India’s first AC railway station SMVT: what went wrong?

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  • Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
  • Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) is India's first centrally air conditioned railway station, designed to look like an airport.
    South Western Railways (SWR) spent 6 years and over 300 crores to build SMVT, so its disappointing to see how many issues there are with its design. At a first glance, the building looks like an airport, but as you get closer and start using the space you realize that it does a poor job of all the basics.
    It’s difficult to reach, uncomfortable to wait at, and its confusing to navigate. Lots of space and material have been used but instead of creating value they feel incomplete and wasteful.
    This video is an exploration of the 'Overengineering & underdesigning' trend that seems to dominate the urban construction industry right now. We argue that tools and policies have led to a construction style that builds spaces for vehicles, often at the cost of building for people. Buildings in this style tend to inconvenience people.
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    Chapters in this video:
    00:00 Introduction
    1:40 Railway Station, a place to wait
    3:15 Circulation Efficiency
    4:06 Outside & around SMVT
    4:42 What we can learn
    5:51 What next
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    Don't forget to subscribe! We're just getting started 😎🚆🚇🚍🚏
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    Credits
    Voiceover - Ojas Shetty
    Camera - Puneet Sachdev, Pravar Chaudhary, Inza S, Ojas Shetty
    Graphics - Inza S
    Edit - Pravar Chaudhary

Комментарии • 1,9 тыс.

  • @GowthamV07
    @GowthamV07 Месяц назад +2743

    The architect who engineered this should be fired. Maybe they dint even use an architect ?

    • @Oceansta
      @Oceansta Месяц назад +318

      some ministers school-going kid might have made a drawing with crayons

    • @sandipanghosh4712
      @sandipanghosh4712 Месяц назад

      the problem is very much in your mind!! When someone atleast trying to change the rotten culture of corruption and you bsdk simply some brainless robots goes and votes for khangress!! 😢😢

    • @nithishms1321
      @nithishms1321 Месяц назад +27

      S they don't use architects

    • @newbiekhyber
      @newbiekhyber Месяц назад +58

      Must be from one of the numerous private engineering colleges, where he/she must have paid a capitation fee for admission. Local schools and colleges in Bangalore/Karnataka are famous for their shoddy educational standards. All good institutions are central institutions.

    • @SarthakBhatia
      @SarthakBhatia Месяц назад

      when a 4th fail goon who is currently PM of a country wants shitty projects like these what can you expect?

  • @Varun2799
    @Varun2799 Месяц назад +1775

    Excellent video, I recently visited this to see what all the hype was about and was very very disappointed. No maintenance, no sitting space, unnecessary fancy roof. The initiative to upgrade railways is great but the government needs to be given critical feedback like this so such mistakes are not made again. Thankfully most problems are easily fixable so hope this video blows up and some top level person in the railways watches it

    • @Amziiwa
      @Amziiwa Месяц назад +18

      I am sure it will get better with time tho

    • @Narutospeed_
      @Narutospeed_ Месяц назад +27

      Few Hindus wanted to earn money. So they built it. Now you are chanting jai shree ram and they are living happily outside India

    • @manh9105
      @manh9105 Месяц назад

      ok abrahamic mf

    • @Amziiwa
      @Amziiwa Месяц назад +72

      @@Narutospeed_ are you one the the peace full minority

    • @apoek.lizt.blitzas4497
      @apoek.lizt.blitzas4497 Месяц назад +7

      This is India what are you expected?

  • @mdhazeldine
    @mdhazeldine 26 дней назад +280

    Hello from the UK! After watching a million urbanist videos from the U.S. it's so refreshing to see something from India. This was a really good breakdown of the issues in this building. I think it's a bit of a mistake to treat train stations like airports. The use-case is completely different. That being said, even if this was an airport, it would be bad. The issues you showed were such basic things that you'd expect architects to learn not to do. On the plus side, it's great to see India investing heavily in railways. But maybe they need a bit of design help. haha

    • @ezrakim1323
      @ezrakim1323 25 дней назад +18

      Like others people had pointed, they most likely didn't use any Architect for the project. Either that or some inexperienced politician kids are given the project.

    • @priyadarshianu
      @priyadarshianu 25 дней назад +4

      India has just started seeing the impact of hasty designs. 20 yrs back we didnt even have the funds to execute projects. So we had enough time to deliberate on each aspect.

    • @river.
      @river. 25 дней назад +4

      India desperately need to train people in design fields. Designers here draw random curves and lines and call it a day

    • @river.
      @river. 25 дней назад +1

      Even the few decent indian car are designed in uk.

  • @pulokborah2986
    @pulokborah2986 26 дней назад +78

    As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in civil engineering, I completely agree with you. In Indian railways, we need more seats rather than over-engineered and poorly designed stations.

    • @G0L_D_Fsh
      @G0L_D_Fsh 5 дней назад

      Budget issues. Half of the money goes to the project while the other half to the politicians.

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren 3 дня назад

      ​@@G0L_D_Fshdepends on the state. Everyone does corruption. But some states just overinflate the price and take their share of money, still making good infrastructure in the process

    • @G0L_D_Fsh
      @G0L_D_Fsh 3 дня назад

      @@Dr.Kraig_Ren You're correct.

  • @karthikarvindcs
    @karthikarvindcs Месяц назад +1098

    Looks like the architect had no experience in designing public places

    • @TheExpressionist01
      @TheExpressionist01 Месяц назад +21

      More cement more money 😅

    • @theduden
      @theduden 29 дней назад +17

      side effect of electoral bond scam

    • @hiteshnankani644
      @hiteshnankani644 29 дней назад +4

      bengaluru, what else you expect except corruption at peak

    • @Quackk07
      @Quackk07 28 дней назад +15

      or maybe he is reservation passout lol

    • @DarshBarot-sn1hy
      @DarshBarot-sn1hy 28 дней назад +13

      @@Quackk07 once again .. no logic

  • @prathamshenoy9840
    @prathamshenoy9840 Месяц назад +1219

    1. Calling it "airport inspired" is a disgrace to the airports.
    2. Never try to design something to "feel" like something else.
    Railway stations are for a different class of people. Design it for them. It can never be an airport.

    • @mukundbalasubramanian1229
      @mukundbalasubramanian1229 Месяц назад +171

      Imo the whole airport thing is because we are conditioned to airports being world-class and almost luxurious places in comparison to our railway stations. Truth is, we just need to build a nice railway station.

    • @jovisjoseph
      @jovisjoseph Месяц назад +33

      its a disgrace to the whole concept of inspiration

    • @Drkalaamarab
      @Drkalaamarab Месяц назад +1

      Indian are Indian only. They never change sleeping everywhere no rules no disciplines.
      These same guys go Dubai, UK, USA, Australia etc and they follow the country rules. But when they return to India 🇮🇳 they start their dirty dustbin mindset. Peeing here and there no cleaning hygienic etc. Not parking vehicles in parking lot, driving on footpath etc.
      Stupid people 😂, not everyone but most of them.
      Ye kab sudhrenge? Indian me?

    • @iam_arnavisaha32
      @iam_arnavisaha32 Месяц назад +23

      sealdah railway station is far advanced than this lol!

    • @Ibleedwhite
      @Ibleedwhite Месяц назад

      @@iam_arnavisaha32 bro , sealdah is better designed than this but absolutely not more advanced, if something is advance, its sealdah metro station!!

  • @sassankermani4973
    @sassankermani4973 27 дней назад +136

    watching this as an American who likes public infrastructure realizing this channel only has 9.2K subs is wild, this video hit, good job hope to see more cool stuff from you

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren 13 дней назад

      Well, I'm an infrastructure nerd but I found him only after this video. Subscribed him now.

  • @keriddunk1520
    @keriddunk1520 24 дня назад +9

    My dad worked in South Western Railway in Hubli. Same thing is built there . He said the same thing. So much corruption and money taken . India won’t improve because of any politicians. People need to change

  • @bharath2508
    @bharath2508 Месяц назад +436

    Visvesvaraya is a legend but the university and railway station named after him is a disaster.

    • @Farm2Code
      @Farm2Code Месяц назад +8

      😂😂 correct

    • @aloAlopi
      @aloAlopi 29 дней назад +32

      Both are an utter disgrace to his legacy.

    • @rkwsia
      @rkwsia 28 дней назад

      disaster? Because you need to walk to side to climb the stairs? Dont speak like a fool.

    • @VinayWebstar
      @VinayWebstar 27 дней назад

      Very very correct, that namesake station can be modified and corrected to an extent, but those useless uneducated students who pass from that namesake university Can’t 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @stevensreejith3041
      @stevensreejith3041 27 дней назад

      😂😂😂😂very true

  • @rajasaid8227
    @rajasaid8227 Месяц назад +685

    The pan stains all over the walls is a disgrace. We can be poor in terms of wealth but not in terms of dignity of ourselves and our surroundings.

    • @masa6768
      @masa6768 Месяц назад +93

      Nothing will happen until they start bringing and enforcing fines and policing people

    • @Narutospeed_
      @Narutospeed_ Месяц назад

      What can you expect from Hindus.
      That's why rich Hindus are leaving India and marrying Christians

    • @ad67804
      @ad67804 Месяц назад +64

      @@masa6768 democracy will be in danger

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 Месяц назад +8

      They need to install more waste bins, and have more cleaning staff available

    • @oxyht
      @oxyht Месяц назад +67

      @@arunkarthikma3121 I don't think bins will help. Our own people are undisciplined. If this station was let's say even in South East Asia(Thailand), the condition will be different.

  • @ajsuraj
    @ajsuraj 28 дней назад +32

    The intro got me into watching this entire video! It's witty, funny yet feels like a facepalm.
    Wonderfully edited, beautifully explained, interesting use of sound... I really wish to watch videos like this.
    Having visited the station twice, I completely agree with your points.
    The fisheries dept building in Hyderabad is one more example of 'Expectation V Reality'.

  • @seshandixit910
    @seshandixit910 29 дней назад +7

    I hope Ashwini Vaishnav watches this, very well explained how the basics were not took care while designing, great work buddy even I noticed this multiple times in almost all new government projects.

  • @jagadeeshks4601
    @jagadeeshks4601 Месяц назад +382

    My father, a simple farmer and also an ex-counselor used to say,
    We plan for a month and build it in 6 months!
    But it should be the other way around!!

