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Design Thesis

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Surat City: Railway station Redesign and  Re-Development of Area. L ocation: Surat, Gujarat, India. Surat Railway Station: Design Thesis Proposal EVOLUTION OF RAILWAYS FIVE HUNDRED YEAR BACK UP TILL NOW CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF EVER DYNAMIC HUMAN QUEST OF CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, EXPANDING GEOGRAPHICAL OUTREACHES, TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMICAL MOVEMENTS, MOULDED OVER ASTONISHINGLY BEAUTIFUL RAILROAD LANDSCAPES SPREAD OVER THE FACE OF EARTH AND SOUL OF HUMANITY. DESIGN CONCEPT A RAILWAY CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS. FIRSTLY, THERE ARE THE ITEMS WHICH “MOVE”, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ROLLING STOCK, WHICH INCLUDE LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGERS CARRYING VEHICLES (OR COACHES), FREIGHT CARRYING VEHICLES (OR GOODS WAGONS). SECONDLY ARE THE “FIXED” COMPONENTS, USUALLY REFERRED TO AS THE RAILWAY’S INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PERMANENT WAY AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A RAILWAY TO FUNCTION. RAILWAY STATION IA A SPATI