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PREFACE Every year many deaths and injuries happen due to trespassing on all four railway suburban corridors. Residential settlements along the Railway tracks lead to trespassing at Mid sections due to lack of physical infrastructure and proper connectivity. This project is a study on trespassing over Railway tracks in the Mid-sections of Mumbai Suburban area and the proposed remedial measures thereon. The project aims at reducing the number of Deaths and Injuries caused every year due to trespassing over railway tracks. The required secondary data is pursued from the MRVC official portal <http://www.mrvc.indianrailways.gov.in/> to understand the accidental deaths and injuries recorded in last two years on various spots of all four suburban railway corridors - Western, Central, Harbor, Trans- harbor . Twenty locations have been shortlisted for conducting a detailed study with respect to the trouble-spots. Consultants have added two more important locations so in all twenty two locations are studied physically and on analyzing the Reasons for Trespassing after an Interaction with Commuters, Solutions pertaining to major interventions viz. Foot Over Bridges (FOB),Escalators / Lifts, Railing (between two tracks called the track divider), R.C.C. boundary walls, Green patches and Concrete pathway are proposed. This report is a compilation of Initial reports, the Identified Trouble-spots at the selected locations, the proposed Solutions with respect to the trouble spots, the General Arrangement Drawings (GADs) and the Cost Estimate of the proposals. As an institution for architecture, we believe that if we change the way we look at things, the things we look at, change. Rajiv Mishra. Director, Sir J.J. College of Architecture Consultancy Cell. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to begin by thanking Shri. Rakesh Saxsena, C.M.D. of the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) for appointing Sir J.J. College of Architecture Consultancy Cell to do this prestigious study. We wish to thank our Hon. V.C. of Mumbai University Dr. Rajan Welukar who gave us the permission to carry out the study. We are also grateful to Shri R.S. Khurana, Director (Projects) of MRVC for helping us out with the technical difficulties that we faced during the solution stage. We also appreciate the support of Shri Vilas Wadekar, CPM II , at all stages of our project for arranging meetings with the ground level executive teams of the Western and Central Railways, to decide the feasibility of the solutions. We are gratified for the extensive support and co-ordination of Shri Dhananjay Singh, Dy.CPM (Civil) and Shri Yadav, towards data required for the study. We also thank them for scheduling meetings and site visits and also accompanying the Consultancy team whenever asked for. We appreciate their valuable feedback which enriched the reports at various stages. The acknowledgment is incomplete without a vote of thanks to the RPF and GRP officials of Western Railway and Central Railway and all branch officials, DRM’s ADRM / OSD and other Headquarter officers of Western & Central Railway, as well as the updated portal of MRVC <http://www.mrvc.indianrailways.gov.in/>, the Station Staff of Mumbai Suburban stations of Western Railway and Central Railway. We cannot stop ourselves from thanking the general public with whom we interacted during our primary survey at various locations of railway stations and those who directly and indirectly have supported this study. Rajiv Mishra. Director, Sir J.J. College of Architecture Consultancy Cell. FINAL REPORT CONTENT Vol. I -Executive Summary Vol. II -Western Railway Vol. III -Central Railway - I Vol. IV -Central Railway - II Vol. V -Harbour & Trans Harbour Railway Vol. VI -Annexure EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CONTENT 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Project Introduction 1.3 Aims & objectives / Terms of Reference 1.4 The proposed methodology for study 1.5 Methodology followed for study 2.0 Preliminary Survey 2.1 Probable Reasons of Trespassing 2.2 Initial field survey Observations 2.3 Mapping of all Trouble spots 3.0 Identification of trouble spots 3.1 Central Suburban 3.2 Western Suburban 3.3 Harbour Suburban 3.4 Trans Harbour Suburban 4.0 Mid-section Spot wise solutions for the project. Western Suburban Railway. 1. 12/10 – Mahim & Matunga 2. 15/9 – Bandra & Khar 3. 20/15 – Vile Parle & Andheri 4. 26/7 – Jogeshwari & Goregaon Central Suburban Railway - I 1. 19/13 – Ghatkopar to Vikhroli 2. 28/6 - Nahur & Mulund 3. 30/15 – Mulund & Thane 4. 33/11 – Thane & Kalwa (Vitawa bridge) 5. 35/7 – Thane & Diva (Through line) 6. 35/1 – Thane & Kalwa Central Suburban Railway - II 1. 37/3 – Kalwa & Mumbra 2. 40/4 – Mumbra & Diva 3. 42/6 to 43/11 – Mumbra & Diva 4. 55/10 – Kalyan & Ulhasnagar 5. Shahad – Kalyan & Ambivli 6. 67/3 – Ambernath & Badlapur Harbour & Trans Harbour Suburban Railway. 1. 9/7 & 10/7 – Wadala & GTBN 2. 16/4 – Tilak nagar & Chembur 3. 