PATNA (Metro Rail News): Patna University underground metro station of Patna Metro Rail Project will ease the life of students flocking to the hub of studies of the city; starting from the university area in Ashok Rajpath till NIT Patna from different Parts of the city for studies. Be it engineering students of NIT Patna, Patna University, Science College various private coaching institutes and a few prestigious schools.
This two-level underground metro station will be a time saviour for students, and faculties trying to reach the Ashok Rajpath area. The proposed metro station will be approx. 160 m long and 16m below the ground level providing minutes away connectivity from PMCH and Moin Ul Haq metro station.
Besides this, the underground metro station will be a boon for people residing adjacent to Ashok Rajpath, Patna City, Gular Bagh, NIT More, Khajanchi Road, Govind Mitra Road etc. as it would ease off the traffic jams and make commuting easier from one place to another.
The station has been planned in a manner to ease the life of metro riders with three entry exits facility.
The station will have three Entry / Exit gates
Entry / Exit gate -1 is proposed to be in front of Patna Science College, Patna University.
Entry / Exit gate -2 will be near NIT Patna more.
Entry/Exit-3 will be inside the Campus of Rajkiya Shamshul Hoda madrasa premises.
Two-level Underground Metro station
Two-level station with concourse at -1 level. The concourse will have passengers-centric facilities like ticket counters, public convenience such as toilets, security checks etc. and the platform will be at -2 level. All these levels will be connected to each other and also with ground level.
Facilities for Passengers
The station has been planned with six escalators, and five staircases for public usage, out of which one escalator and one staircase will be provided at Entry / Exit 2 & 3. For Entry /Exit -1, the staircase will be provided for the movement of passengers. Four Escalators and two staircases will be provided for the movement of passengers from the concourse to the platform level. Three lifts from Ground level to Concourse level at each entry/exit will be provided for ease and comfort of the differently abled, old age & other needy passengers.
Arrangements for emergency situations
In case of any emergency situation the station is proposed to have three fire escapes out of which one connects the platform and concourse directly to exit the station premises however by using the other two fire escapes (staircase) the passengers will be evacuated from the platform to the concourse and from there any of three Entry/Exits can be taken to exit station premises. One firemen’s staircase (separately) is also there for Firefighters to enter station premises during Emergency situations.
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