London ; International GBC conduct the green rating of railway station as per IGBC-DCS green railway station rating standard followed in USA, UK, Europe, Japan, Russia, Australia and around 150 Countries of  the world.

Vadodara Junction Railway Station is audited by Six Sigma Quality International http://www.ssqi.in  http://www.ssqi.uk in 2020 and based on IGBC-DCS Green railway station Rating criteria, it is awarded as Gold    Rating to Central  railway https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in  by International Green Building Council  https//www.internationalgbc.org rating agencies of deming Rating http://www.demingworld.com

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International Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded Vadodara Railway Station Western railway  with  Gold   rating after it was declared a ‘green station’. The station scored 60 points out of 100 for its environment-friendly initiatives.
There are number of new initiatives are taken by Indian railway in last 5 years.  Green rating is also one of the unique initiatives  taken by Indian railway recently.

2020 awarded rating is Gold   Rating

More than 100 years old and one of the busiest railway stations of the country, it achieved the Gold  rating almost two years after getting its name  is Vadodara Junction Railway  station.

Talking to International GBC spokesperson on Monday, the divisional railway manager, Vadodara   division of Central  Railway, DRM said, “We secured maximum points in the category of Sustainable Station Facility (18) health, hygiene and sanitation (12) followed by energy efficiency (11) and water efficiency (8) Smart & Green Initiatives (8)and Innovation & Development (3) out of 100 Marks . This certification was possible due to the continuous efforts of all departments to improve and upgrade this station.

Sr DME said that encouraged by this achievement, fresh efforts have been intensified to ensure improvement in all categories in order to secure the Platinum   rating next year.

The officials said that International green building council -IGBC, with the support of environment directorate of British railway http://www.rail.co.uk/ Rail transportation in the United States https://www.transportation.gov/railroads, German Railway https://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtml, bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan, SNCF Réseau. France currently operates the second-largest European railway network https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/frenchtgv/ as well as Indian railways https://indianrailways.gov.in/ best practices  has developed this rating system, which is a voluntary and consensus-based programme. It is a first of its kind holistic rating system in India to address environmental sustainability of Indian railway stations, they said.
“The overarching objective of the rating is to facilitate adoption of green concepts, thereby reducing the adverse environmental impact of station operation and maintenance, and enhancing the overall commuter experience,” added the officials. The rating system helps the station management to gauge the ‘green performance’ of the station and assess requirements for continuous improvement. The rating system is designed primarily for existing Indian railway stations, said the officials. “Many steps including training station operation and maintenance personnel on ‘Green Railway Station’, performance improvement and detailed study on opportunities for reducing energy and water consumption, increasing renewable energy, effective waste management, enhancing passenger amenities, guidance on implementation of green measures and facilitation of assessment by third party independent experts, are taken into account for the rating process.

Vadodara Junction (station code: BRC) is a railway station in Vadodara in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is an important junction station on the Mumbai-Delhi trunk line of the Indian Railways. It belongs to A1 category stations and is one of the top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways.

Vadodara Junction railway station (formerly Baroda City Junction, station code: BRC) is the main station in the Indian city of Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the ninth-busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after Kanpur Central, Vijayawada Junction, Delhi Junction, New Delhi, Ambala Cant, Howrah, Patna Junction and Asansol Junction and busiest in Gujarat state and as well as second important railway station in Gujarat after Ahmedabad Junction. It is also major stop on the Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Around 170 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily

The station was built in 1861 for the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway company by then Gaekwad ruler Maharaja Khanderao. The existing building was newly constructed by Indian Railways in 1954 by demolishing the original smaller station. The station celebrated 150 years of establishment on 9 January 2010.

Amenities

It is a fairly large station with 7 platforms on the main line with over 250 trains halting. There are 2 foot overbridges (FOB) connecting platform 1 to 6. Platform 2, 3 and 6 has sliding ramps and platform 1 has escalators. There are two exits. One via Platform 1 that opens towards the old city (as well as Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and Central Bus Stand) while the other end is towards platform 6 (that open towards the new city- Alkapuri side). Platform 6 is the longest with 704m length. A Pay & Use Toilet facility is available at Platform 6.

Platform 1 has waiting room and retiring rooms as well as a refreshment canteen. Several ATM are located just outside platform 1. Platform 7 is ahead of platform 1 and acts as a terminus for some passenger and MEMU trains and facilitates reversing of some trains including the Shanti Express and the Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express, which use the Vadodara Delhi line as well as the Vadodara Ahmedabad line.

Railway lines and college

The station serves three lines: the direct line between Ahmedabad and Mumbai; Vadodara and Chhota Udaipur and the Delhi line via Ratlam, Kota and Mathura. Trains going towards the northern region use the Ratlam line while all other trains use the Ahmedabad–Mumbai line, such as the Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express, Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express, Gujarat Mail, Karnavati Express, Suryanagri Express and Ranakpur Express. The prestigious Mumbai Rajdhani Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express, Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express, Golden Temple Mail and Avantika Express amongst others also halt at this station.

The Railway Staff College is the alma mater for Officers of Indian Railways. It is situated in a sprawling campus of 55 acres (22 ha) of garden and wooded land in the Pratap Vilas Palace (built in 1914) at Lalbaug, Vadodara. It provides training to all levels of Indian railway officers, from probationers to general managers.

The college was founded in 1930 at Dehradun and then shifted to its present sylvan surroundings at Vadodara in 1952. Pratap Vilas Palace is surrounded by lush green lawns and was designed by C. F. Stevens in the Renaissance style. The property was purchased from the Gaekwads, the erstwhile rulers of Vadodara and is home to peacocks and migratory birds.

Trains

The following major trains start from Vadodara Junction railway station: