India, Oct. 13 -- Nearly three decades after the suburban rail network was expanded to include Navi Mumbai, the Central Railway (CR) and the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) are discussing who will take over the upkeep of the railway station and other infrastructure along the Vashi-Panvel corridor. For now, CIDCO maintains the stations beyond Vashi, but wants to handover their responsibility to the CR. However, CR wants CIDCO to first finish the necessary repairs and upkeep.

The Harbour line of the CR, constructed in the early 1990s, sees nearly 1.2-1.4 million daily commuters, with a majority of them traveling from the Vashi and Panvel areas. Key railway stations of the region include Belapur, Kharghar, Juinagar, Sanp...