Solution to overcrowding

Keeping the limitations in mind the best idea that I am choosing which is also appropriate according to the situation is the idea of retractable chairs, which would replace the benches and would be more comfortable for the passengers. The chairs which would occupy the space only when a person is sitting on it. Thus creating a bit more space on the platforms.

ADVANTAGES OF RETRACTABLE CHAIRS

-Requires lesser apace as compared to the 

  benches.

- Will be more in number, so more place to sit.

- A limited no. of crowd makes the platform  

  more Systematic.

- New System- no one is allowed to get down at the platform before 60mins of 

  arrival/departure of trains (Till then the passengers are allowed to wait in the waiting rooms at the entrance) 

Inspired from these kind of chairs.

PROTOTYPE OF RETRACTABLE CHAIRS

DIPESH KUNDNANI urf COOLIE signing off with this assignment

see u soon :)

Area of Concern

From the various opportunity areas as identified through the group work in phase 1. The design process I will follow for the phase 2 outcome. The design intervention outcome would probably be space styling for the customers i.e the passengers and the people of nizamuddin railway station. The material I will use would be either metal/wood, I will also apply the skills of joinery and all this would be for the purpose to solve the issue of overcrowding.
The issue of overcrowding is increasing day by day at the railway station specially during the peek seasons,
many a times situation arises that there is no place to walk ahead, people lying on the floors and their luggage, it becomes congested as well as suffocating for the people around. So there is an urge to solve the issue to maintain a systematic crowd at the railway station

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Sketches

A Porter working hard to earn livelihood




Area for drinking water at platform



People waiting for their train

                                                                                   
Battery cars running for the convenience of senior citizens              






The front view of NIZAMUDDIN railway station



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SWOT Analysis

STRENGTH                                                                           WEAKNESS

- Center of north and South delhi.                                            - No benches on platforms except

- Battery cars moving around for                                               platform no.1

  senior citizens.                                                                     - Overcrowded local trains.

- Systematic parking area.                                                       - Escalator only on platform no. 1

- CCTV cameras around.                                                        - No fir precautions.

                                                                                            - No cleanliness.

                                                                                            - Amenities like washrooms and 

                                                                                              water coolers not available on every                                                                                               platform. 

OPPORTUNITY                                                                    THREAT

-Can bring some fire systems on the                                       - Houseflies can lead to diseases

 platform.                                                                             - Can lead to accident in absence of 

- Can introduce some more sitting                                             fire exit.

 facility for the passengers.

- Washrooms can be built. 

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Critical Parameters

There are various things that i observed during my research, they are as follows-

• The back entrance of the railway station is overcrowded as there is no systematic entry for the crowd.
• No facility of washrooms on the platforms except for platform no.1.
• No ramp built so as to carry the heavy luggage easily.
• There is a continuous flow of water from the tap which leads to great wastage of water.
• No maintenance of the tracks, garbage lying every corner.
• No precautions taken in case of emergency such as fire .
• Proper seating is not available on any platforms as a result of which people are lying on the floor which makes the platform congested.
• Local trains are overcrowded in such a way that there is no place to step inside.
• Cleanliness of the trains are not appropriate.

 
     (Continuous running water)                    


                  (Overcrowded trains)

                     

  
 (Improper maintenance of platform)

                                             (Overcrowding at the ticket counter and platform)                                                

                                               
BY Dipesh Kundnani urf COOLIE
see u soon..:)

Product culture

The products found at a railway station hold a great significance in completing that area as a whole. Without these, the railway station won’t function the same and also, every traveler can make use of them efficiently.

DUSTBINS

Dustbins are containers used for holding waste till they are disposed off. An effective way to keep the tracks and platforms clean, because railway stations welcome thousands of people everyday. Their cleanliness and hygiene is of utmost importance.

LCD SCREENS/MONITORS

The LCD screens on the platforms are connected to the main monitors. They help the passengers keep a track of their train’s timings. Also, announcements are made whenever a train is about to arrive at the platform.

TICKETS

A train ticket is a travel document valid for a single trip/journey between any 2 cities/states. Thousands of people travel by trains everyday and these tickets help the railways to keep a record of their daily transactions.

Also, those coming to see off their loved ones, need to purchase a platform ticket which adds up to the railway’s treasury.

BENCHES

Every railway platform’s basic necessity is to have benches and seats, so as to provide comfort to the passengers while they wait for their trains to arrive. The number of people waiting at the platform at any given point of time is much more than the seating capacity provided by the benches, and as a result many people resort to sitting on the floor to take rest.

LUGGAGE CARRIER

Wipe out the image of those fancy metal trolleys you see at the airports because the ones you will find at the railway stations are made up of wooden planks with wheels. And these trolleys carry parcels which are to be shipped from one city to another. 

       
        (Information regarding train schedule)

                                               

    (Benches: benches for passengers)


          (Trolly: ease of luggage carrying)

( Platform Ticket)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             



(NIKITA AHUJA urf STALL OWNER)

(UDIT JAIN urf TICKET SELLER)

Visual Culture

Hazrat nizamuddin  railway station (NZM), a railway station which very well connects to almost every part of the country as it is considered among the big stations in India. It is located approximately 7 km to the north f.t. is managed by Northern railway zone of Indian railways.
      To explore such a big place was a huge task and I have tried to sum up thing as better as I could.
        The main motive behind making this station was to degrade the crowd at one single track i.e. New Delhi railway station.
         To reduce the panic of carrying luggage it also has escalator but only at platform no.1. The waiting rooms are unhygienic that the crowd prefers to roam around instead of sitting over there, which do not even have washrooms. This causes the crowd all over the station, platform near ticket counter etc.
         Lack of Hygiene is the biggest issue which I found over,  to control it,  they must at least have washrooms on every platform.
         It is impossible to find a place which has only negative points. The best service I found over there was the travelling service provided to senior citizens and differently disabled people. Wheel chairs and battery vehicles run all around to serve them.
        A lot more is needed to be taken care of by not constructing many new things but just by making the things better which are already present there.  Thus,  the strength and weakness I observed there was this. As architecturally its okay but functioning and servicing we need to work upon.

           

      

(GARGI GUPTA urf FEMALE SECURITY)

(KRITIKA SAIGAL urf PASSENGER)