    • @suhas2319
      @suhas2319 Месяц назад +7

      wise words

    • @shubhamjohri9231
      @shubhamjohri9231 29 дней назад +28

      That's why your father was a farmer and not a real estate developer

    • @Anakin.xx1
      @Anakin.xx1 29 дней назад

      ​@@shubhamjohri9231that's stupid statement

    • @SumitRana-life314
      @SumitRana-life314 28 дней назад +17

      ​@@shubhamjohri9231and that's why I respect him and not the real estate developer.

    • @reubennelson4086
      @reubennelson4086 28 дней назад +2

      Lmao im an architect and this is not just how things work lol

  • @Mikey14742
    @Mikey14742 Месяц назад +486

    this channel is definition of underrated

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 Месяц назад +46

      I'm surprised such a high quality channel about Bengaluru urbanism showed up on my feed 😅
      This is exactly the kind of content I hope to create, once I'm back in Bengaluru

    • @prathyush4583
      @prathyush4583 Месяц назад +8

      Too true. High quality content like this is rare. RUclips recommendation algorithm is straight trash

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  Месяц назад +28

      ​@@arunkarthikma3121 come bro we'll do it

    • @anilraghu8687
      @anilraghu8687 28 дней назад

      I didn't see any high quality

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 27 дней назад +2

      @@bengawalk Haha, as soon as I'm out of college, bruv. Do you have a work email, that I could share images or stats with?

  • @NikhilRakesh
    @NikhilRakesh 27 дней назад +14

    This is what happens when engineers design and don't take help of architects

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren 13 дней назад +3

      No. Architects make buildings that looks cool.
      Crowd Planners and Engineers make them work somehow

  • @gumbyno5808
    @gumbyno5808 29 дней назад +3

    Omg I've longed for Urbanist content from an Indian perspective. Kudos to you guys, you earned a subscriber!

  • @VineethMuthanna
    @VineethMuthanna Месяц назад +318

    You missed a big point. All the platforms except the first platform are Inaccessible. They only have steep stairs. No ramps, no elevators, no escalators. Compared to KSR and YPR it is impossible for the disabled, elderly, and even for a fit person to carry heavy luggage to the directly access other terminals. It's an accessibility disaster.

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  Месяц назад +92

      Oh they have made very big spacious underpasses with ramps actually, electric golf carts take passengers across at a charge. In this video we focused on the building itself, maybe in another one we can explore the issues with the platforms. Accessibility imo is not a major issue but there are other debatable choices made wrt platforms at SMVT

    • @VineethMuthanna
      @VineethMuthanna Месяц назад +35

      @@bengawalk Sorry, I didn't know there was underpass to get to the platforms. I must have completely missed it during my tour.

    • @RahulSrinivas
      @RahulSrinivas Месяц назад +76

      @@VineethMuthanna AND that is another problem with the design. Such important things should be easily visible to passengers.

    • @PuneMHIndia
      @PuneMHIndia Месяц назад

      ​@@VineethMuthannatouch some grass ni🅱️🅱️∆ 🤡

    • @PuneMHIndia
      @PuneMHIndia Месяц назад

      ​@@RahulSrinivas😭 perennial sobbing morons 😭

  • @prakash9640
    @prakash9640 Месяц назад +244

    Functionality comes foremost, aesthetics plays a minor part for public places like this.
    Kudos to the bengawalk for another banger 🎩

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  Месяц назад +19

      Very well said sir and also thanks 👑

    • @Sumit_Girhe
      @Sumit_Girhe 29 дней назад +4

      Aesthetic also plays a major role.
      I am tired of seeing ugly looking station in India

    • @goodlifeequations6196
      @goodlifeequations6196 29 дней назад +3

      @@Sumit_Girhe Both could have been managed but alas here we are...

    • @aloAlopi
      @aloAlopi 29 дней назад +3

      @@Sumit_Girhe Agree with you, but good functionality will give the chance to add aesthetics later on. The current one only looks good from the outside but is terrible from the inside.

    • @Sumit_Girhe
      @Sumit_Girhe 29 дней назад +1

      @@aloAlopi yeah true.
      We have the one of the best engineer(as said by many) but still we got this

  • @hydorah
    @hydorah 25 дней назад +1

    This is a classic example of how the meaning of the phrase 'over engineered' is evolving before our eyes. "Over engineered" used to mean excessively robust. Now it means the opposite. Unnecessarily over complicated or feature laden and therefore the opposite of robust!

  • @heyskanda
    @heyskanda 26 дней назад +3

    I just got this video randomly on my TL, and I absolutely loved every bit of it! Quality content!

  • @azhrhasan
    @azhrhasan Месяц назад +150

    It was "made to be inaugurated" against "made to be used". It was all magnificent until inaugurated and transferred to operations.

    • @rkwsia
      @rkwsia 28 дней назад +1

      we can see the pain behind your eyes.

    • @trilokyamohanchakra6351
      @trilokyamohanchakra6351 28 дней назад

      ​@@rkwsiayeah, like I$slam was made to get pu$-$y not lead to god

    • @PeachCrusher69
      @PeachCrusher69 27 дней назад +1

      well said

    • @rhsper
      @rhsper 26 дней назад

      @@rkwsia
      I take note of the dog-whistle, you !@#$.
      The simple point is the pain felt by the users of the station. You don't care about that.

