasdari stop at Monkey Hill. Formerly, a reversing station was located between Monkey Hill and Khandala. The remains of the reversing station can be seen near the Amrutanjan Bridge on the old Mumbai–Pune road (Mumbai–Chennai National Highway NH48).
Some of the trains halting at Monkey Hill are:
The station also has an inclined track (18°47′21″N 73°22′03″E / 18.7891°N 73.3675°E) in case of train brake failure. This is called a catch siding. It was used if a train had problem with its brakes or was out of control, as the inclined track slowed the train. Today this is very rarely used.
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