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.
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[edit | edit source]
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]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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View of Neral Junction Railway Station -
Neral railway station - Station board -
Platform board at Toy Train Station -
Inside View of Neral Toy Train Station. -
Inside View of Neral Toy Train Station. -
View of MHR Narrow gauge station -
Train departing from Neral Station -
Train arriving at Neral MHR station -
A Train departing Neral station: Sometime between 1904 and 1907
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sandeep Silas (1 November 2005). Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-207-2939-1.
- ↑ "Matheran Hill Railway". IRCTC Tourism. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Matheran's popular toy train to roll again from November 6". The Hindu. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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