  • @ajaysindbad
    @ajaysindbad Месяц назад +146

    This video needs to be sent to the railway minister and the railway board to improve future projects

    • @anudeepsrivastav
      @anudeepsrivastav Месяц назад +23

      You know what they will say? It’s state government and currently ruled by Congress and they will start blaming them😢😢

    • @ajaysindbad
      @ajaysindbad Месяц назад +14

      @@anudeepsrivastav They won't say anything of that sort. We're talking about development not petty politics. Keep your political prejudices to yourself.

    • @ajaysindbad
      @ajaysindbad Месяц назад +10

      @AdityaRana-dw7kl That's why I mentioned railway board. If bureaucrats are putting roadblocks in development then Modi 3rd term is the correct time to remove them.

    • @rajsrivastav6940
      @rajsrivastav6940 Месяц назад +3

      they know everything wrong but choose not to do anything about it. Their number 1 priority is how to make money for themselves.

    • @rajsrivastav6940
      @rajsrivastav6940 Месяц назад +1

      @AdityaRana-dw7kl explain

  • @AbhigyanTrips
    @AbhigyanTrips 29 дней назад +1

    This kinda content is truly underrated. Loved how you kept it concise and yet added enough visuals over the voiceover to keep the viewer attentive

  • @deekshas3936
    @deekshas3936 21 день назад +1

    As someone who watches urbanism videos on YT which are mostly centred around the US and certain cities in Europe, I have long wished that something like that is available for Bengaluru. Imagine my delight when I came across this video in my feed! This is everything I need. I have subscribed and will watch all your previous videos.

  • @JourneyOfLife001
    @JourneyOfLife001 Месяц назад +8

    1. Hearing such announcements of "airport type railway stations", i will optimistic about India
    2. Seeing such poor execution, I feel sad about India
    3. Watching this excellent video on this topic, i feel optimistic again about India.

  • @ksoman953
    @ksoman953 Месяц назад +113

    @5:22 sums it up. I've many many fun observations, but to quote another site, my biggest wow moment regarding modern Indian construction was when I visited the Taj Mahal on a rainy day. No puddles inside the Taj Mahal area, a place designed and built almost 400 years back, but the 5-star hotel down the street where we stayed, people with paddles were busy pushing water away from puddles formed on access footpaths and roads. Jaw dropping indeed.

    • @nou7401
      @nou7401 29 дней назад +4

      funny because most islamic structures abroad have water logging issues
      it was made by local people, not foreign infra

    • @samikshagoyal7707
      @samikshagoyal7707 29 дней назад +6

      Mohenjodaro of Vedic Saraswati (Indus Valley) civilisation is the epitome. When there were floods there, all the water drained away 😌😌

    • @ksoman953
      @ksoman953 29 дней назад +26

      @@nou7401 you joker. We aren't talking religion or who built what, but that planners & architects make a difference and cultural norms of what's acceptable or not changes and should not go worse with time, it needs to get better with time.

    • @nou7401
      @nou7401 29 дней назад +3

      @@ksoman953 funny because the construction and design was part done by an ex-congress MLA's family agency
      that explains a lot

    • @nou7401
      @nou7401 29 дней назад +1

      kejruddin katter imaandar
      as honest as the whole opposition, legalised illegal liquor and went to jail LOL@@ksoman953

  • @kartikjaggi007
    @kartikjaggi007 28 дней назад +1

    When I used to do graphic designing as an amateur, I read somewhere that "a good design isn't one where there's nothing left to add, rather a good design is one where there's nothing left to take away". The phrase talks about how every individual component of a good design must serve a purpose, and if it isn't serving a specific and important purpose, it deserves to be taken away to give a clean and efficient design. I think this video too summarises the same principle.

  • @Student_OfLife
    @Student_OfLife 29 дней назад

    Absolutely blown away by the content this channel has. I randomly stumbled across this channel and now I want to binge everything in it. Makes me appreciate and learn from my Bengaluru surroundings.

  • @yashpanchal7
    @yashpanchal7 Месяц назад +61

    This was a joy to watch. Amazing quality and effort. It was kinda relaxing to watch this lol? If you keep making videos like these, your future is going to be amazing.

  • @mukundbalasubramanian1229
    @mukundbalasubramanian1229 Месяц назад +67

    People-friendly design is clearly not a priority for the architects and engineers. A place where many people gather should prioritise ease of movement, larger spaces for meeting/waiting, and good signage, which gives the place a sense of direction. The whole space is cluttered (not large enough single concourse because they end up splitting it into random sections) and signage is insufficient at times. Prioritising optics over practicality is bound to bite us in the back. Not to mention the complete lack of accessibility (edit: by foot. And yes, I did walk the entire span of the access road from SV road metro station during daytime). Hopefully the upcoming Devanahalli terminal (or the Yeshwantpur renovation) is, as you say, not underdesigned.

    • @meta5291
      @meta5291 Месяц назад +3

      What design? There is no word called "design" in the vernacular (according to Amit Shah)

    • @roasterblaster6660
      @roasterblaster6660 29 дней назад +1

      For young architects , it is the most important priority. But government doesn't employ architects for every 1000 civil engineers hired there is 1 architect hired. So what should we do?
      Each day I step outside, I see 100 ways the PWDs MCDs could have designed better roads, crossings, bus stands, parkings but they hire 100 engineers but hardly any architect or urban designer or an urban planner to design our city infrastructure. After years of watching this band wagon of badly done projects, I have stopped complaining. Peaceful but painful.

