BARRIER-FREE DESIGN

CASE STUDY:

DWARKA SEC-21 METRO STATION

AYUSH AHUJA NISHITH CHOWDHURY P. SAHITI

THE DELHI METRO

The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghazia ad in the National !apital Region o" India# It is one o" the largest metro net$or%s in the $orld# The net$or% &onsists o" si' lines $ith a total length o" ()*#+, %ilometres -((.#), mi/ $ith (01 stations o" $hi&h ,2 are underground# The metro has an average daily ridership o" (#) million &ommuters, and, as o" 3uly 14((, had &arried over (#12 illion &ommuters sin&e its in&eption#

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The Dwarka Sector 21 Metro 8tation is lo&ated on the :lue Line o" the Delhi Metro# This station $as uilt as an e'tension together $ith D$ar%a 8e&tor ) in order to serve D$ar%a

residents etter and provide inter&hange $ith the Delhi 6irport E'press#

The Delhi Metro Rail !orporation involved disa led users $hen s&aling the "a&ilities and as%s "or regular a&&ess audits# Importantly, people $ith disa ilities are vie$ed as &ustomers, and thus the Delhi metro is designed to e easily a&&essi le "or them# Es&alators and a&&essi le elevators are availa le at all stations# In addition, disa led &ommuters &an also e'pe&t a&&essi le seating on the trains# Other spe&i"i& "a&ilities "or disa led &ommuters are; < 6udi le $arnings and announ&ing devi&es $herever possi le < Ti&%et gate e'&lusively "or disa led passengers

< Ta&tile tiles on all &ommon passages $ith ta&tile $arnings "or a rupt &hange in height or near hazardous areas

< 8igns printed in :raille in the li"ts to indi&ate "loors

< Elevator &ontrol uttons positioned at heights that are a&&essi le to $heel&hair users

< 6&&essi le toilets on every "loor < Grip rails on the $alls o" the elevator &ar

< 5ide doors "or li"ts < Ramps at the entran&e o" every station

< 6de=uate landing spa&e at the start and end o" every ramp < Reservation "or employment o" physi&ally &hallenged