VASHI RAILWAY STATION 1

•LOCATION : VASHI RAILWAY STATION Excel college of Higher

•OPENED : 1992 Education
•PLATFORMS : 5
•ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL : CENTRAL RAILWAYS
•STRUCTURE TYPE : STANDARD ON GROUND STATION BSEL Infrastructure
•TOTAL AREA – 90,000 SQ.M. Ltd
•TOTAL BUILT UP AREA – 71,723 SQ.M.
•FOR RAILWAY USE – 7,914 SQ.M.
•FOR C.I.D.C.O USE – 63,809 SQ.M.
•ARCHITECT : CONSTRUCTED BY C.I.D.C.O AND INDIAN
RAILWAYS.
INTRODUCTION:
•Located on the mainland across Thane Creek, the complex
is the gateway to New Mumbai by rail from the city of Mumbai.
•Linked to Mumbai by Mnakhurd - Belapur- Panvel rail link,
via. Thane creek Railway bridge. Marshes/ Thane
•Ample parking space has been provided in the forecourt Creek
area of the complex. N
•Material used for walls and floor finishes is a combination
Approach Roads Service Roads
of Granite and Marble.
•Service cores of the railway station and the commercial complex
has been segregated, so that traffic going to the station going to two different places don’t Intermix causing panic and congestion.

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LAYOUT OF VASHI STATION COMPLEX

CAR PARKING TW PARKING

INOX RAGHULEELA MALL

FOOD KIOSK FOOD KIOSK

IN ORBIT MALL
CAR PARKING CAR PARKING

BUS STAND AUTO STAND

OFFICE COMPLEX

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MAIN FEATURE SUBWAY LEVEL PLAN

•BELOW MAIN DECK:

It consists of 5 nos. of platforms with I shaped panels+ coping
block along the platform length on either side.
• 3 nos. Island platform(double discharge) – 11m wide.
• 2 nos. Bay platform (single platform) -7m wide.
• 4 tracks with double discharge platforms.
Two subways each 7 mts. wide and each subway has staircase
to reach platform level. There are 10 staircase in each subway.

•ABOVE MAIN DECK:

a) Total of 6 number of Multi storeyed shopping cum commercial OFFICE LEVEL PLAN

blocks are there in this complex(Deck + 4 Floor). Access to the

6 blocks are from front 6 service towers.
•Shops and offices have been segregated from each other by
providing shops at the deck level.
•Offices are provided at the upper floors.

•SERVICE TOWERS
There are in all12 service towers. 6 towers have facilities for 3 lifts in each
towers with staircase arrangement, Fire fighting shaft, telephone
PABX Room and Electric
duct. Rear 6 towers have provision of lift with staircase service shaft, FIRST LEVEL PLAN
Meter Roomand toilet block.

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Main Concourse
• It consists of booking offices and 6 upper floors comprising of professional
offices
Shopping Concourse
• Vashi station cum commercial complex will have a 2 storied shopping
concourse.
Sub - way Concourse
• There will be 2 sub - ways with 10 staircase each leading to the platform level
• The forecourt area consists of the station complex consists of 5,400 sq.m.
TICKET COUNTER
exclusively for parking the cars, taxis, buses, cycles e.t.c. There are 12
Kiosks with 4 shops each provided in the forecourt area for Impulse shopping.

• 40 meters wide Central avenue with Landscape, Water bodies and pedestrian
walkway is provided. Around the Forecourt area 30 meters wide, peripheral road
has been made.

•In this station the space above the rail tracks has been achieved by covering the
whole length of the station .This has been done by casting a deck slab. As a ATVM MACHINE
result of which their is no natural light on the railway station concourse.

•As a result of which Artificial light is needed for all 24 hours, which is not a good
idea. This problem could have been solved by putting sky lights These skylights
could be made as part of the shopping plaza.

SUBWAY

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BERLIN HAUPTBAHNHOF RAILWAY STATION 1
•LOCATION :BERLIN,GERMANY
•OPENED : 26 MAY 2006
•PLATFORMS : 14
•DAILY ENTRY/EXIT:300,000
•TOTAL AREA – 1,75,000 SQ.M
•FOR RAILWAY USE – 21,000 SQ.M..
•ARCHITECT :MEINHARD VON GERKAN
•SHOPS IN COMPLEX: 80
•1,500 DAILY TRAINS
INTRODUCTION:
•The Berlin Hauptbahnhof is part of the mushroom concept that was
being made in Berlin, in which the station forms as a connecting point
for converging and intersecting lines, of different modes of public transport
there.
•The station's length is 430 metres, whereas some of the platforms are 80 N
metres.
•Structurally, the entire station complex is a tower station, operationally it is a
crossing station similar to all central stations.
•The complex consists of several independent operating points:
Platform 1 to 8, are located underground and is used for regional and
intercity services.
This is similar to the Ernest station for the Frankfurt Metro, whereby the U2
and U4 trains are located at the basements 4 and 5.
Platform 9 to 10, are located underground and will be used for the future
S 21 Berlin
Platform 11 to 14, are located above-ground and is used for regional and
intercity services.
This is similar to the Ernest station for the Frankfurt Metro (U1 and U3).
Platform 15 to 16, are located above-ground and is used for the Berlin.
Platform U1 to U2, are located separately from the main station, and is
used for the U 55

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BUILDING SPECIFICATION: BUILDING SPECIFICATION:
• Area Breakdown •Cruciform shape created by crossing of north-south
Shops and Gastronomy - 15,000 m² (162,000 ft²) and east-west tracks
Office - 50,000 m² (540,000 ft²) •East-West tracks covered by long, curved glass hall
Railway Operations - 15,000 m² (162,000 ft²) • Five story main hall runs north-south with barrel vault
Circulation - 21,000 m² (230,000 ft²) roof
Platforms - 32,000 m² (350,000 ft²) •Two twelve story office buildings flank the sides of the
Parking - 25,000 m² (270,000 ft²) main hall
● North-South tracks located 15m below ground level in tunnel • Two bridges link the office towers above the east-
● East-West tracks located 10m above ground level west hall
● Ground level accesses public, individual, and • Use of glass allows natural light throughout entire
tourist transportation. building.

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ELEMENTS: MATERIALS:
• FACADE PORTIONS • Concrete
The large and bright area, was designed using a structure that 500,000 m³
uses space grids braced by cable networks. These grids allow Foundation/Floors/Tracks
free surfaces and extraordinary transparent as glass directly,
or whether the supporting structure and the glazing support •Steel
are the same. 85,000 tons
85 miles of steel cable
•LOBBY 23 steel trusses
The entrance hall has a glass that connects to the bridge
that has buildings on the sides,serving outside the supporting •Glass
structure the same as support beams in the shape of a fish 27,000 glass blocks in ventilation tower
belly with 4.70 m high on which rests the glass dome of the roof. 20,000 m²/11,800 panels.

• Solar Panels
•VENTILATION TOWER: Integrated into glass roof
Visible for the miles , the four exhaust pipes rise well above the 780 panels on the east-west roof.
roof of the station , as are its tallest structure . Its underground part
sinks about 20 m below ground level , with a reinforced concrete structure
from whcih emerges another steel with 60 m high,which have been invested 250 tonnes of gold .

3D SECTION OF STATION

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