    • @tiju4723
      @tiju4723 27 дней назад

      @@roasterblaster6660 There is literally no urban planning in India. I've seen poorer countries in Africa doing way better urban planning and land development. In India for some reason its all random and chaotic. Can't blame the people because govt never does their job leaving it to private individuals doing it in their own random ways.

    • @mukundbalasubramanian1229
      @mukundbalasubramanian1229 27 дней назад

      @@roasterblaster6660 As a non-architect, and just an urban planning enthusiast, I have to apologise for that comment. It was a little out of place to criticise professionals with very little basis. But I believe there is definitely some factor behind the scenes of these projects that calls for cost-cutting moves or to prioritise surface-level optics over functionality. The Indian consumer is either economically not well off and suffering due to the lack of functionality or is economically well off and able to access a more luxurious product while affording to bypass the lack of basics. The consumer has to be able to demand a better project for themselves from the authorities.

    • @rishabhbhatnagar6795
      @rishabhbhatnagar6795 27 дней назад

      ​@@tiju4723people are at fault. They vote for mandir, discuss religion with politics, don't boycott the media, don't criticize the government

  • @maxmusterkann6057
    @maxmusterkann6057 26 дней назад +3

    Great Video! Loved the music and the general vibe! And ofcourse your comments on this feverdream of a train station are spot on! Looking forward for more

  • @aswanisharma50
    @aswanisharma50 Месяц назад +2

    Man I've used this railway station. All the issues that you have mentioned is on point. Accurate video with pinpoint details. Although not an engineer I'm a subscriber now.

  • @kaustavpal5510
    @kaustavpal5510 Месяц назад +28

    too little time on the drawing board ... sums it up. Those who are at the decision making level in Railways never travel by train.
    The calm and analytical way in which it was presented is refreshing

  • @bubblegum7489
    @bubblegum7489 Месяц назад +124

    man the govt should ban gutka. we indians dont deserve good infra

    • @QueensClick143
      @QueensClick143 Месяц назад +17

      along with it need to teach basic manners to citizens...

    • @manankukreti8906
      @manankukreti8906 28 дней назад +19

      Not indians only labour from UP and Bihar don't deserve anything

    • @riscnx
      @riscnx 28 дней назад +4

      But before that gov has to ban voting rights for those who consume gutka

    • @Nate-tu8fw
      @Nate-tu8fw 28 дней назад +15

      @@manankukreti8906 Don't say things like that; they are our people too. we gotta teach them better

    • @TheKnightTeutonic
      @TheKnightTeutonic 28 дней назад +6

      @@manankukreti8906whoa what a great thought , you my friend will become a great politician someday

  • @speakamreet12345
    @speakamreet12345 25 дней назад +1

    Very well documented. Exactly what i felt when i visited this terminal. Myself with my parents and an infant had difficulty in finding place to sit and end up in standing for an hour until the platform got announced. Sometimes we shouldn’t forget the basics when designing the complicated piece.

  • @jurajkovac8507
    @jurajkovac8507 26 дней назад +1

    This really is an excellent video, well thought-out and professionally executed. It's a shame whenever so much public money brings relatively little value, but it's always fixable and I love that you actually focused on the lessons learned.

  • @chichagg
    @chichagg Месяц назад +98

    This happens when the top of govt wants to give funds but the babus at lower level have to just show the expenditure, again a beurocracy problem

    • @tuhin2839
      @tuhin2839 Месяц назад +4

      That's why we badly need private players in railway.

    • @amitbikram9031
      @amitbikram9031 Месяц назад +7

      The contact must been given to some company which gave donation

    • @praveen_venjaramoodu
      @praveen_venjaramoodu Месяц назад +6

      40% Sarkara at centre as well.

    • @Cactus007rn
      @Cactus007rn Месяц назад +8

      ​@@tuhin2839 that's why we badly need public with brains. The renovation was done by a Private company only.

  • @pranavbalakrishnan5302
    @pranavbalakrishnan5302 Месяц назад +62

    So much wasted potential. I actively avoid trains that terminate here cause of the poor accessibility vis a vis multimodal connectivity. Majestic, Yeshwanthpur, and even smaller stations like KR Pura and Baiyappanahalli are way better connected IMO. Great video though!

    • @praneethkeerthi
      @praneethkeerthi Месяц назад +3

      KRPura is underrated for its capacity tbh

    • @deepakprasad4027
      @deepakprasad4027 Месяц назад +4

      Give some credits to the ministers kin. They have reputation of being consistent and efficient at wasting resources

    • @nkrishnamys
      @nkrishnamys Месяц назад +1

      Astounding information 🎉

  • @vijujoseph3438
    @vijujoseph3438 28 дней назад +1

    Wow, a channel with genuine quality. I liked everything about it. Nice work, keep it up. Got a new subscriber

  • @mohammedyasser6233
    @mohammedyasser6233 27 дней назад +3

    Officially one of my favourite channels on RUclips, binge watched all your videos and absolutely love them all. The growth you've seen in 3 days, around 2k subs to 8k is amazing. keep growing and keep making more videos❤

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  27 дней назад

      Wow, thank you so much sir!

  • @7_samseven
    @7_samseven Месяц назад +21

    Nice work. As a designer I liked how you approached this. You not only pointed out the problems , you have given possible solutions also.👍

    • @trilokyamohanchakra6351
      @trilokyamohanchakra6351 28 дней назад

      Is this a "qouta" designer work or is it anti-homless like design lik3 NYC?

