The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded gold rating to the Tirupati railway station.
The IGBC-CII, in association with the Environment Directorate of the Indian Railways, has developed the green railway stations rating system to encourage adoption of green concepts to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance user experience. The system takes into consideration water conservation, waste management, energy efficiency and fossil fuel usage.
The Tirupati station has stood ahead in terms of passenger amenities such as foot overbridges, lifts and escalators (on all platforms), snack kiosks, drinking water points, porters, wheel chairs and 100% outdoor lighting fixtures with LED lamps.
The plastic-free station offers drinking water conforming to the Indian Standard 10500, and has seven RO water vending machines, separate bins for collecting wet and dry waste on all platforms, enhanced indoor air quality owing to carbon dioxide sensors that are integrated with exhaust fans and access to daylight.
It has a housekeeping plan, a 40-kWp rooftop solar system that caters to 11.7% of the station’s non-traction energy consumption, a solar water heating system and smart passenger services.