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{{Infobox Station<br />
| name = Neral Junction<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]], [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] and [[Matheran Hill Railway]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = File:Neral Railway Stationː view from FoB.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Neral Junction Railway Station<br />
| address = <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.02673|73.3184|region:IN_type:railwaystation|display=inline}}<br />
| line = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Railway]], [[Matheran Hill Railway]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = <br />
| platform = <br />
| elevation = {{convert|39.310|m|ft}}<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = <br />
| bicycle = <br />
| baggage_check = <br />
| opened = 12 May 1856<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| status = Active<br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = NRL (Central Railways)<br/>NRLN (Central Railways - Narrow Gauge Matheran Line)<br />
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[Central Railways]]<br />
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Central|left=Shelu|right=Bhivpuri Road|type=Khopoli}}<br />
| map_type = Maharashtra<br />
| map_dot_label = Neral Junction<br />
| route_map = {{MSR Central line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
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'''Neral Junction railway station, also simply Neral Railway Station''' is a [[railway station]] on the [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]] of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network located in the town of [[Neral, India|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. <br />
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It is the starting point of the Matheran Hill Railway connecting to the hill station of [[Matheran]]<ref name="Silas2005">{{cite book|author=Sandeep Silas|title=Discover India by Rail|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gL7pGaL3vooC&pg=PP15|date=1 November 2005|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-81-207-2939-1|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matheran Hill Railway |url=https://www.irctctourism.com/gallery/Matheran.html |website=IRCTC Tourism |access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref>. The trains on this line are also referred to as the Matheran Toy Train<ref>{{cite web |title=Matheran's popular toy train to roll again from November 6 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/matherans-popular-toy-train-to-roll-again-from-november-6/article70243095.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=20 April 2026 |date=5 November 2025}}</ref> due to their smaller size and narrow gauge track.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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 railway station|Badlapur]], Neral, [[Khopoli railway station|Khopoli]]. The second line was opened in March 1868.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.irfca.org}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Neral Junction Railway Station.JPG|View of Neral Junction Railway Station<br />
File:Neral railway station - Station board.jpg|Neral railway station - Station board<br />
File:Neral Stationː Platform Board.jpg|Platform board at Toy Train Station<br />
File:Neral Toy Train Stationː Inside view 1.jpg|Inside View of Neral Toy Train Station.<br />
File:Neral Toy Train Stationː Inside view 2.jpg|Inside View of Neral Toy Train Station.<br />
File:Neral NG station.JPG|View of MHR Narrow gauge station<br />
File:NeralDeparture.JPG|Train departing from Neral Station<br />
File:TrainArrivesAtNeral.JPG|Train arriving at Neral MHR station<br />
File:Railwaylocomotiv20newy-p383-Matheran-leaving-Neral.jpg|A Train departing Neral station: Sometime between 1904 and 1907<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Matheran Hill Railway]]<br />
* [[Matheran railway station|Matheran Railway Station]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mumbai - Suburban Railway, Central}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Raigad district]]<br />
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kalyan-Lonavala rail line]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Maharashtra]]<br />
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