  • @Hocus_pocus689
    @Hocus_pocus689 Месяц назад +8

    Even young people in India take constructive criticism quite negatively, that I found to my peril ! How would we better ourselves as a society, without being criticised ?
    In Kerala also many stations had insufficient seating, as if S.R. runs trains with Japanese precision. Many of the seating is donated by clubs, railway users' forum, other organisations etc.
    All in all, more power to your channel 💪 and a better nation ! And hope Babus stop treat citizens like cattle !

  • @shivsagarsingh8315
    @shivsagarsingh8315 26 дней назад +1

    Really Happy to see people like you, who are not only pointing the wrong stuff and cursing government but also telling the right design of infra.
    A truely knowledgeable video.

  • @desiredditor
    @desiredditor 29 дней назад +1

    As a civil engineer I find they never did the analysis before the construction, we need to calculate footfall and ease of access being specially abled friendly as well

  • @dagger732
    @dagger732 Месяц назад +7

    Bro this is your first video im watching. I'm an avid follower of Indian railways but I haven't been too smvt yet. This is a beautiful video where you keep the bullshit low, you explain the issues and suggest solutions as well. I love you presentation!

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much bro!

  • @virajraundal7340
    @virajraundal7340 Месяц назад +12

    so well done! Visited this railway station last month. Was blown away by how clean and huge it was. Spent 15 mins there and was so frustrated about the staircase and the entry and exits.

    • @COOLSABYA2
      @COOLSABYA2 25 дней назад

      Clean ? Maybe you need to get your eyes checked.

  • @livablecity
    @livablecity 25 дней назад

    What an amazing video, great explanations and visuals! I haven't been to Bengal, but what you're describing applies almost literally to many railway stations in Asia: the brand new HSR stations in Laos suffer from exactly the same problems and worse, and the new Taipei Main Station is extravagant yet confusing and lots of people wait by sitting and eating on the floor. You summed it up so well: overengineered yet underdesigned. One thing that impressed me when travelling in Japan and Korea is how much thought is put into every detail: the walking and waiting experience, the information available. It's clear that someone has tried every detail from the perspective of the customer, that someone has stepped into the customer's shoes when making each decision. I hope you manage to influence the planning culture where you live.

  • @amit_srivatsa
    @amit_srivatsa 26 дней назад

    Content like this will take you a long way, brother! The amount of effort and thought that's gone into this video is definitely more than that which went into the station!

  • @vishnupriyahr9331
    @vishnupriyahr9331 Месяц назад +8

    Oh man, this is such an eye opener. I wish some of the planners of the SWR construction wing would watch this video and acknowledge these issues and hopefully implement the changes.
    Great work 👏

  • @aneeshkrishnan2469
    @aneeshkrishnan2469 Месяц назад +12

    Never seen such a video on SMVT, thankyou and Kudos for hard work

  • @TheLYagAmi
    @TheLYagAmi 22 дня назад

    Some of the best docs I have seen on RUclips. Been sharing the crap out of these videos these past few weeks this is some extremely good content that needs a tonne of more eyes on it.

  • @sevansces
    @sevansces 28 дней назад

    Loved the video! I hope people appreciate the amount of effort that went into the production. I really liked the vibe of the video, the 3D models and sketches overlayed on the existing design, and most importantly a clear presentation of problem-requirement-solution-critique, such a treat 👏. Please do more of these video essays, subscribed 🙌

  • @sumanthiyengar9641
    @sumanthiyengar9641 Месяц назад +6

    Excellent videos 🔥
    Your channel must have got 10K-25K subs by now, keep up with such amazing candid, fun & educational content!

  • @roshanjc7752
    @roshanjc7752 Месяц назад +12

    We should first of all clean our cities. We are a growing superpower and shall make it feel like a developed country with basic facilities. Truly appreciate the idea of AC railway station. Congrats Indian Railways for this initiative.

    • @jacksonaniyan6144
      @jacksonaniyan6144 Месяц назад +11

      Growing super power in what sense?? Adani Ambani getting wealthier??

    • @fakebotff7855
      @fakebotff7855 Месяц назад +2

      ​@@jacksonaniyan6144 no Rahul Gandhi and his family getting wealthier 😂😂

    • @ShovikDasME
      @ShovikDasME Месяц назад +2

      @@jacksonaniyan6144 you can also try to be rich like adani and ambani instead of being jealous and doing randirona

    • @unitycatalog
      @unitycatalog Месяц назад +2

      " growing superpower " hahahahahaha .... have you seen your per capita income.
      your level was seen in morbi manipur and balasore

    • @ShovikDasME
      @ShovikDasME Месяц назад

      @@unitycatalog in which country do you live?

  • @dlooc
    @dlooc 11 дней назад

    Wow. a very rare skill i witnessed now - a thoughtful, original and well researched video instead of the same copy paste job that most indians do. so glad to see your work. will support in any way i can. keep up the good work.

  • @Pradeeb_wxx
    @Pradeeb_wxx 27 дней назад

    Thanks for your efforts to make this video. I appreciate your work and i hope you come up with such innovative and different pov videos. ❤🎉

  • @CINEMaNIME_1
    @CINEMaNIME_1 Месяц назад +5

    Form without function. This summarizes most of the recently developed public infra. Loved your video

  • @MarkRyanNZ
    @MarkRyanNZ Месяц назад +7

    Top notch production quality. Really want this channel to blow up. 🙏

  • @akashrai1248
    @akashrai1248 27 дней назад

    Great video. Good job at not just pointing out the issues but also stating basic fix and explanations. This is how it should be done!

