The document provides an overview of public buildings related to the Indian railway system, detailing the history, definitions, types of stations (such as wayside, junction, and terminal stations), and facilities. It explains the functions of railway stations, including loading and unloading of passengers and goods, as well as the importance of centralized traffic control and engine sheds for servicing locomotives. Various station facilities such as booking offices, platforms, and goods handling areas are also discussed.

2. Parul University
• Subject Name:- Building And
Town Planning
• Topic Name:- Public Buildings
(RAILWAY)
• Faculty Name:- Vanshika
ma’am
• Presentation By:-

3. History of Indian Railway
First Indian Railway line was
opened on 16th April 1853.

4. • The first train consisting of
one steam engine and four
coaches , traversed a stretch
of 21-miles between
Mumbai(Bombay) and Thane.
• Indian Railway has a glorious
past of more than150 years
serving the nation.

5. Definition of Railway Station
• A Railway Station or a Railroad Station and often shortened to Just
Station, is a Railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or
unload passengers and/or freight/goods.
• To enable the trains on a single line track to cross from opposite
directions.
• To enable the following express trains to overtake
• For taking diesel or coal and water for locomotives
• For detaching engines and running staff
• For detaching or attaching of compartments and wagons
• For sorting of bogies to form new trains, housing of locomotive in loco
sheds.

8. Wayside Stations
• In this type arrangements are made
for crossing or for overtaking trains.
Wayside stations are of the following
types.
• i. Halt stations,
ii. Flag Stations,
iii. Crossing stations

9. Junction stations
• At a junction stations, lines from three or more directions
meet
• The stations where a branch line meets the main line are
known as junctions.

10. Terminal Stations
• It is a station where a railway line or one of its branches
terminates
• Facilities required in terminal stations
• Watering, coaling, cleaning, servicing the engine.

12. Facilities in passenger yards
• Booking office, enquiry office, luggage
booking room, cloak room and waiting room for
passengers
• Parking space for vehicles
• Signals for reception and dispatch of trains
• Platforms and sidings for shunting facilities
• Facilities for changing batteries
• Facilities for passing a through train
• Washing lines, sick lines facilities

14. • A railway
platform is a
section of
pathway,
alongside rail
tracks at
a railway
station, metro
station or tram
stop, at which
passengers may
board or alight
from trains or
trams.

15. Goods platforms
• A goods station(also known as a goods yard , goods depot or freight
station) is, in the widest sense, a railway station which is exclusively or
predominantly where goods (or freight) of any description are loaded or
unloaded from ships or road vehicles and/or where goods wagons are
transferred to local sidings.
• These are provided for receiving, loading and unloading of goods.

17. • Parking is a specific area of
railway station at which
vehicle park
A taxiway is a part on an
Railway station

18. Centralized Traffic Control

19. Centralized Traffic Control
• Centralized traffic control(CTC) is a form of
railway Signalling that originated in North
America
• The system consists of a centralized train
dispatcher's office that controls railroad switches
in the CTC territory and the signals that railroad
engineers must obey in order to keep the traffic
moving safely and smoothly across the railroad.
• CTC systems are considered sufficient authority
to run trains based strictly on signal indications.
This is because CTC signals default to 'Stop' and
require a human dispatcher to 'Clear' them.

20. Tappet & Locks System Room
• Tappet Locking is a system used to prevent signals being pulled off
for conflicting routes. Each signal lever (or point lever, slot lever, etc,
in the frame) moves a plunger (also known as driving iron) either
directly attached to it or through a connecting mechanism.

21. Engine sheds
• Railway engine sheds were provided at terminal stations, junctions, and other
locations around the railway.
• They provided covered accommodation for servicing locomotives -this could be
simple tasks such as changing brake blocks to more complex task that involved
dismantling and repairing the engine.
• Types of engine sheds are (i) Rectangular type (ii) Circular type

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