| Neral | |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 19.0246°N 73.3157°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raigad |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Karjat |
| Established Date: | Year 1200 |
| Founder: | Naik Family in 1200 |
| Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Neral Gram Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Leader Name: | Usha Pardhi |
| Leader Title2: | Up-Sarpanch |
| Leader Name2: | Mangesh Mhaskar |
| Leader Title3: | Village Department Officer |
| Leader Name3: | - |
| Leader Title4: | Talathi Saja |
| Leader Name4: | - |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 25265 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Density Km2: | 368 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 410101 |
| Registration Plate: | MH - 46 |
Neral is a town in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] [2] It is 83 km+ developing city of Raigad district which is well connected to Panvel, Mumbai, Thane and Pune. Local people from communities like Agri, Kumbhar, Brhamin, Muslim, etc. settled here because this place was key route to Matheran and vikatgad which were politically important for maratha empire, Mughal empire and East India Company. Neral to Matheran Train Route was developed by East India Company for trading and colonial purposes. hutatma vir bhai kotwal was a great hero who rebel against British Police in Neral - Matheran. villages followed the same in following years to safeguard themselves from regular floods affecting their homes, farms and animals.
Neral is located at . It has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 feet). Neral is a place which is the center between Mumbai and Pune, Neral has State Highway which is connecting to Karjat, NH4, Panvel and Murbad, people who visits Neral from Mumbai-South takes via Panvel route which is better, faster and easy to drive. Neral is at key location in the proposed Uran-Panvel-Neral-Bhimashankar SH-54 State Highway.
It is popularly known as a railroad junction, with trains arriving from Mumbai and from Pune to the nearby and very popular hill station of Matheran. A narrow-gauge rail line, 21 km long, ("toy train") runs from Neral to Matheran. Nearest major towns are Badlapur and Karjat.
The heavy rains on 26 July 2005 ruined the rail tracks and it had stopped operating, but the train has successfully started operating from 5 March 2007. The other option available to reach Matheran is to take a taxi to a certain point (called Dasturi naka) just before Matheran city boundary, beyond which one may proceed only on foot or on horseback.
The famous Matheran - Neral Toy Train departs from Neral Station. This train goes from Neral to Matheran.