18/3 – Chembur & Govandi 4. 21/5 – Govandi & Mankhurd 5. 22/20 - Mankhurd & Vashi. 6. 29/3 – Vashi & Sanpada 5.0Cost of the project. 6.0Prioritization of Project Implementation. 7.0 Conclusion. Consultancy for study on Trespassing in MID SECTION over Railway network In Mumbai Suburban area & suggesting remedial measures thereon. FINAL REPORT “Executive Summary” Vol. I November 2014 MRVC SIR JJCOA CONSULTANCY CELL Final Report for Study on Trespassing in MID SECTION over Railway network In Mumbai Suburban area & suggesting remedial measures. Chapter 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation in March 2011 appointed Sir JJ college of Architecture, Consultancy Cell to carry out a study to understand the problems and issues related to trespassing and suggest solutions alongwith short and long term action plans to minimize or eliminate the trespassing at stations on Western and Central suburban corridors. As a part of the study twelve stations were studied in detail and solutions to reduce trespassing were proposed. This study has been appreciated by World Bank and Western as well as Central Railways. The study at the moment is now under implementation stage by Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC). In continuation to above study, MRVC asked Sir J.J. College of Architecture Consultancy Cell to carry out similar study at Mid Sections on all four suburban Railway corridors in June 2013. 1.2 Project Introduction Mumbai’s suburban Railway system is the most efficient, dependable, economical and the fastest mode of Transportation available to Mumbaikars. It is like a lifeline for the city of Mumbai without which the city would grind to a halt. The present four corridors viz. Western, Central, Harbour & Trans Harbour of suburban Railway connect to majority of residential and commercial hubs in the city. As per MRVC, approximately 7.4 million people use local trains to commute daily. Since suburban trains run on electricity it leads to less pollution as compared to other modes of Trans port. The existing EMU trains have 12 & 15 car rakes on Western, Central, Trans Harbour Corridors and 9 car rakes on Harbour corridors. In addition to suburban trains there are mail express trains & freight trains carrying goods which run on Central & Western lines to connect Mumbai to other parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat & India. Every year thousands of people lose their life / are injured due to trespassing on the four main Railway corridors in the mid sections. In order to minimize or eliminate the trespassing there is a need to study the suburban railway system focusing on accessibility issues, reasons for trespassing, existing facilities, further development as per Development plans, at the mid sections. MRVC - 1- Sir JJCOA Consultancy Cell Final Report for Study on Trespassing in MID SECTION over Railway network In Mumbai Suburban area & suggesting remedial measures. In order to reduce the trespassing at mid sections on all four suburban Railway corridors, MRVC appointed Sir JJ College of Architecture, Consultancy Cell in June 2013. Accordingly the consultant has to identify 30 most critical locations with respect to trespassing & study in detail 20 locations & suggest remedial measures along with cost estimation. Overall Scenario The present study covers mid sections on all four Suburban Railway Corridors as indicated by a chart below. Suburban Section Western Suburban Central suburban Slow Fast corridor Corridor Main line Harbour line Trans Harbour Line Slow Fast Slow Slow Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Millions of people commute everyday by Suburban Rail network as indicated by chart. Route length (Area under study) Western railway – Churchgate to Dahanu : 125 Kms Central railway – CST to Karjat/ Kasara : 100 Km / 120 Kms Harbour section – CST to Mankhurd : 22 Kms Trans Harbour section – Thane to Vashi : 20 Kms The passenger density during peak hours travel on all four suburban Railway network is the highest among any urban railway system in the world, and its extensive use by the local urban population leads to severe overcrowding during peak hours. Over 5000 to 6000 passengers are packed into a twelve car rake during peak hours, as against the rated carrying capacity of 2400 passengers per 12 car rake. This has resulted in what is known as super – dense crush load of 13 to 15 standing passengers per sq.m. of floor space. (From Wikipedia) MRVC - 2- Sir JJCOA Consultancy Cell Final Report for Study on Trespassing in MID SECTION over Railway network In Mumbai Suburban area & suggesting remedial measures. The map showing MUTP project phasing in for Suburban rail network. MRVC - 3- Sir JJCOA Consultancy Cell Final Report for Study on Trespassing in MID SECTION over Railway network In Mumbai Suburban area & suggesting remedial measures. Mumbai city’s establishment Pre British Era Mumbai was known as cluster of Seven Islands, which were reclaimed during British period to form Island city with suburban areas.