Accessibility and Inclusivity in Railway Station Design

  • Unique Paper ID: 179439
  • PageNo: 7955-7959
  • Abstract:
  • Public transport infrastructure access and inclusion are essential components of permanent urban development. Being a railway station, high-traffic public interfaces, all users must be designed to meet the needs, including people with disabilities, elderly, children and temporarily injured persons. This paper examines the inclusive design principles in railway stations, evaluates national and international standards, and presents two case studies - Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station (India) and London Kings Cross Station (UK) - describes the best practices. The paper ends with practical recommendations and a counseling structure to guide the development and retrofitting of universally accessible stations.

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BibTeX

@article{179439,
        author = {Muktai Rameshwar Kadam and Ar.Dhanashri pande},
        title = {Accessibility and Inclusivity in Railway Station Design},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {7955-7959},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=179439},
        abstract = {Public transport infrastructure access and
inclusion are essential components of permanent urban
development. Being a railway station, high-traffic
public interfaces, all users must be designed to meet the
needs, including people with disabilities, elderly,
children and temporarily injured persons. This paper
examines the inclusive design principles in railway
stations, evaluates national and international
standards, and presents two case studies - Gandhinagar
Capital Railway Station (India) and London Kings
Cross Station (UK) - describes the best practices. The
paper ends with practical recommendations and a
counseling structure to guide the development and
retrofitting of universally accessible stations.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {May},
        }

Cite This Article

Kadam, M. R., & pande, A. (2025). Accessibility and Inclusivity in Railway Station Design. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), 11(12), 7955–7959.

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