U all ppl dont know the meaning of Roadside station or misinterpreting it ..
Kindly read below :
Functional Classification of Stations
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The layout of stations varies in size and importance according to...
more... the type and volume of traffic handled and according to their locations with respect to cities or industrial areas. Broadly speaking, the layouts required for passenger stations and their yards can be divided into the following categories for the purpose of operations.
(a) Halts
(b) Flag stations
(c) Roadside or crossing stations
(d) Junction stations
(e) Terminal stations
Halt
A halt is the simplest station where trains can stop on a railway line. A halt usually has only a rail level platform with a name board at either end. Sometimes a small waiting shed is also provided, which also serves as a booking office. There is no yard or station building or staff provided for such types of stations. Some selected trains are allotted a stoppage line of a minute or two at such stations to enable passengers to entrain or detrain. The booking of passengers is done by travelling ticket examiners or booking clerks. A notable example of the halt is a Gurhmukteshwar bridge halt, which is situated on the bank or river Ganga.
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Flag station
A flag station is more important as a stop-over for trains than a halt and is provided with a station building and staff. On controlled sections, a flag station is equipped with either a Morse telegraph or a control phone, which is connected to one of the stations on either side to facilitate easy communication. A flag station is usually provided with a small waiting hall and booking office, platforms and benches, and arrangements for drinking water. Sometimes a flag station is also provided with a siding for stabling wagons booked for that station.
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Wayside/Roadside or crossing station
After a flag station comes the wayside or crossing station. While a flag station has arrangements for dealing with traffic but none for controlling the movement of the trains, a crossing station has arrangements for controlling the movement of trains on block sections. The idea of a crossing station was initially conceived for single-line sections, to facilitate the crossing of trains going in opposite directions so that there may be a more rapid movement of trains.
Crossing stations may be further classified as (a) Roadside small- and medium-sized stations and (b) Major stations. Some of the important tasks dealt with these stations are the following.
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Operating work: The main operations performed at these stations include attending to the passing and crossing of trains, giving precedence to important trains, and other miscellaneous works done for stopping passenger trains. Slow passenger trains mostly stop at small stations whereas mail and express trains stop at major stations.
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Goods traffic: These stations mostly deal with parcel traffic only. Piecemeal wagon load goods traffic is now being accepted on roadside stations as per the new policy of the Railway Ministry with effect from December 1994.
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Operation of points and signals: The operation of points and signals is controlled either by a central cabin or two cabins at either end of the station.
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Reception and dispatch of trains: The reception and dispatch as well as shunting of trains is handled as per the instructions laid down in the 'station working order'. Block instruments are provided either in the station master's office or in the cabin, but the entire responsibility of carrying out these operations lies with the station master.
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Wayside or crossing station on a single-line section: Increasing traffic on a single-line section necessitates the construction of a three-line station, which provides an additional line as well as more facilities for passing traffic. A typical layout of a three line station providing one additional line and simultaneous reception facilities is given in Fig. 26.6. It may be possible to improve the facilities further by introducing an additional line to deal with goods traffic.