Neral Junction railway station explained

Neral Junction
Type: Indian Railways, Mumbai Suburban Railway and Matheran Hill Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Line:Central Railway, Matheran Hill Railway
Elevation:39.31m (128.97feet)
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:NRL
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Central Railways
Map Type:Maharashtra
Map Dot Label:Neral Junction
Map State:collapsed

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

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sandeep Silas. Discover India by Rail. 1 November 2005. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 978-81-207-2939-1. 54.