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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]
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.
The Mumbai Suburban Railway consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Spread over 390 kilometres (240 mi), the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily.
Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth Terminus is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both Local and Inter-City/Express trains with separate platforms for them. It is also a terminal for several long-distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express. It is one of the five major Terminal stations in Mumbai while others being Mumbai CST, Mumbai LTT, Mumbai BDTS and Mumbai Dadar. Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, western and north-western parts of India. The station was renamed from Bombay Central to Mumbai Central in 1997, following the change of Bombay to Mumbai. In 2018, a resolution was passed to change the station code to MMCT. The in 2024 it was decided to rename Mumbai Central as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth Terminus.
Central Railway is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.
Matheran is an automobile-free hill station and a municipal council in the Karjat taluka of the Raigad district located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Matheran is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and one of the smallest hill stations in India. It is located in the Western Ghats, at an elevation of around 800 m above sea level. It is about 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. This proximity to these urban areas makes it a weekend getaway for many. Matheran, which means "forest on the forehead" in Marathi, is an eco-sensitive region, declared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. It is Asia's only automobile-free hill station.
Panvel is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad and the 27th Municipal corporation of Maharashtra State.
Neral is a town in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. 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.
The Matheran Hill Railway (MHR) is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway. It covers a distance of 21 km (13 mi), cutting a swathe through forest and connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats. The MHR is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Bhopal Junction railway station is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various pilgrims from Asia to visit the Stupa of Sanchi, an important Buddhist stupa, which is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from this station.
Pune Junction railway station is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network.
The Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It consists of 24 stations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Kalyan Junction. The entire line is at grade. It has section of quadruple track starting from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and ends at Kasara, Roha, Uran and Khopoli in Maharashtra.
Kalyan Junction is a major railway junction station on the central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 54 km (34 mi) north-east of Mumbai. It comes under top 10 busiest railway stations in India. Kalyan Junction is an important stop for all the trains. Nagpur Duronto and Deccan Queen are the two trains that do not stop at Kalyan.
Kelve Road is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is located in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. Kelve Road railway station lies on the Virar-Dahanu local train service. All Dahanu Road bound local trains from Mumbai Western Rail route halt at this station. This is the third station after Virar, moving towards Dahanu Road.
Vangaon is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the second last station on the Western Suburban Line, before Dahanu Rd, the northern terminus.
Kharagpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station. It is an A-1 category station of Indian Railways.
Ahmednagar Junction serves Ahmednagar in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
Jummapatti railway station is a railway station on the Neral–Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. The station is about 4.8 km from Neral railway station.
Aman Lodge railway station is a railway station on the Neral–Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. The Aman Lodge – Matheran service continues during monsoon too. As no automobiles are allowed in Matheran, the operation of this shuttle offers an alternative to walking or riding horses from the automobile parking area. The distance between Aman Lodge and Matheran is 3 km.
Water Pipe railway station is a railway station on the Neral – Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. It is named so for its proximity to water pipes.
Matheran Railway Station is the upper terminus of the Matheran Hill Railway (MHR). It is the fifth and last station of the narrow gauge line.
Vikatgad / Peb Fort is a fort located 19 km (12 mi) from Karjat, in Raigad district, of Maharashtra. This fort is in continuation with the Malang gad, Tauli Hill and Chanderi fort of the Matheran Hill Range. Vikatgad is a favourite destination for one-day trekkers. The trek path to Vikatgad is along deep ravines and cliffs. Its closeness to Matheran and Neral attracts many trekkers on weekends. The forest department and local villagers are doing plantation and some restoration works on the fort. The altitude of Vikatgad, also known as Peb fort is 640 meters above sea level.
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