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Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd IDC- Station specific brief

Station specific Gwalior Railway design brief Station Outline of the Design brief

Section 1. History ...... 2 Section 2. Context ...... 2 Section 3. Location and Site ...... 3 Section 4. Objectives of Station Redevelopment ...... 4 Section 5. Station Area Information ...... 4

Section 6. Landuse ...... 6 Section 7. Area Connectivity ...... 7 Section 8. Assets within and around Station Area ...... 10 Section 9. Developable Land Parcels ...... 11 Section 10. Climate ...... 12

Section 11. Development Control Regulation ...... 13 Section 12. Site Photographs ...... 14

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Section 1. History Gwalior was the winter capital of the state of which later became a part of the larger state of . Prior to Indian independence on 15 August 1947, Gwalior remained a Gwalior Junction (GWL) railway station is one of the oldest and of the with the as the local rulers. busiest stations in Madhya Pradesh. GWL is a part of High rocky hills surround the city from all sides; on the north it just Division operated by North Central Railway (NCR). It is one of the forms the border of the Ganga- Drainage Basin. The city major commercial railway stations of North Central Railway, which however is situated in the valley between the hills. Gwalior's zonal Headquarters is located in . The railway station at metropolitan area includes Gwalior city centre, Morar , Gwalior was established before the independence of . First Lashkar Gwalior (Lashkar Subcity), . over narrow gauge line of approx. 288 km from Gwalior to and Sambhalgarh was laid in 1904 by Scindia state railway. The narrow-gauge track at Gwalior is the narrowest in India. Gwalior is one of the few places where both narrow-gauge and broad-gauge railway tracks are still operational. Numerous broad gauge express train and about 150 other trains stop at Gwalior. Out of these about 10 trains originate from Gwalior. The station had also won awards from Indian Railways for clean infrastructure in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1992. Section 2. Context

Gwalior is and one of the Counter-magnet cities of India and occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India. The city and its fortress have been ruled by several historic northern Indian kingdoms. Besides being the administrative headquarters of and , Gwalior has many administrative offices of the of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organisations, commissions and boards have their state and national headquarters situated in the city.

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Section 3. Location and Site

The railway station is located at the heart of Gwalior city.

Figure 1: Gwalior Station Location Map

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Section 4. Objectives of Station Section 5. Station Area Information Redevelopment Area under encroachment, if any (m2) 0 The Proposed Station Redevelopment aims at upgrading the Vacant land area available for commercial 9900 railway station facility to the international standards. Following are development(m2) the broad objectives: Area under station building, tracks and 4465.45 1. Creating opportunity for regeneration of the site and platforms(m2) surrounding areas. Circulating area(m2) 40284.00 2. Ensuring adequate access and connectivity, while encouraging sustainable transit friendly environment. Mutation details Available 3. Ensuring smooth and conflict free movement of passengers For traffic facility inside the station as well as around it. and station 4. Ensuring ease of transfer between various modes of Existing land use in master plan building and transport opted by railway passengers. circulating area 5. Exploring commercial potential at developable land parcels work to ensure optimum land value capture. Circle rate (As per 2015) Rs 40,000 per m2 6. Integrating the existing private retail and commercial areas in and around the site with the proposed scheme. 7. For areas, where redevelopment of existing building is Division Name Jhansi proposed, the existing use has to be either rehabilitated Station Category A1 within the proposed scheme or suitable relocation shall be proposed. The same shall also be considered in the Section BIN-AGC business model and implementation phasing. State Madhya Pradesh 8. Operational areas within the station building shall be District Gwalior planned with movement and access control similar to airports. As such, separate arrival/ departure lounges, Passenger Earning (in Lakh Rs) waiting areas, parking/ pick and drop shall be planned. 2011-2012 10906

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2012-2013 10978 Light Railway / Narrow gauge 03 2013-2014 10973.64 Second entry Yes 2014-2015 15660.21 Neither Available Inter Model Transport Facility for Metro Whether section is electrified Yes nor Planned Avg. number of passenger dealt presently per Neither Available 56850 Inter Model Transport Facility for BRT day Nor Planned Maximum number of passengers at any time Inter Model Transport Facility for Bus Station Available 1588 dealt presently Parcel (Annual) Forecast for passengers for 40 years 65176 Earning(Rs. in lakhs) 551.50 No. of trains Halting Volume(MT) 21984 Mail/Express 42 Station Maintenance Passenger 5 Contract Cost (Rs. in lakhs) 00 EMUs/DMUs 0 No. of employees working 25 No. of trains Originating Present electric charge consumption for 932 Mail/Express 07 station(KW)

Passenger 04 EMUs/DMUs 00 Light Railway / Narrow gauge 03 No. of trains Terminating Mail/Express 07

Passenger 04

EMUs/DMUs 00

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Section 6. Landuse

Figure 2: Gwalior Station Surrounding Landuse Map

Railway Station

Railway Line (Broad Gauge)

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Public & Semi Public

Regional Park

Stadium

Mela Ground

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Section 7. Area Connectivity

Figure 3: Gwalior Station Vehicular Connectivity Map

To

To Phoolbagh

Gwalior Jn. Railway Station

To Airport ISBT

Primary access Secondary access Station parking zone Railway land boundary

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Figure 4: Grade Separators around Gwalior Station

Existing Flyover Flyover (Under construction)

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Figure 5: Gwalior Station pedestrian connectivity map

Prominent Pedestrian walkways FOBs

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Section 8. Assets within and around Station Area

Figure 6: Environmental assets and heritage

Dense green vegetation Playground Agricultural Institute Gwalior Fort

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Section 9. Developable Land Parcels

Figure 7: Developable land parcels in Station area

Site area for calculation of FSI and GC

Developable Land Parcel for Area for exploiting absorption of FSI air rights

Developable Land Parcel

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Section 10. Climate

Figure 8: Wind rose diagram

Detailed Climatic data can be accessed from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/climateimp.pdf

Figure 9: Temperature and Precipitation

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Section 11. Development Control Regulation

Approx. land Max. Building Hgt. Dwg. No. / Land use F.A.R. Refer. area G.C. (m) Page No. Gwalior Development Plan Transportation 48 Ha. (Draft -2021) 107-112 of 176 Residential Flats >500 sq.m. 40 % 1.5 -

Upto 100 sq.m. 75 % 1.75 (old town) to 2.5 - Gwalior Development Plan Commercial / 101-200 sq.m. 66 % (city centre) - (Draft -2021) 94 & 104 0f 176 Hotel 201-500 sq.m. 60 % - >500 sq.m. 40 % -

Mandatory Green open space – 10%

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Section 12. Site Photographs

Figure 9: Station Building

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Figure 6: Passenger Exit

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Figure 7: Public amenities

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Figure 8: Parcel handling

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Figure 9: Front Parking, pickup and dropoff

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Figure 10: Parking zone

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Figure 116: Existing Yard

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Figure 17: Station Interior

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Figure 128: Vertical Circulation

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Figure 19: Platform

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Figure20: Railway lines towards end Platform

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