The New Delhi railway station is a
futuristic design of Arup’s future of rail 2050 report. It is transforming a
train station into an “URBAN ICON”.
The station will cover 86 hectares.
The picture are computer generated plans
and 3ds.
The new train station includes a vast
indoor platforms, raised glassed-panelled walkways and futuristic, sweeping
white pillars.
The new train station will be covered by
a white ceiling and dotted with trees. It will feature18 platforms and will
handle in excess of 500,000 rail passengers per day. The report has research
into driverless trains and intelligent robots, this would help in building the
rail infrastructure, while maintenance on rail lines would be carryout along with
drones.
The energy generation is done in two
forms. Electricity will be generated from passengers’ footsteps, which will
then provide power to the station, while trains will rely on alternative forms
of fuel including liquefied natural gas, hydrogen even algae.
Virtual shopping malls will be located
in railway stations and even carriages, enabling passengers to buy products
from the wall display with mobile devices.
Source mailonline.
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