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 For exchange of passengers and goods.
 For control of train movements.
 For taking fuels and water for locomotives.
 For changing engines and running staff.
 To allow trains to cross from opposite directions on a single
track.
 For attaching and removing wagons and compartments.
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3. Future Allowances
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6. Vertical Alignment
7. Accessibility
8. Visibility
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Classification Based on
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(a) Wayside stations

(b) Junction Stations
(c) Terminal Stations
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At junction station, special arrangements are made to fulfill the
following requirements:
Junction Stations
(a) To facilitate the interchange of traffic between main and
branch lines.
(b) To change the direction of engines.
(c) To reair and clean the train.
At terminal station following facilitates are provided:
Terminal Stations
(a) Turn-table or triangle for changing the direction of the engine.
(b) Fueling, watering and cleaning of engine.
(c) For dealing with good traffic.
Station yards systems of tracks laid within limits for
various purposes like receiving, storing, making up
trains etc. over which movement of trains is
controlled by prescribed rules, regulations and
signals.
Following are the main requirements of a passenger yard:

(i) Ticket booking office, enquire office, cloak room and luggage booking room.
(ii) Signals for receiving both up and down trains.
Passenger Yards
(iii) Space for parking all kinds of vehicles outside the station.
(iv) Signals for departure of trains.
(v) Facilities for passing a through-train at full speed without any interference.
(vi) Sufficient numbers of passenger platforms.
(vii) Sufficient number of siding with platforms.
(viii) Sufficient number of washing lines, sick lines and stabling lines.
(ix) Facilities for charging of train batteries.
Following are the main requirements of a goods yard:

(i) Goods platforms for loading and unloading of goods.

(ii) Approach roads to each platform for movement of trucks.
Goods Yards
(iii) Sufficient number of godowns for storing goods.
(iv) Cranes for loading and unloading of heavy goods.
(v) Weighing machine for weighing of goods.
(vi) Loading gauge to check the height and width of loaded wagon.
(vii) Booking office for booking of goods.
(viii) Gathering line taking off the main line or loop line with number of parallel
dead end sidings with buffer stops.
The following are the drawbacks of marshaling yard:
Marshalling Yards
(i) Traffic congestion at approaches to the yard due of continuous
shunting work in the yard.
(ii) Delay in transit of wagons.
(iii)Damage of wagons while shunting.
Gravitational
Flat Yards
Hump Yards
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The following are the main requirement of a locomotive yard:

(i) It should be located near passenger yard and goods yard.

Locomotive Yards
(ii) It should have sick siding for engines.
(iii) It should have facilities like ash pits, inspection pits, turn table, engine shed,
hydraulic jack etc.
(iv) It should have space and equipments for loading fuel in engines.
(v) It should have overhead tank for supply of water.
(vi) It should have space for future expansion.