  • @nomad7317
    @nomad7317 27 дней назад +2

    This channel is underrated! Also, thanks for making content in English! ❤

  • @EasterBunnyGaming
    @EasterBunnyGaming Месяц назад +11

    briliant. Hopefully it creates awareness and the railway babus watch this as well :)

  • @jitendrachouhan7994
    @jitendrachouhan7994 Месяц назад +3

    Thoughtful, unbiased, apolitical, clear words, well-explained and sketched. Would be happy to view the Ladakh airport design analysis

  • @deanian3128
    @deanian3128 29 дней назад

    first video ive seen from you. amazing stuff love the style love the editing love the way you communicate important info in a manner that is engaging and entertaining.

  • @thenikhilway
    @thenikhilway 27 дней назад

    wow, very nice video. the graphics and amount of detail you put says you have given so much time and effort into this, hats off to you

  • @akhilt9583
    @akhilt9583 Месяц назад +6

    Great Observations, I hope people incharge of such projects are taking note.

  • @shreyachaudhary3070
    @shreyachaudhary3070 Месяц назад +3

    Truly like your authentic voice and that you are able to see things that most people don't and would love to improve SMVT .This fascination with air-conditioned glass structures is not helping the environment at all. Hope to see more solutions coming from this team along with great diagnosis.

  • @rahulrao5349
    @rahulrao5349 11 дней назад

    Thank you for making this video. Really appreciate your work.

  • @yashgadia9528
    @yashgadia9528 26 дней назад

    As a passionate Architect, it saddens me deeply that such important TODs are built without engaging the public for cross reviews and suggestions, without giving an opportunity to all people who are skilled to design & sculpt spaces in this country by being allowed to participate in open competitions. TBH I neither really liked this railway station nor the glittering T2. Thanks Bengawalk for making this video and sharing the issues. Looking forward to more of such videos!!! :)

  • @Srikrishnakarthik
    @Srikrishnakarthik Месяц назад +17

    This deserves to go viral

  • @anandkumaryadav3995
    @anandkumaryadav3995 Месяц назад +12

    I am a geologist not an engineer but subscribed your channel now. these are basics. They should not call themselves civil engineers if they can't do civil duties.!

    • @kai2937
      @kai2937 26 дней назад

      do note, civil engineers aren't suppose to do civil duties

    • @vivejk4443
      @vivejk4443 26 дней назад

      Lol, so all mechanical engineers need to be mechanics

  • @suerayss
    @suerayss 19 дней назад

    What a lovely review. Hope SWR just watches this video, takes notes and immediately fix the issues raised in it and move on. Good lessons learnt and should in humility acknowledge the blunder openly and fix it. Good job. You should send this to them and maybe you already did.

  • @biswanathdutta4219
    @biswanathdutta4219 29 дней назад

    Appreciate all the hard work you guys have put to make this video. I have subscribed this channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @amarjeetsinha8733
    @amarjeetsinha8733 Месяц назад +3

    Good video👏🏻 This is a classic example of a good initiative by the government but the poor implementation of company which got the tender and local level management. The Railway ministry have take these matters in their own hands and should properly maintain the railway station. Jai Hind 🙏🏻❤️🇮🇳

  • @illumenoty36
    @illumenoty36 Месяц назад +6

    Love your insights, as always

  • @RohitRaj-ot9ws
    @RohitRaj-ot9ws 25 дней назад

    makes me realise people dont care about the quality, its all about the name and fame. But the actual question is , is India even headed towards figuring out the core issues that makes our lives difficult. You explained it so nicely. I will go inside it now someday and try to figure things out.

  • @pixelatedxenon9579
    @pixelatedxenon9579 28 дней назад

    The production quality of this is so good. Well done!

  • @spark9_
    @spark9_ Месяц назад +5

    Fantastic video. It's scary to consider all the infrastructure being built during the urbanization of Bengaluru without understanding use cases and practicality.

    • @msdadsfsx
      @msdadsfsx 26 дней назад

      becuase its designed by govt babu

  • @Raj-ly2sj
    @Raj-ly2sj Месяц назад +8

    I guess Engineer who designed the terminal in my opinion was a Covid Pass!!!!! :)
    btw great quality video!!

    • @Narutospeed_
      @Narutospeed_ Месяц назад

      He is Hindu. So mind your words

  • @mdkamran6304
    @mdkamran6304 25 дней назад

    Don't know when corruption will wipe out from this nation. Hats off brother for such a great effort with neutral & true review. Nice job👍🏻

  • @akshittripathi5403
    @akshittripathi5403 12 дней назад

    Great video man - it's great that the country is putting money in infrastructure. But now the priority becomes making it well designed and user friendly. Subscribed!

  • @bharatpurohit8331
    @bharatpurohit8331 Месяц назад +3

    Great video, make more this type of video, also you can make videos on good planned infra project as well.

  • @kanakpratapsingh8466
    @kanakpratapsingh8466 Месяц назад +6

    2:11 dude that dog 😂

    • @YM-wp6me
      @YM-wp6me 25 дней назад

      lol , I noticed post reading your comment. Good, this poorly designed giant infrastructure atleast providing comfort to someone.

