Day1

Karjat 185 rs (may 2016) ghatkopar to neral first class 8.56 am

Thane 9.07 am

Kalyan 9.41
Vangani 10.17

http://m.indiarailinfo.com/train/mumbai-cst-karjat-fast-local-95105-cstm-to-kjt/18658/1620/73

Ulhasnagar 9.52 am Mumbai Vodafone data roaming starts from here .end of local network
Taxi full taxi van 350 rs neral to dasturi naka

10.36 am neral departure
11.00 am dasturi naka
Mtdc is just behind the dasturi naka entrance 50 rupees entrance change (may 2016)
Mtdc matheran third class rooms only vvs delux AC rooms were decent.as the  budget rooms are facing the road which is a red mud dirt road all the dust is all over the place.there is no wall between the road and mtdc so people keep walking into the premises

Mobile data on Vodafone Mumbai and tata DoCoMo does not work at matheran