Stations and Yards of Railway

STATIONS AND

YARDS

oF RAILWAY

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PURPOSE OF RAILWAY STATIONS

For exchange of passengers and goods. For control of train movements. For taking fuels and water for locomotives. For changing engines and running staff. To allow trains to cross from opposite directions on a single

track. For attaching and removing wagons and compartments.

SITE SELECTION OF STATIONS

1. Drainage2. Water Supply

3. Future Allowances4. Gradient

5. Location or Horizontal Alignment6. Vertical Alignment

7. Accessibility8. Visibility9. Facilities

REQUIREMENTS OF RAILWAY STATIONS

Public Requirements

(i) Booking office(ii) Platform

(iii) Waiting room(iv) Arrangements for drinking water

(v) Retiring Room(vi) Replacement Room

(vii)Sanitary arrangement(viii)Lighting Arrangement

(ix) Enquiry office(x) Public telephone

(xi) Name boards of station(xii)Clock room

Traffic Requirements

(i) Machines for dating tickets(ii) Weighing machine

(iii) Controlling and recording arrangement for movement of trains

(iv) Sufficient number of sidings(v) Suitable platform for loading, unloading

and storing of goods

Requirement of Locomotive

(i) Arrangement for supplying fuel,water to engines

(ii) Arrangement for clearing and examining the locomotives

(iii) Arrangement for inspecting vehicles(iv) Turn table

(v) Residential accommodationwaiting room for loco staff

General Requirements

(i) Suitable approach road to the station(ii) Provision of clocks showing correct time

(iii) Availability of coolies on the platform

CLASSIFICATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

Classification Based on Operational Characteristics

Classification Based on Functional Characteristics

(a) Block stations(b) Non block stations(c) Special class stations

(a) Wayside stations(b) Junction Stations(c) Terminal Stations

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS…

Block Stations

Class ‘A’ StationClass ‘B’ StationClass ‘C’ Station

Non-Block Stations

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS…

Special Class Stations

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS…

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL

CHARACTERISTICS…

Wayside Stations

Halt Station

Flag StationCrossing Station

WAYSIDE STATION LAYOUT…

Layout of a Wayside Station on Single LineLayout of a Wayside Station on Double Line TrackLayout of a Wayside Station on Triple Line Track

Junction StationsAt junction station, special arrangements are made to fulfill the following requirements:

(a) To facilitate the interchange of traffic between main and branch lines.(b) To change the direction of engines.(c) To reair and clean the train.

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL

CHARACTERISTICS…

Terminal StationsAt terminal station following facilitates are provided:

(a) Turn-table or triangle for changing the direction of the engine.(b) Fueling, watering and cleaning of engine.(c) For dealing with good traffic.

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL

CHARACTERISTICS…

STATION YARDS

Station yards systems of tracks laid within limits for various purposes like receiving, storing, making up trains etc. over which movement of trains is controlled by prescribed rules, regulations and signals.

TYPES OF YARDS…

Passenger Yards

Following are the main requirements of a passenger yard:

(i) Ticket booking office, enquire office, cloak room and luggage booking room.(ii) Signals for receiving both up and down trains.(iii) Space for parking all kinds of vehicles outside the station.(iv) Signals for departure of trains.(v) Facilities for passing a through-train at full speed without any interference.(vi) Sufficient numbers of passenger platforms.(vii) Sufficient number of siding with platforms.(viii) Sufficient number of washing lines, sick lines and stabling lines.(ix) Facilities for charging of train batteries.

Goods Yards

Following are the main requirements of a goods yard:

(i) Goods platforms for loading and unloading of goods.(ii) Approach roads to each platform for movement of trucks.(iii) Sufficient number of godowns for storing goods.(iv) Cranes for loading and unloading of heavy goods.(v) Weighing machine for weighing of goods.(vi) Loading gauge to check the height and width of loaded wagon.(vii) Booking office for booking of goods.(viii) Gathering line taking off the main line or loop line with number of parallel

dead end sidings with buffer stops.

TYPES OF YARDS…

Marshalling YardsThe following are the drawbacks of marshaling yard:

(i) Traffic congestion at approaches to the yard due of continuous shunting work in the yard.

(ii) Delay in transit of wagons.(iii)Damage of wagons while shunting.

TYPES OF YARDS…

TYPES OF MARSHALLING YARDS…

Flat YardsGravitational YardsHump Yards

Locomotive Yards

The following are the main requirement of a locomotive yard:

(i) It should be located near passenger yard and goods yard.(ii) It should have sick siding for engines.(iii) It should have facilities like ash pits, inspection pits, turn table, engine shed,

hydraulic jack etc.(iv) It should have space and equipments for loading fuel in engines.(v) It should have overhead tank for supply of water.(vi) It should have space for future expansion.

TYPES OF YARDS…

SOME RAILWAY STATIONS…