Overview
- CIDCO formally handed Targhar, Kharkopar and Bamandongari stations to Central Railway on Monday, June 22, in the first phase of a planned transfer.
- The exchange was held at CIDCO Bhavan and included MP Naresh Mhaske, CIDCO vice‑chairman Ashwin Mudgal, CIDCO joint MD Dr Raja Dayanidhi and senior railway officials.
- Central Railway will assume operations, passenger safety, station upkeep and responsibility for assets such as station buildings, forecourts, commuter parking, electrical substations and telecom systems.
- Officials say the move responds to long‑running problems caused by expired or absent maintenance contracts dating to 2003 and 2008 that left stations in poor condition and prompted political intervention after a May 15 coordination meeting.
- The handover is being done in phases, with talks under way on transferring adjacent open spaces and land parcels and officials aiming to move remaining CIDCO‑managed stations to Central Railway within six months, which could lead to visible repairs and new amenities for commuters.