DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR RAPID RAIL STATIONS

Abstract

The ever increasing importance of mass transport and subsequent focus shift towards the transport architecture resulted in redefining travel concepts and perception of civic places. Technological innovations catalysed the change and together with the newer concepts, pioneered some of the best ever conceived public transport buildings which are highly functional, ordered and aesthetically pleasing. Rapid rail, scoring over the other modes of public transports in efficiently commuting large masses of people in lesser time, attained significance. Rapid rail stations thus become important links in the chain of public transport. The thesis frames design considerations for underground rapid rail stations with universal applicability. Importance has been given to the station layout, circulation, safety, security, universal accessibility, finishes, components and signage which hold key for the efficient functioning of the system.