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When it comes to station re-development, there is no need for it as of now as the station building is fine. Moreover, it is a heritage building.”Pune divisional railway manager Milind Deouskar said that once the facility management is running smoothly, other aspects of the project will be taken care of. With the railway fares not being increased, we have to work on increasing non-fare revenue,” he said. “A tentative date cannot be mentioned for now. Pune: The railway station here is set to see the launch of the second phase of its re-development plan.The plan involves railway-owned plots being leased out to private parties for creation of infrastructure such as hotels and malls.Speaking on the sidelines of an event on Thursday to hand over facility management work to Pune-based BVG Group for 15 years, Kalpana Kaul, director, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), said, “The Pune station development plan of the railways has two aspects — facility management and station re-development.”He told TOI, “The Pune station is the first railway station in Maharashtra which has been handed over by IRSDC to BVG Group only for the purpose of facility management..