Chotila to have a funicular train
November 25, 2023
Chotila: Pilgrim place Chotila where Goddess Chamunda’s temple is located atop the hill will have funicular ride service. Funicular is a small train type service which is used as an alternative to steps. The project is likely to be completed in a year.
Funicular will replace the old steps on the mountain. It will run using a heavy electric motor. Pilgrims will need to go through 25 steps after which the ride will begin. The ride will go upto the Batuk Bhairav mandir on the hill, from where pilgrims will need to go through another 20 steps to reach Chamundra mandir. Thus pilgrims will need to go through 45 steps only.
Such funicular rides are at present functional at Saptashrungi mandir near Nashik and Jivdaya mandir near Virar in Maharashtra. In Gujarat, this will be the first project to have a funicular. DeshGujarat
Related Stories
HC dismisses PIL by Chamunda Mataji Trust against ropeway at Chotila
Gujarat HC stays further progress of Chotila ropeway project
Chamunda Mataji Trust moves to HC against ropeway at Chotila
Works for rope-way project at Chotila may kick off in near future
Gujarat govt nod for Chotila ropeway project
Recent Stories
- Gujarat State Examination Board announces annual timetable for 10 key exams
- 122 students fall ill with eye irritation at Gandhinagar residential school
- CBI court gives man 3-year jail term in ₹27.19 crore Dena Bank loan fraud
- Gujarat leads India in rooftop solar with 3.73 lakh installations
- Gujarat govt allots 10-acre land to Tata for 500+ homes as Dholera chip plant takes shape
- Western Railway announces additional halt for Sabarmati–Jammu Tawi Express
- Western Railway announces additional halt for 2 Gujarat-origin special trains at Nardana station