Train stations are uniquely romantic places. Perhaps it's all those tearful goodbyes and joyous reunions, each one subtly different and personal. It also serves as the first impression of the city for a new person therefore often taking the role of landmark of the city.
Western Central Railways (WCR) of India has its headquarters at Jabalpur .The design revolves around the importance of circulation of pedestrian and vehicular as well as wind circulation as traditional design often heats up the station and makes the traveler's time on station uncomfortable .

The existing and conventional format of station design has a number of
drawbacks like
* maximum sun exposure,
* heating up of the platform sheds
* The platforms look like a separated part of the station.
* Since it is open on all the sides, cooling cannot be possible.

• The format of station design seen at vashi station and belapur is
one of the worst designs for a railway station having drawbacks like-
* Since the platforms are completed covered there is very little air circulation.
* Also one has to use mechanical means of lighting for there isn’t enough light entering on the platforms.
* If covering such a long span with rcc, it proves to be a very heavy structure, with coffered slab and isn’t a very sought for proposal.
*Also visually the form starts to look very bulky and rigid.

• The type of roofing profile used in design has max benefits like-
* The air circulation is the best in this type of structure.
* With the convex in the form pushing the air inside and the concave in the form directing the air towards the platforms a passive wind current is generated which ventilates the entire platform area.
* Since the tracks are covered the building stays cool and the passengers feel better.
* Another way this form benefits is that the roof visually connects all the platforms together so the feeling of the island platform being jutted out of the station assembly is lost.
* This dynamic form looks very modern as well as proves to be of great benefit when it comes to air circulation and cooling.

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Station Name -Jabalpur
Station Category - A1
Railway- WCR

No. of passengers dealt with:
a) Per day- 27114
b) Max. at any time- 10846
Length of longest stopping train(m)- 620

• TOTAL SITE AREA: APPROX 21 ACRES
• AREA OF RAILWAY LAND AVAILIBLE FOR EXPANSION ON VETERINARY COLLEGE SIDE: 80,000 SQM
• AREA OF LAND AVAILIBLE FOR EXPANSION ON CITY SIDE: 7000 SQM

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