“Western Railway: Vasai Road”

Consultancy for study on Trespassing over RailwayTrack in Mumbai Suburban area & remedial measuresthereon.FINAL REPORT“Western Railway: Vasai Road”Vol. VIJuly 2012MRVCSIR JJCOACONSULTANCY CELL

FINAL REPORTCONTENT1. INTRODUCTION1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION.1.2 PRIMARY SURVEY.1.3 REASONS OF TRESPASSING AT VASAI ROAD2. IDENTIFICATION OF TROUBLE SPOTS2.1 IDENTIFIED TROUBLE SPOTS.2.2 DRAWING INDICATING TROUBLE SPOT3. SOLUTIONS3.1 INTRODUCTION3.2 SOLUTIONS TO DISCOURAGE TRESPASSING AT VASAIROAD3.3 DRAWINGS INDICATING SOLUTIONS3.4 3D SKETCHES INDICATING SOLUTIONS4. GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWING4.1 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS5. ESTIMATED COST

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION. THIS IS A STATION IN THE WESTERN SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINE. THIS STATION WAS PREDOMINANTLY CHOSEN TO PREVENT TRESPASSING THATOCCURES LARGELY DUE TO IMPROPER ALLIGNMENT OF ITS PLATFORMS. VASAI WEST IS DENSELY POPULATED AS MAJORITY SETTLEMENTS ARELOCATED HERE. VASAI ALSO HAS REPUTED COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, STUDENTS OF WHICHTRESPASS AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE PLATFORMS. THE IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF ITS PLATFORMS ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TOTRESPASS OVER THE RAILWAY TRADES. INADEQUATE ,IMPROPER LOCATION OF FOB’S HELP PEOPLE IN REASONING FORTRESPASSING. THERE IS AN FOB AT THE NORTHERN END FROM ISLAND PLATFORM 2 TOPLATFORM NO. 2/3. THERE IS A ZIG-ZAG FOB FROM VASAI EAST TO VASAI WEST JOINING ALLPLATFORMS, EXCEPT PLATFORM NO. 1. THE THIRD FOB AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORMS 2 HAS AN INPROPERLYPLANNED APPROACH FROM VASAI WEST. PLATFORM NUMBER 1 IS ISOLATED ON THE SOUTH WESTERN END OF ISLANDPLATFORM 2 AND HAS ONLY ONE ENTRY/EXIT AT ITS NORTH END. THERE IS ONLY ONE TICKET BOOKING OFFICE IN THE EAST; WHILE THERE ARETWO TICKET BOOKING OFFICES IN THE WEST.MRVC MRVC-1- - 1 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.1.2 PRIMARY SURVEYTHE FOLLOWING PHOTOS INDICATE THE OBSERVED TRESPASSING LOCATIONS.MRVC MRVC-2- - 2 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.The crowd on the tracks as compared to the platform andthe FOB.Barricades have been manhandled by the public for easy crossing.MRVC MRVC-3- - 3 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.1.3REASONS OF TRESPASSING AT VASAI ROADTO SAVE TIME AS THE WIDTH OF THE PLATFORMS ARE INSUFFICIENT TOCATER TO THE OVERCROWDING ON THE PLATFORM ITSELF WHICHRESULTS INTO LOT OF TIME BEING WASTED, IN REACHING THE PROVIDEDFOB.THE HEIGHT OF THE FOB IS VERY HIGH AND HENCE IS UNCOMFORTABLEEVEN FOR NORMAL HEALTHY PERSON TO USE IT.NUMBERS OF FOBS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO CATER TO THE PEAK HOURNEEDS OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC LEADING TO LOT OF OVERCROWDING ONTHE FOB ITSELF.LACK OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE & SENIORCITIZENS; LIKE ESCALATOR, RAMP, ETC.SMALL RAMP AT BOTH THE ENDS OF THE PLATFORM ALSO ENCOURAGESTRESPASSING.LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE IN THE PLATFORM SCHEDULEFOR ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE OF THE TRAIN.HUMAN