CIDCO-CR in JV launches ₹1,782 cr rail line

City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Central Railway (CR) in a joint venture have recently launched railway line on a cost-sharing basis of 67% and 33% respectively, in Mumbai. There are 10 railway stations on the route, spanning 27 km, four new stations — Sagar Sangam, Targhar, Bamandongri and Kharkopar — will be constructed after Seawoods in the first phase. Although, trains will only halt at Bamandongri and Kharkopar stations as construction of Targhar and Sagar Sangam is still underway. The CR will build the remaining stations in phase II of the project, CIDCO officials said adding that the linear suburban line between Seawoods and Kharkopar cuts through the fish-shaped town of Ulwe at its center facilitating Ulwe residents to choose between Bamandongri and Kharkopar to take the local till Seawoods station. The CR will only run shuttle services between Kharkopar and Seawoods, as extending them till Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) will affect train services on the harbor line.