Station and Yards in Indian Railway

This presentation is all about types of stations and yards observed in railways

1. STATION &
YARDS
Prepared By:
Arbaz Kazi
Asst. Professor
VCET, Vasai (W)

2. •Atrainstation,alsocalledarailroadstationorrailway
stationandoftenshortenedtojuststation,isdefinedasany
placeonarailwaylinewheretrafficisbookedanddealtwithand
isarailwayfacilitywheretrainsregularlystoptoloador
unloadpassengersorfreight.
•Itgenerallyconsistsofaplatformnexttothetrackandastation
building(depot)providingrelatedservicessuchasticketsales
andwaitingrooms.
•Ifastationisonasingletrackmainline,itusuallyhasa
passinglooptofacilitatethetraffic.
•Thesmalleststationsarereferredtoas'stops'or,mainlyinthe
BritishCommonwealth,'halts'(flagstops).Connectionsmaybe
availabletointersectingraillinesorothertransportmodes
suchasbusesorrapidtransitsystemsDevelopment
RAILWAY STATION

3. Purposeofarailwaystation:
•Forexchangeofpassengers
•Forexchangeofgoods.
•Forcontroloftrainmovements
•Toenable thetrainsonasinglelinetrack
tocrossfromoppositedirections.
•Toenablethefollowingexpresstrainstoovertake
•Fortakingdieselorcoalandwaterforlocomotives
•Fordetachingenginesandrunningstaff
•Fordetachingorattachingofcompartmentsandwagons
•For sorting ofbogies toform new trains,
housingoflocomotiveinlocosheds.
•Inemergenciesineaseofdislocationoftrackdueto
rains,accidentsetc...

4. Requirement of
Locomotive
•Arrangementforsupplyingfuel,
watertoengines
•Arrangementforclearingand
examiningthelocomotives
•Arrangement forinspecting
vehicles
•Turntable
•Residentialaccommodation
waitingroomforlocostaff
Public Requirements
(i)Bookingoffice
(ii)Platform
(iii)Waitingroom
(iv)Arrangements fordrinking
water
(v)RetiringRoom
(vi)ReplacementRoom
(vii)Sanitaryarrangement
(viii)LightingArrangement
(ix)Enquiryoffice
(x)Publictelephone
(xi)Nameboardsofstation
(xii)Clockroom
REQUIREMENTS OF RAILWAY
STATION

5. GeneralRequirements
(i)Suitableapproachroadtothestation
(ii)Provisionofclocksshowingcorrecttime
(iii)Availabilityofcooliesontheplatform
TrafficRequirements
(i)Machinesfordatingtickets
(ii)Weighingmachine
(iii)Controllingandrecordingarrangement
formovementoftrains
(iv)Sufficientnumberofsidings
(v)Suitableplatformforloading,unloading
andstoringofgoods

7. Class ‘A’ Station

8. Class ‘B’ Station

9. Class ‘C’ Station

10. Layout of a Wayside Station on Single Line

11. Layout of a Wayside Station on Double Line Track

12. Layout of a Wayside Station on Triple Line Track

13. Terminal Stations

14. STATION YARDS
Stationyardsaresystemsoftrackslaid
withinlimitsforvariouspurposeslike
receiving,storing,makinguptrainsetc.over
whichmovementoftrainsiscontrolledby
prescribedrules,regulationsandsignals.

15. A TYPICAL STATION YARD

16. TYPES OF YARD
Passenger
Boggie Yard
Goods Yard
Marshalling
Yard
Flat Shunted
Yard
Hump Yard Gravity Yard
Locomotive
Yard

17. Types of Yard
.
Yards
Locomotive
Yards
Marshalling
Yards
Goods
Yards
Passenger
bogie Yards
Main function:
-to provide
facilities for the
safe movement
of passengersand
vehiclesfor the
use of passengers.
e.g.,
-passenger platforms
-specific importance
at terminals or
junctions where
extra bogies are
accommodated
and cleaning,
washing,
or storing is done.
Main function:
-to provide
facilities for
receiving , loading
and unloading ,
delivery of goods
and the movement
of goods-vehicles
-all stations
except
flag stations are
provided with
goods yards .e.g.,
-goods platforms
-storing goods.
-goods sidings.
Machine to
receive, break up
re-form,and
dispatch trains
onwards.
-provided at
important junction
stations.
-loaded and empty
goods wagons are
first received,
-then separated
sorted and
dispatched
( at wayside stations)
onwards in full
trains.
Locomotives are
housed,and where
all facilities for
coaling, watering,
repairing, oiling,
cleaning etc., are
provided for
servicingand
stability of
Locomotives
-installed at
Junction
Stations
-constructed on
the same side
as the
Marshalling yards.

18. Passenger Yards
Followingarethemainrequirementsofapassengeryard:
i.Ticketbookingoffice,enquireoffice,cloakroomandluggage
bookingroom.
ii.Signalsforreceivingbothupanddowntrains.
iii.Spaceforparkingallkindsofvehiclesoutsidethestation.
iv.Signalsfordepartureoftrains.
v.Facilitiesforpassingathrough-trainatfullspeedwithoutany
interference.
vi.Sufficientnumbersofpassengerplatforms.
vii.Sufficientnumberofsidingwithplatforms.
viii.Sufficientnumberofwashinglines,sicklinesandstablinglines.
ix.Facilitiesforchargingoftrainbatteries.

19. Goods Yards
Followingarethemainrequirementsofagoodsyard:
1.Goodsplatformsforloadingandunloadingofgoods.
2.Approachroadstoeachplatformformovementoftrucks.
3.Sufficientnumberofgodownsforstoringgoods.
4.Cranesforloadingandunloadingofheavygoods.
5.Weighingmachineforweighingofgoods.
6.Loadinggaugetochecktheheightandwidthofloadedwagon.
7.Bookingofficeforbookingofgoods.
8.Gatheringlinetakingoffthemainlineorlooplinewithnumber
ofparalleldeadendsidingswithbufferstops.

20. TheimportantfunctionsofaMarshallingYard
are:
•Reception
•Sorting
•Departure
Marshalling Yards
Whenabranchlinefrommainlineoralooplineterminatesata
deadendwithabufferstoporsandhump,itiscalleda‘siding’.

21. .
Marshalling yards
Flat-shunted yards Gravity yard Hump yard
A flat yardhas no
hump, and relies on
locomotivesfor all
car movements.
-costlydue to
more consumption
of Power
-justified where
limited
space availability
A gravity yard
is builton a natural
slope and relies
less on locomotives
-controlled by
manual wagon
brakes
-requires certain
slope for formation
-but topography
may not permit
-requires more area
A hump yard
has a
constructed hill,
over which freight
cars are shoved by
yard locomotives,
and then gravity
is used to propel
the cars to
Various sorting
tracks;
-requires more area

22. FLAT SHUNTED YARD

23. GRAVITY YARD

24. HUMP YARD

25. HUMP YARD

26. Marshalling Yards
Thefollowingarethedrawbacksofmarshalingyard:
(i)Trafficcongestionatapproachestotheyarddueofcontinuous
shuntingworkintheyard.
(ii)Delayintransitofwagons.
(iii)Damageofwagonswhileshunting.