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Facilities Planned for Physically Challenged Persons in
Chennai Metro Stations and Coaches
The facilities for Physically Challenged persons within the station will generally be provided based
on Guidelines and space standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and
Elderly Persons". Also, the design in general will be in accordance with "Guidelines and Space
Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons", Central Public
Works Department, Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, 1998.
The following facilities are planned to be provided within the station for Physically Challenged
Persons:
In Metro Stations:
* Signages within and outside the station to guide the per-
sons.
* Dedicated parking space subject to space availability.
* Non slippery floors and well lit passages.
* Convenient design of station structure for free movement.
* Dedicated tactile tiles to access for the functional areas and
platforms.
* Bumpy tiles to alert customers who are blind or have low
vision that they are nearing the edge of the platform.
* Accessible toilets.
* Ticket issuing window and Ticket Vending Machine count-
ers with accessible heights.
* Dedicated Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates.
* Induction loops at ticket counters for hearing impaired
passengers.
* Simple and Uniform Terminal Design avoiding glossy sur-
faces/glasses.
* Ramp as per standards and with handrail.
* Adequate landing space at the start and end of every ramp.
* Stair cases as per standards with handrails.
* Steps with contrasting coloured nosing or anti skidding tiles at the edge of the steps will be pro-
vided for easy access.
* Adequate seating arrangement in platform
Coaches:
General
*Dedicated Seating facilities in the train.
*Easy access to the cars for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users, shall be provided
through the side doors.
*The rake shall be a high-floor design, with level boarding from platforms. Wheelchair and mobil-
ity-impaired boarding shall not require the use of bridging or lifting devices. The horizontal gap
between the passenger door thresholds and platform edge at rest shall not exceed 50 mm in nomi-
nal operating conditions, and 75 mm maximum. The maximum vertical gap between the passen-
ger door thresholds and platform edge shall not exceed 31 mm in nominal operating conditions.
In no cases (including the worst operating conditions) shall the top surface of the horizontal
threshold of the car be lower than the top edge of the platform. The gap between platform and
the rail car enables wheelchair users to enter and exit the train safely.
*At least two wheelchair parking areas shall be available in each driver car of the 4-car rakes.
Four seats shall be available for the elderly and handicapped passengers in all driver car ends.
Continued.
In Lifts :
*Lift in street level at conven-
ient location and lift facility
within the station.
*Lift cars with required space
and wide doors.
*Audio announcement and
Braille facilities within lift. Signs
printed in Braille in the lifts to
indicate floors as well as visual/
audible announcements.
*Grip rails on 3 walls inside the
elevator car.
*Elevator control buttons posi-
tioned at convenient heights.
Source : April 2012 CMRL Newsletter Page 2 & 3 http://www/chennaimetrorail.gov.in/newsletter/April-2012.pdf
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*Seats shall be provided for handicapped persons.
*The designated areas for wheelchair parking shall be located adjacent to an accessible entrance and
shall be compliant with all ADA requirements.
*Wheelchair users must be able to exit the car from any wheelchair parking position through either
of at least two accessible doors (on the same side of the train).
Wheelchair Egress Request
*A wheelchair egress request signal shall be provided which shall permit a passenger in any car of a
train to alert the operator to stop the car for a prolonged time to enable wheelchair passengers to
exit the train. This system shall be ADA compliant and accessible to wheelchair-seated passengers.
*The stop request shall consist of the following and shall be inhibited when doors are open.
Stop-request strips shall be located at wheelchair accommodations.
An audible-non-repeating chime and alarm light shall be installed in each operators cab area.
Progress of Depot work as on 30-4-2012
The progress of depot works as on 30-4-2012 is given below:
Sl. No. Description Unit Quantity exe-
cuted
1 Earth filling Cum 1,86,020
2 Installation of Prefabricated Ver-
tical Drain (PVD)
RMT 16,84,124
3 Surcharge filling Cum 2,04,121
4 Admn building (work
pile)600mm
No. 229
5 Piles for infrastructure shed,
stabling shed, rolling stock and
workshop 500 mm
No. 807
Total quantity
3,16,000
20,43,700
4,22,354
229
995
6 Admn building & infrashed pile
cap
No. 116 90
7 Viaduct and ramp area 1000 mm No 63 63
8 Viaduct pile cap No 19 3
Viaduct pile cap work near
Koyambedu depot
Roof slab work in progress for admin
building at Koyambedu depot