CSMT becomes first Green Railway station in Mumbai

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) has been awarded Green Railway Station Certification with a ‘Gold’ rating by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). 

With this, CSMT has become the first railway station across Maharashtra and the western division to receive Green Railway Station Certification.

The Environment Directorate of Indian Railways with the support of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has developed the Green Railway Stations rating system. 

The award was given by Gurmeet Singh Arora, National Vice President, Indian Green Building Council, to Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager, Central Railway and Shalabh Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Division.

CII-IGBC is working closely with Indian Railways on a number of green initiatives such as green DRM buildings, green railway schools/hospitals/training centres for workshops.

The rating system addresses national priorities such as water conservation, handling of waste, energy efficiency, reduced use of fossil fuels, lesser dependence on usage of virgin materials and health and well-being of occupants.

Features of the CSMT railway station

• Installed new and bigger platform number signages for better visibility at the station.
• The station is designed to cater to the disabled and senior citizens.
• Five per cent of parking space allocated to electric charging points to promote electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers.
• Trees and small gardens occupy more than 15 per cent of the station space.
• 17 occupancy sensors installed in various offices and waiting rooms.
• 83 per cent of the wastewater generated at the station is treated and used at the station.
• WiFi, Automatic Ticket Vending Machine, Tourism Information and Booking Center, Food Court, Pharmacy & Medical Facilities.
• CSMT is one of the busiest stations in the city with a footfall of 4.5 lakh commuters prior to COVID-19 as per an official.