A robust approach for the infrastructural classification of railway stations in Tripura, India

Abstract

Infrastructural classification is a Decision-Making Unit (DMU) for the service providers to deliver better infrastructure. This paper intends to classify the infrastructural facilities of the railway stations offer to the passengers in Tripura through an alternative synthetic indicator. The study is based on both primary and secondary data. The existing synthetic indicator is also applied to it and generalisation of the indicator called generalised synthetic indicator is framed according to the nature of the observed data sets. The study reveals that stations are categorised into four different (very good, good, poor and very poor) infrastructural classifications due to frequency of passenger mobility, proximity of urban centers, location of industrial units, land use of hinterland and undulating topography of the site. The causal interference has been represented through geo-spatial technique. A policy recommendation is proposed to provide better railway infrastructure for the passengers.

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Negative Externalities of Railway Station on Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from Tripura, India

“…Only 0.31 percent of India's entire geographic land area is held by the state. Tripura is a landlocked state bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west (856 km), Indian state Assam to the northeast (53 km), and Mizoram to the east (109 km) [8].…”

“…Geographically speaking, the state is a part of Purvanchal (Eastern Mountains), and the entire area is characterized by a low-lying plain that is intersected by a number of low-drawn hillocks beginning with the Mizo hills. Tripura is a very hilly state with topography that includes valleys and ridges (Tilla and Lunga) [8,38]. The piedmont-style plains of Tripura are situated at the foot of the north-to-south oriented hill ranges that extend from the Mizoram state.…”

“…The expansion of infrastructure, particularly the railway transportation system, is of great concern around the world [7]. The railway industry is the most significant transport sector in India [8]. Due to its physiographic features and environmental sustainability, the Northeast has seen little expansion of railway transportation [9].…”