Visit for more Learning Resources Classification of railway station according to their functional characteristics Way side station Junction station Terminal station Visit for more Learning Resources

Way side station Station having an arrangement only for crossing up & down train & for overtaking a slow moving train by fast train. Types of station Halt station Flat station Crossing station

Halt station Stopping place No building and staff

Flat station Similar to halt station but in this station building & staff are provided Also have facility telegraph,

Crossing station Facility are provided for crossing up & down train provided with one loop line Type Crossing type way side Crossing type way side station on double line track Crossing type way side station on triple line track

Junction station It have some special arrangement to fulfill following requirement To facilitate the interchange of traffic between main & branch line To clean & repair railway, locomotive etc To change the direction of engine

Junction station

Terminal station The station at which railway line terminate or ends is known as terminal station

Station yard A system of track laid within prescribed limits on a railway station , over which movements of train are not authorized by the time tble is known as station yard

Classification of station yard Passenger bogie yard Good yard Locomotive yard Marshalling yard

Passenger bogie yard Provide facility for safe movement of passenger and bogies

Good yard It provide facility for receiving, loading unloading &delivery of goods

Locomotive yard It provide facilities for watering, repairing, oiling , cleaning of locomotive.

Marshalling yard The yard where trains & other loads are received, sorted out stations wise & new trains are formed and despatched onward are known as marshalling yard

Function of Marshalling yard Reception of empty & loaded wagons Sorting of wagons Departure of wagons in the form of train

Water column They are provided for feeding the water to stem locomotive. It will situated at the end of the platform so that engine of running trains can take water when heating They may installed on ash pits so that the engine may remove their ash simultaneously while taking water At important stations two or more water column are provided

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