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stations, switching stations which although running outside Railway premises, are, nevertheless, owned by the Railway. He is responsible for administration of the Electricity Rules in the Railway the station shall be included in the station design.

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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CLASS STATIONS 
THROUGH 
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
MANUAL FOR STANDARDS 
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR 
RAILWAY STATIONS
June 2009

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CLASS STATIONS 
THROUGH 
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
MANUAL FOR STANDARDS 
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR 
RAILWAY STATIONS
June 2009
Volume one of two
Volume one of two

This is the technical document which has been produced by the Land & Amenities 
Directorate; Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). No deviation of these standards will take 
place without Board Permission In Board the final nodal authority is Advisor (Land &
place without Board Permission. In Board, the final nodal authority is Advisor (Land & 
Amenities).
For any further technical clarifications and discrepancies, if any please contact:
Advisor (L& A)
Ministry of Railways
Rail Bhawan
New Delhi 110001
Published by the Land & Amenities Directorate; Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). 
Advisor (L& A)
Ministry of Railways
Rail Bhawan 
New Delhi 110001
Printed by Bansal Electrostat
G-6  Siddhartha Building
96 , Nehru place
N
D lhi 110019
New Delhi 110019 
June 2009

Manual of Standards and Specifications for Railway Stations                   
 
 
 
i 
Table of Contents 
 
CONTENTS 
(Volume 1 of 2) 
Foreword 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
iv 
Preface 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
v 
Acknowledgements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
vi 
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 
 
 
 
 
 
 
vii 
List of Figures 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
xi 
List of Tables 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
xii 
 
SECTION  1.0 
GENERAL, CODES AND CONDITIONS 
 
 
 
1 
SECTION  2.0 
PLANNING AND DESIGN PRINCIPALS 
 
 
 
16 
SECTION  3.0 
PLATFORM GEOMETRY AND SERVICES 
 
 
 
27 
SECTION  4.0 
STATION DESIGN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.1 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 
 
 
 
 
33 
4.2 
SAFETY & SECURITY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35 
4.3 
HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY 
 
 
 
 
 
49 
4.4 
MODULAR ELEMENTS APPROACH  
 
 
 
 
54 
4.5 
STATION LAYOUT AND CIRCULATION 
 
 
 
 
4.5.1  Introduction  
 
 
 
 
 
 
58 
4.5.2 Goals and Objectives  
 
 
 
 
 
58 
4.5.3 General Design Factors   
 
 
 
 
 
60 
4.5.4 Station Components   
 
 
 
 
 
64 
4.5.5 Parking and Vehicular Circulation 
 
 
 
 
86 
4.5.6 Concession and Commercial Areas  
 
 
 
89 
4.5.7 Sustainable Development Strategies  
 
 
 
90 
4.6 
MATERIALS AND FINISHES 
 
 
 
 
 
92 
4.7 
LIGHTING  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
102 
4.8 
ACOUSTICS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
112 
4.9 
SIGNAGE AND GRAPHICS 
 
 
 
 
 
120 
4.10 
ART AND ADVERTISING 
 
 
 
 
 
128 
4.11 
 FURNITURE, FIXTURE AND EQUIPMENT 
 
 
 
133

Manual of Standards and Specifications for Railway Stations                   
 
 
 
ii 
SECTION 5.0 
STATION SERVICES 
5.1. 
GENERAL   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
143 
5.2. 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT &  
 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS  
 
 
 
145 
5.3. 
PARCEL STORAGE AND PARCEL MOVEMENT 
 
 
157 
5.4. 
SUPPORT SERVICE AREAS 
 
 
 
 
 
160 
5.5. 
UTILITY INTERFACE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS 
 
 
5.5.1. Codes and Standards  
 
 
 
 
 
172 
5.5.2. Goals and Objectives  
 
 
 
 
 
173 
5.5.3. Utility Routing  
 
 
 
 
 
 
173 
5.5.4. Utility Adjacency Requirements 
 
 
 
 
176 
5.5.5. Electrical infrastructure 
 
 
 
 
 
177 
5.5.6. Plumbing and firefighting 
 
 
 
 
 
189 
5.5.7. Heating ventilation and air conditioning  
 
 
 
200 
SECTION 6.0 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE  
 
 
 
 
209 
SECTION  7.0 
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 
7.1 
GENERAL  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
218 
7.2 
USE OF THE SITE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
219 
7.3 
STAGING PLAN  
 
 
 
 
 
 
224 
7.4 
DIVERSION PLAN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
226 
7.5 
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DURING CONSTRUCTION 
 
228 
7.6 
CONCESSIONAIRE’S LABOUR CAMP  
 
 
 
240 
7.7 
CONCESSIONAIRE’S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
 
 
241 
7.8 
SITE INSPECTIONS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
252 
7.9 
SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL  
PERSONNEL AND SERVICES  
 
 
 
 
254 
7.10 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) MANUALS  
 
255 
 
 
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