Some basic informaton of railway station

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1. WELCOME STATION TO BY- suman Kumar

2. Station A railway station is a building by railway line where train stop so That people can get on or off . Used - Based on operational basis Based basis on functional STATION Block stations Non-block stations Special class station Wayside station Junction stations Terminal station For exchange of passenger Control of train Crossing , sorting, of train etc.

3. BLOCK station The block station are further divided into three type A block station is a station at which the driver has to obtain an authority to proceed in order to enter the next block station. Class A’ stations Class B’ stations Class C’ stations

4. “A” class station Where line clear may not be given for a train unless the line on which it is intended to receive the train is clear for at least 400 mts.. Beyond home signal or up to the starter. Here are some example of a category railway station Bathinda junction railway station. Located in Ambala railway division Rampur hat junction railway station Kalyan junction railway station

5. “B” Class station Where line clear may be given for a train before the line has been cleared for the reception of the train within the station section. Outer signal :first stop signal Home signal : placed at an adequate distance from the outer signal .( 580m from outer signal)

6. “C” class station C class station is a railway station or block hut that mark the end of a block station and has light traffic or no trains booked to stop C class station may exist as signal cabins that control the approach to another station . Permission to approach a c class station may be not given until the least 400m beyond the home signal and is still moving

7. Non- block stations A non block stations , also known as a D class station , is a railway station that’ located between two block station and doesn’t mark the end of a block section . Non block stations don’t have signals or staff to control movement of train

8. Special class stations A special class station on Indian Railway is a station that doesn’t fall into any of the A ,B, C, or D classes . Special class station are subject to specific working rules issued by the commissioner of Rail safety Classification Based on Functional Characteristics 1. Wayside Stations A Way side station consist of an arrangement for crossing an up and down train or for overtaking the slower moving train by the fast moving train . These are located on a running line at suitable places. Way side stations are following types. Halt stations 2. Flag stations 3.Crossing station

9. Halt station A halt station is a small and simple railway station with few or no facilities and usually no staff. ̣ the stations are designed for specific trains to make scheduled stops and they are different from junctions because they don’t’ have signals.

10. Flag station The Railway Station Are The Similar To Halt But Have Buildings And Staff . These Station Has Movement Of The Trains Are Controlled By Showing Flag.

11. Crossing station These station have facilities for crossing of an up and down train . Crossing station are provide one loop line so that train is sliding on loop. The other train can cross it.

12. 2. Junction stations A Junction station is a station where three or more train lines coverage or diverge is called junction station . At junction station has special arrangements are made to full fill the requirement . To facilitate the interchange of traffic between main and branch lines. II. To change direction of engine III. To repair and clean the train

13. 3. Terminal line A terminal railway station is a station at the end of a railway line where trains terminate or reverse out of the station