[2] It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 (171 years ago) (1853-04-16).

[3][4] The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of Madhya Pradesh and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff.

The alignment length of this project was 184 km, and it could have been the shortest route for Marathwada, Andhra and Telangana.

Neral is linked to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus by frequent suburban trains.

The details of the network by division are as follows[7] Malshej Kriti Samiti is following for Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project.