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren 13 дней назад

      Lmao. Another reason why it's poorly designed

    • @jayasuriyas2604
      @jayasuriyas2604 День назад

      Maybe it learnt from humans

  • @ranjuraviranju
    @ranjuraviranju 29 дней назад

    Well executed video. I know you couldn't cover all the different issues of SMVT, but you were able to convey the power of design in simplifying the problems faced by commuters now.

  • @letigre21
    @letigre21 29 дней назад

    Amazing video! Please keep up the good work. I'm not an engineer but I've subscribed to your channel. Also, I am sharing this video with my friends and family in Bangalore.

  • @hakadushblue
    @hakadushblue Месяц назад +4

    Thank you, for this video! I notice the entrance every time I pass by this terminal .. wondering how odd the stairs are 😅and what the point was of building it!

  • @shaileshg7515
    @shaileshg7515 Месяц назад +7

    This is very good coverage of infrastructural issues. The critique is in place.
    At no point, did it feel like an attack, but educational and raising awareness.
    excellent work!

  • @salamandastron90
    @salamandastron90 26 дней назад

    I'm from Singapore, my previous recommended vids are all Naruto or Bleach and then there's this video. And I stayed for all of it, watching a dude diagnose architectural problems in a country 4 hours away from my own. I liked it.

  • @Shuvobiswas030
    @Shuvobiswas030 19 дней назад

    this video will change your youtube channel future👍🏻👍🏻great job awesome editing

  • @sujithnair2717
    @sujithnair2717 Месяц назад +5

    Excellent.... You noticed, evaluated and said it ! Could you please forward this video to Prime Minister, Railway Minister, Chief Engineer of South Central Railway, its Zonal Manager, Divisional Engineers etc....

    • @rkwsia
      @rkwsia 28 дней назад

      prime minister will come and do masonry to adjust the stair case? Are you a fool 😂😂

    • @hanumakondamahesh4798
      @hanumakondamahesh4798 25 дней назад +1

      South Western(Bengluru) not South central(Hyderabad).

  • @dropperhoonmein
    @dropperhoonmein Месяц назад +8

    I know atleast one or two officials involved in making of SMVT will watch this video but they won't implement your suggestions ....
    Ego above everything

    • @aliensconfirmed3498
      @aliensconfirmed3498 Месяц назад +3

      Not just ego but carelessness. Most government officials in India have privileged lives compared to common man. They don't face the problems that others do and if they or their close ones don't face a problem, it doesn't exist. At the end, they are getting salaries and all other monetary benifits anyway.

  • @hogopipo
    @hogopipo 27 дней назад +1

    This was quite a watch 🌟 waiting for more of such quality content 🤌🏼

  • @relayguru7279
    @relayguru7279 Месяц назад +3

    This going to be viral now

  • @Sanjana_Ravi
    @Sanjana_Ravi 26 дней назад +3

    The lack of seating arrangement is evil!
    What the hell is wrong with these planners who expect 50,000 travellers per day and cannot provide bare fucking minimum number of seats.
    It's the same problem in Mysuru bus stands also.
    Entire platform packed with hundreds of people waiting for the bus, and barely 10 chairs.

  • @jayappari
    @jayappari 28 дней назад

    Great video man!!
    Your story telling and frames were extraordinary.

  • @ashirtk2442
    @ashirtk2442 27 дней назад

    what a beautiful video subscribed!! i am person who dosent comment much but i must say you have made a good video with proper explanation and conclusion instead of the normal half cooked stuff we get on youtube

  • @shivsagarsingh8315
    @shivsagarsingh8315 26 дней назад +3

    And Narendra Modi is selling this story of vikshit bharat, where only advertisement are good not the original stuff.

  • @randomdude4465
    @randomdude4465 Месяц назад +11

    The money lies in building more and more without thinking, therefore that is the core of the government infrastructure design right now.

  • @RasheedahsWifeSchool
    @RasheedahsWifeSchool 26 дней назад

    I recall being part of a building tour in the '90s that was lead by the architect himself. He asked us all to note how uncomfortable and off-balance the building made us feel as we walked through it. He then said that this was intentional and the goal of the building was to be unsettling and disturbing. That's what this feels like. Who doesn't plan for seating-- or, for that matter, at least humans to move through the space? Starchitects. India and Indians deserve so much better. Let's leave such design creativity to Saudi Arabia and their Line city.

  • @SKD_YT
    @SKD_YT 27 дней назад

    Excellent video buddy! Instant fan!!!

  • @illumenoty36
    @illumenoty36 Месяц назад +6

    Is there a way to know who or which company did most of the design?
    Or is it already public, but I am not aware?

    • @bengawalk
      @bengawalk  Месяц назад +5

      Contractor - MVV Satyanarayana
      Architect - RR Architects & Associates
      Architects website is easy to find and has some context, but contractor we weren’t able to track down much beyond the name

    • @ajaysindbad
      @ajaysindbad Месяц назад +2

      ​@@bengawalk Architects licence to practice should be cancelled if this is what they came up with after spending more than 300 crores.

    • @baluboi6650
      @baluboi6650 Месяц назад

      ​@@bengawalkthis guy MVV Satyanarayana is a well known politician in Andhra Pradesh and had a real estate Empire across south india, most important thing is this guy is pretty much corrupt and has many shady businesses in andhra.