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PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION 44.. STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION 4.1 EXISTING STATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS 4.1.1 Stations A total of 9 stations are located along the 64 Km long Virar - Dahanu Road Suburban Rail Corridor with an average inter-station spacing of about 8 km (Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1). Table 4.1 Existing Stations with aprox. Chainages S.No. Name of Station Chainage (km) Inter-Station Distance (km) 1 Virar 59.98 - 2 Vaitarna 68.42 8.44 3 Saphale 76.74 8.32 4 Kelve Road 82.55 5.81 5 Palghar 90.92 8.37 6 Umroli 97.14 6.22 7 Boisar 102.86 5.72 8 Vangaon 111.58 8.72 9 Dahanu Road 123.78 12.2 4.1.2 Development in Catchment Areas The existing traffic dispersal to / from the Stations is presented in Table 4.2. Buses and IPT in the form of autos are the other major modes, besides walk, for feeder passenger trips to/ from the sub-urban rail system. Table 4.2 Existing traffic dispersal composition at the stations S. No. Station Auto Passenger as % of Bus Passenger as %of total passengers total passengers 1 Virar 15 1.5 2 Vaitarna 4 - 3 Saphale 22 5 4 Kelve Rd. 10 3 5 Palghar 16 5 6 Umroli 24 14 7 Boisar 17 5 8 Vangaon 6 6 9 Dahanu Rd. 20 4 Source : RITES Primary Surveys, 2012 DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 1 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 2 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION Figure 4.1 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban Rail Corridor Alignment The details of stations of Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban Rail Corridor alongwith their respective landuse, catchment areas and interchanges with other systems are described in the following paragraphs. 4.2.1 Virar Virar is the first station of the proposed corridor . The surrounding landuse near the station is a mix of commercial, semi public and residential. The connecting roads to the station are Veer Savarkar Road, Bazaar Road and Manvel Pada Road. The major landmark within the catchment of the station includes Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation. Road based public transport is primarily provided by buses and supported by autos .The Station has five passenger entries , three in east and two in west. The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Virar station are presented in Figure 4.2. 4.2.2 Vaitarna It is located about 8.4 km north of Virar station. It is accessible by Vaitarna station road. The landuse on either side of the station is characterized by small pockets of residential area, industrial and large undeveloped open areas / water bodies (Vaitarna River). The Station has one passenger entry on eastern side and an informal one on the western side. The Region is expected to attract new employment and increase in habitation with the working of ‘Middle Vaitarna Water Supply Project – dam’ on Vaitarna River at Kochale village which will store water for supply and generate electricity from hydropower. The level of anticipated urban development near the station in future years in expected be to be significant. The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Vaitarna Station are presented in Figure 4.3. DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 3 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION Station Name Virar 3 2 4 1 1. Lack of defined auto stand on approach 2. Encroachment on footpath by informal road of the eastern entry results in activities results haphazard on-street parking of autos creating hindrance to the traffic. 3. Pedestrian spillover on road in absence of 4. On-street parking of vehicles conflicts the sufficient footpath width pedestrian movement Figure 4.2 Traffic dispersal and related issues of Virar station DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 4 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION Station Name Vaitarna 3 1 2 1. Only entry to the station is on the eastern side, 2. No formal entry on the Western side of the formal public/IPT stands and parking are absent station-may be required in future 3. Currently, development around station area is negligible Figure 4.3 Traffic dispersal and related issues of Vaitarna station DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 5 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION 4.2.3 Saphale It is located about 17 km north of Virar station. The immediate landuse on both sides of the station is characterized by small pockets of residential areas and large undeveloped open areas. The Station has one formal entry on eastern side and another informal one in west. The prominent areas on western side of the station include Makunsar, Aagarwadi, Dativare, Usarani, Kore, Mathane, Mande, Makane and Rambag while on eastern side Pargaon, Lalthane, Varai and many small villages are there . The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Saphale station are presented in Figure 4.4. 4.2.4 Kelve Road It is located about 23 km north of Virar station. The access to the station is via Kelve Road. The important areas near the station include Mykhop and Makunsar villages. The landuse on either side is characterized by small pockets of residential, industrial, tourist places and large undeveloped open areas. The Station has 3 passenger entries one formal entry each in eastern and western sides and 1 informal one in western side. The passenger traffic is mainly comprised of tourism and fishery industries in the neighbouring areas of the station. The tourism industry is growing due to the growing popularity of Kelva beach, Kelva Fort, Sheetla Devi Temple & Shirgaon Fort. The fishery industry is growing due to majority of the residents of Kelva being involved in the fishing due to the proximity of Satpati, Maharashtra’s biggest fishing centre. The level of anticipated urban development near the station in future years is expected to grow rapidly due to popularity of tourist areas and industrialization. The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Kelve Road station are presented in Figure 4.5 DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 6 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION Station Name Saphale 2 3 4 1 1. Lack of defined Auto stand/bays results in on-street 2. Undefined and inadequate Bus stop area parking of autos, creating hindrance to the pedestrian / vehicular traffic and reducing the road traffic capacity. 3. Informal passenger entry to the station 4. Absence of adequate formal off-street parking – resulting in on-street parking of vehicles Figure 4.4 Traffic dispersal and related issues of Saphale station DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 7 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION Station Name Kelve Road 3 4 1 2 1. Lack of passenger facilities on the east side of 2. Informal entry / exit to the platform from the station southern end of the station 3. Lack of defined auto stand area near the 4. Lack of parking space near the station station results in haphazard parking. Figure 4.5 Traffic dispersal and related issues of Kelve Road station DRAFT FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 CHAPTER 4: Page 8 STATION PLANNING & INTERMODAL INTEGRATION PRE – FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PROPOSED QUARDUPLING OF VIRAR – DAHANU ROAD SECTION 4.2.5 Palghar The station is located about 31 km north of Virar station. The connecting roads to station are Mahim Road, Old Palghar Manor Road and Palghar Navali Road. The Station has four passenger entries, out of which three are formal (one in west, two in east) and another informal one in west The surrounding landuse on either side of the station is characterized by residential, public and semi public, industrial, commercial and small undeveloped open areas. The town is the next major urban hub along the corridor, north of Virar. The residential areas near the station include Gadi Nagar and Naval Nagar . The passenger traffic is largely comprised of industrial workers in the catchment area of the station. Many industrial units are located within and nearby Palghar which have given employment to the locals. Industries located within Palghar are Welspun, Macleods, Pharma’s first unit, Durian, Sundaram Notebook, Ginza Industries Ltd, R&S Electronics, Ebco, EU-Medicaments, Raghuvanshi Exports, Abby Lighting, etc. Along with industries, Palghar has a number of industrial townships, prominent ones being Genesis Industrial Township and Dewan & Sons. The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Palghar station are presented in Figure 4.6. 4.2.6 Umroli It is located about 37 km north of Virar station. The access to station is via Umroli Station Road. The catchment area near the station includes Ambode Village, Panchali Gaon and Umroli Village. The landuse on either side is characterized by small pockets of residential, industrial and large undeveloped open areas. The Station has four passenger entries; out of which two are formal (one in west, one in east) and two informal (one in west, one in east). The passenger traffic is largely comprised of industrial workers in the immediate areas of the station. However, significant and rapid urbanisation is expected near the station in coming years. The pictorial depiction of traffic dispersal and related issues of Umroli station are presented in Figure 4.7.