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Neral Junction
Indian Railways, Mumbai Suburban Railway and Matheran Hill Railway station
Neral Railway Station
General information
Coordinates19°01′36″N 73°19′06″E / 19.02673°N 73.3184°E / 19.02673; 73.3184
Elevation39.310 metres (128.97 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Railway, Matheran Hill Railway
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeNRL
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
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

Neral Junction is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network located in the town of Neral. It is a junction on the Kalyan - Karjat section of Central railway connecting Mumbai and Pune. It is the starting point of the narrow gauge Matheran Hill Railway connecting to the hill station of Matheran.[1]

Platforms

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The station has two platforms, serving local trains on the Kalyan-Khopoli Section. The ticket office and station building, along with the booking office for Matheran Railway is accessible through the western platform. The ticketing office opens 45 minutes prior to the departure of a train. The Toy train station too has two platforms, lying under a shed. At the south of this station, in an exhibit garden, lies MLR-738, plinthed as an exhibit.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sandeep Silas (1 November 2005). Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-207-2939-1.