SETTLEMENT ALONG THE TRACK ALSO LEADS TO REGULARTRESPASSING BY THE INHABITANTS.THERE ARE SMALL TIME VENDORS SELLING VEGETABLES & OTHER DAY-TO-DAY USABLE PRODUCTS ALONG THE RAILWAY TRACKS IN THEVICINITY OF THE PLATFORM AT EITHER END, THIS LEADS TOTRESPASSING.EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PERSONWITH HEAVY LUGGAGE, ETC. LEADS TO COMPULSORY TRESPASSING.RAG PICKERS ARE REGULAR TRESPASSERS.INADEQUATE HEIGHT OF FENCING BETWEEN TRACKS ENCOURAGESPEOPLE TO JUMP FROM PLATFORM ON TO THE TRACK & CLIMB THEFENCING TO REACH THE OTHER PLATFORM, THUS LEADING TO SERIOUSTRESPASSING.PEOPLE TRAVELLING WITHOUT PROPER TICKET TRESPASS IN ORDER TOAVOID T.C.MRVC MRVC-4- - 4 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.DURING PEAK HOURS IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BOARD A TRAINFROM THE PLATFORM SIDE BECAUSE OF WHICH THE PEOPLE GET INTOTHE TRAIN FROM THE OTHER SIDE USING EMERGENCY LADDER PROVIDEDAT DOOR CAUSING SERIOUS TRESPASSING. E.G. MUMBRA STATION.PEOPLE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO TRESPASSING AND IT HAS BECOME ADEFAULT BEHAVIORAL TENDENCY.MRVC MRVC-5- - 5 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.CHAPTER 2IDENTIFICATION OF TROUBLE SPOTSA DETAILED STUDY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF TROUBLE SPOTS WAS CARRIED OUTBY OUR TEAM WITH RESPECT TO AFORE MENTIONED REASONS FOR TRESPASSING.2.1IDENTIFIED TROUBLE SPOTS.a. NORTH END OF PLATFORM NO.1 AND SOUTH END OF PLATFORM NO.2/3b. NORTH END OF PLATFORM NO. 4/5c. NORTH END OF PLATFORM NO. 2/3MRVC MRVC-6- - 6 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.2.2DRAWING INDICATING TROUBLE SPOTIDENTIFIED TROUBLE SPOTS BASED ON ABOVE STUDY HAVE BEEN INDICATED IN THEDRAWING NO:-JJC/MRVC/TS/BS_1MRVC MRVC-7- - 7 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.3.1 INTRODUCTION :CHAPTER 3SOLUTIONSTHE MAGNITUDE OF THE TRESPASSING PROBLEM AND THE REASONS OF TRESPASSINGAT VASAI ROAD STATION HAVE BEEN STUDIED AT INCEPTION REPORT STAGE WHICHHAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO MRVC AND ALSO SUBMITTED AS INCEPTION REPORT.IN PRIVIOUS CHAPTER TROUBLE SPOT HAVE BEEN INDENTIFIED WITH RESPECT TOVASAI ROAD STATION. HENCE SOLUTION TO DISCOURAGE TRESSPASSING HAVE BEENWORKED OUT KEEPING IN MIND THE FOLLOWING 5 MAIN POINTS.FOBRAILINGR.C.C. WALLGREEN PATCHRE-ORGANIZATION OF SPACESSUB-WAYMRVC MRVC-8- - 8 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.3.2 SOLUTIONS TO DISCOURAGE TRESPASSING AT VASAI ROAD :1. PROVIDE FOB FROM PLATFORM NO.1 AT NORTHERN END TO 2-3, 4-5, 6-7. EXTENDTHE SAME TO THE EAST AND JOIN IT WITH A SKYWALK TO THE PROPOSEDEXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SOUTHERN FOB.2. DEMOLISH TICKET HOUSE AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORM NO.2 AND EXTENDPLATFORM ON SOUTHERN END TILL PROPOSED FOB (AT NORTHERN END OF PFNO.1)AND MODIFY EXISTING FLIGHT OF SOUTHERN FOB AT PLATFORM NO.2.3. PROVIDE GREEN PATCH AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORM NO. 2 AND 3 UPTO 200M.4. EXTEND 2 AND 3 PLATFORM NO. AT SOUTHERN END AND PROPOSE FLIGHT TOPROPOSED FOB.5. EXTEND RAILING PARALLEL TO PLATFORM NO.1 BETWEEN TRACK 1 AND 2 .6. EXTEND THE EXISTING NORTHERN FOB TO THE EAST, CONNECT SAME TOSKYWALK IN THE WEST.7. PROVIDE ONE SUBWAY AT NORTHERN END 100 M AWAY FROM 2 AND 3 TO ACCESSSETTLEMENTS ON EAST