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Neral Junction railway station

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Neral Junction railway station, also simply Neral Railway Station is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network located in the town of Neral. It is a major junction on the Kalyan - Karjat section of Central railway connecting Mumbai and Pune, with station code NRL for the primary Central Railways line and station code NRLN for the narrow gauge Matheran Hill Railway line.

Coordinates19.02673°N 73.3184°E / 19.02673; 73.3184
Elevation39.310 metres (128.97 ft)
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Neral Junction
Neral Junction Railway Station
General information
Coordinates19.02673°N 73.3184°E / 19.02673; 73.3184
Elevation39.310 metres (128.97 ft)
System Indian Railways, Mumbai Suburban Railway and Matheran Hill Railway station
OwnerMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
LinesCentral Railway, Matheran Hill Railway
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeNRL (Central Railways)
NRLN (Central Railways - Narrow Gauge Matheran Line)
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened12 May 1856
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Shelu Central line
Bhivpuri Road
towards Khopoli
Location
Neral Junction is located in Maharashtra
Neral Junction
Neral Junction
Location within Maharashtra
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It is the starting point of the Matheran Hill Railway connecting to the hill station of Matheran[1][2]. The trains on this line are also referred to as the Matheran Toy Train[3] due to their smaller size and narrow gauge track.

History

The South-East mainline of the GIPR spanning from Callian (Kalyan) to Palasdhari was opened to traffic on 12 May 1856, along with three stations, viz. Badlapur, Neral, Khopoli. The second line was opened in March 1868.[4]

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