Abstract:
There are many cities in the world who have undergone a transition of improving and
rebuilding their public transportation systems when planning and redeveloping their cities for a
better future. It is during this time that special attention is given to all the necessary public
transit stops, where they are pausing and the entire travel experience from the time the
passenger boards the public transit to the time, he gets off the transit and it enters into the area
of commercial value. This can only be done when the focus is not only the transit but on
forming larger urban connections. When someone travels to a place by public transport, the
station is the arrival point and the public realm connects the station to the local area. Good
public realm supports the transport system, builds the identity of a place, enhances the station
as a community asset and supports growth in the local economy.
Many cities are adopting Transit Oriented Development (TOD) approach to plan and organize
their cities. Dunphy et al. (2004). As TOD effectively looks not only to improve the transit
experience but also linking surrounding fabric to the transit station. This binds the entire
network of neighborhoods to its nuclei the transit station.
Madan Mahal station is the second main railway station in the Jabalpur city. It comes
under West Central Railway zone, Many Express and Passenger trains halt in Madan Mahal
station. It is located in the most central location of the city and is one of the most important and
busiest stations which divided to city into two parts. Numerous reality checks over time proved
unsuccessful as the city failed to take drastic measures to improve the transit experience and
the areas surrounding the transit stations to accommodate the growing passenger demands.
There are various ways of approaching the transport hubs like looking at their potential as
catalysts for urban transformation, regeneration of inner cities, economic opportunities and
TOD etc. this thesis scope is to explore the role of public realm as a common attribute that
would become the qualitative factor and plays a key role in deciding the spatial, visual and
experiential quality of transit station precincts. Dealing with transport interchanges demands
detailed data related to vehicular, pedestrian and infrastructural data, which are kept as
limitations and it is only analyzed to the required extent without completely orienting the study
towards transportation issue resolving exercise. Thus, finding more inclination towards the
spatial design of the area and exploring related detailed urban design intervention strategies.