TO WEST.8. WIDEN NORTHERN MOST (ZIG-ZAG)FOB ON VIRAR SIDE.9. PROVIDE RCC -WALL ON EAST SIDE.10. PROVIDE SOUTHERN LANDINGS TO EXISTING SOUTHERN BRIDGE ALSO EXTENDIT TO THE ROAD IN THE EAST.11. SHED ON 6 AND 7.12. PROVIDE FOB AT THE MID-LENGTH OF PLATFORM NO. 1 JOININGPLATFORMS 4-5, 6-7 WITH LANDINGS ON BOTH SIDES (WITH ONE SIDEESCALATORS). JOIN THIS FOB TO THE PROPOSED FOB AT THE NORTHERNEND OF PF.1 WITH A SKYWALK. EXTEND THE SOUTHERN PROPOSED FOB TOEAST.13. PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE SOUTHERN FLIGHT TO THE EXISTING NORTHERN ZIG-ZAG FOB ON PLATFORM NO. 2.MRVC MRVC-9- - 9 -Sir JJCOA Sir JJCOA Consultancy Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.EXISTING AMENITIESPLATFORM NO.2- 1-TOILET,1-BOOK STALL ,1-POLICE CHOWKI , 3-COMMERSIAL STALL ,1-DRIKING WATER.PLATFORM NO. 4 AND 5-1-BOOK STALL,5-COMMERSIAL STALL ,1-TOILET,1-DRIKINGWATER.PLATFORM NO.6 AND 7-1-TOILET.SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS/ADDITIONS - AMENITIESSIGN AGE ON ALL PLATFORMS, FOBS, ENTRY/EXIT.MRVC MRVC-10- - 10 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.3.3 DRAWING INDICATING SOLUTIONSPROPOSED SOLUTIONS BASED ON ABOVE STUDY HAVE BEEN INDICATED IN THEDRAWINGS AS SHOWN IN DRAWING NO:-JJC/MRVC/S/BS_1.JJC/MRVC/S/BS_2.MRVC MRVC-11- - 11 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.3.43D SKETCHES INDICATING SOLUTIONSFOR BETTER APPRECIATION OF THE 2D DRAWINGS, 3D SKETCHES HAVE BEENPREPARED INDICATING THE PROPOSED SOLUTION.PROVIDE FOB FROM PLATFORM NO.1 AT NORTHERN END TO 4,5,6,7.MRVC MRVC-12- - 12 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.PROVIDE EAST-WEST FOB AT NORTHERN END, CONNECT SAME TO SKYWALK.MRVC MRVC-13- - 13 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.CHAPTER 4GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGWITH RESPECT TO THE MAJOR SOLUTIONS AS STATED EARLIER GENERALARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS (G.A.D.) HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR ACTUAL EXECUTIONKEEPING IN MIND SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONS (S.O.D.) RESTRICTION.ENCLOSED HERE ARE THE DETAILED DRAWINGS OF FOB RE-ORGANIZATION OF BUILT SPACES STAIRCASESSOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO GREEN PATCHES, RAILING, R.C.C. WALLS HAVE BEENPROVIDED AS GENERAL STANDARD DRAWINGS WHICH ARE A PART OF EXECUTIVESUMMARY.MRVC MRVC-14- - 14 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.4.1GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGSDETAILS OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN INDICATED IN DRAWING NO:-JJC/MRVC/GAD/BS_1.JJC/MRVC/GAD/BS_2.JJC/MRVC/GAD/BS_3.MRVC MRVC-15- - 15 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

Final draft Report on Trespassing over Railway Track in Mumbai Suburban area& remedial measures thereon.CHAPTER 5ESTIMATED COSTQUANTITES HAVE BEEN DERIVED BASED ON GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGSCOST ESTIMATE HAS BEEN WORKED OUT AS PER THE RATES SPECIFIED BY M.R.V.C.VASAI ROADLOCATION OF RAILINGLENGTH OFRAILING WEIGHT/M COST/KG COSTBETWEEN PLATFORM NO. 1 AND 4 340 M 24 KG RS. 75 612000BETWEEN PLATFORM NO. 3 AND 4 890 M 24 KG RS. 75 1602000TOTAL 2214000LOCATION OF RCC WALLLENGTH OF RCCWALLCROSS-SECTIONALAERA COST/M 3 COSTNORTHERN SIDE OF PLATFORM NO. 1 141 M 0.95 SQ.MRS.12000 1607400EASTERN