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Thal Ghat | |
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![]() Thal ghat map | |
Elevation | 585 metres (1,919 ft) |
Location | Maharashtra, India |
Range | Western Ghats |
Coordinates | 19°40′N 73°29′E / 19.67°N 73.48°E |
Thal Ghat (also called as Thul Ghat or Kasara Ghat) is a ghat section (mountain incline or slope) in the Western Ghats near the town of Kasara in Maharashtra. The Thal Ghat is located on the busy Mumbai–Nashik route,[1] and is one of the four major routes, rail and road routes, leading into Mumbai. The railway line, which passes through the ghat is the steepest in India with a gradient of 1 in 37.[2]