SIDE OF PLATFORM NO. 7 950 M 0.95 SQ.MRS.12000 10830000TOTAL 12437400LOCATION OF FOB WIDTH AREA COST/M 2 COSTPROPOSED FOB AT THE NORTHERN END OFRS.6 M 515 SQ.MPLATFORM NO. 14000020600000PROPOSED FOB AT MID LENGTH OFRS.PLATFORM NO.1 AND SKYWALK JOINING6 M 1921 SQ.M40000EXTENDING TO PLATFORM NO. 2-376840000PROPOSED SKYWALK AND EXTENSION OFRS.6 M 488 SQ.MEXISTING4000019520000TOTAL 116960000LOCATION OF GREEN PATCHAREA OF GREENPATCHPERIMETER OFRAILING COST/M 2 COSTSOUTH END OF PLATFORM NO. 2 & 3 1916 SQ.M 430 M RS. 400 766400TOTAL 766400TOTAL COST AT VASAI ROAD STATION 132377800SAY Rs. 13.5 Cr.MRVC MRVC-16- - 16 -Sir JJCOA Sir Consultancy JJCOA Consultancy Cell Cell

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTSCHEDULEPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTLEGENDPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPROVIDE SOUTHERNLANDINGS TO EXISTINGSOUTHERN BRIDGE.PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT1. PROVIDE FOB FROM PLATFORM NO.1 AT NORTHERN END TO4,5,6,7.2. DEMOLISH TICKET HOUSE AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORMNO.2 AND EXTEND THE PLATFORM ON SOUTHERN END TILL PROPOSEDFOB AND MODIFY EXISTING FLIGHT OF SOUTHERN FOB OF PLATFORMNO.2. 3. EXTEND PLATFORM NO. 2 AND 3 AT SOUTHERN END AND GIVE ANACCESS TO PROPOSED FOB.4. JOIN THIS FOB TO THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE EXISTINGNORTHERN FOB.PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT12.PROVIDE FOB AT THE MID-LENGTH OF PLATFORM NO. 1JOINING PLATFORMS 4-5, 6-7 WITH LANDINGS ON BOTH SIDES (WITHONE SIDE ESCALATORS). JOIN THIS FOB TO THE PROPOSED FOB ATTHE NORTHERN END OF PF.1 WITH A SKYWALK. EXTEND THESOUTHERN PROPOSED FOB TO EAST.PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTSOLUTION AT VASAI ROAD:1. PROVIDE FOB FROM PLATFORM NO.1 AT NORTHERN END TO 2-3, 4-5,6-7. EXTEND THE SAME TO THE EAST AND JOIN IT WITH A SKYWALK TOTHE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SOUTHERN FOB.2. DEMOLISH TICKET HOUSE AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORM NO.2 ANDEXTEND PLATFORM ON SOUTHERN END TILL PROPOSED FOB (ATNORTHERN END OF PF NO.1)AND MODIFY EXISTING FLIGHT OFSOUTHERN FOB AT PLATFORM NO.2.7. PROVIDE ONE SUBWAY AT NORTHERN END 100 M AWAY FROM 2 AND 3TO ACCESS SETTLEMENTS ON EAST TO WEST.8. WIDEN NORTHERN MOST (ZIG-ZAG)FOB ON VIRAR SIDE.9. PROVIDE RCC -WALL ON EAST SIDE.PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT3. PROVIDE GREEN PATCH AT SOUTHERN END OF PLATFORM NO. 2 AND 3UPTO 200M.4. EXTEND 2 AND 3 PLATFORM NO. AT SOUTHERN END AND PROPOSEFLIGHT TO PROPOSED FOB.5. EXTEND RAILING PARALLEL TO PLATFORM NO.1 BETWEEN TRACK 1 AND2 .6. EXTEND THE EXISTING NORTHERN FOB TO THE EAST, CONNECT SAME TOSKYWALK IN THE WEST.10. PROVIDE SOUTHERN LANDINGS TO EXISTING SOUTHERN BRIDGE ALSOEXTEND IT TO THE ROAD IN THE EAST.11. SHED ON 6 AND 7.12. PROVIDE FOB AT THE MID-LENGTH OF PLATFORM NO. 1 JOININGPLATFORMS 4-5, 6-7 WITH LANDINGS ON BOTH SIDES (WITH ONE SIDEESCALATORS). JOIN THIS FOB TO THE PROPOSED FOB AT THE NORTHERNEND OF PF.1 WITH A SKYWALK. EXTEND THE SOUTHERN PROPOSED FOBTO EAST.13. PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE SOUTHERN FLIGHT TO THE NORTHERNZIG-ZAG FOB ON PLATFORM NO. 2.LEGENDPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTPRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT