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

[@Varun2799]

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]

I am sure it will get better with time tho

[@Bittu_knk]

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]

ok abrahamic mf

[@Amziiwa]

@@Bittu_knk are you one the the peace full minority

[@apoek.lizt.blitzas4497]

This is India what are you expected?

[@GowthamV07]

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

[@Oceansta]

some minister's school-going kid might have made a drawing with crayons

[@sandipanghosh4712]

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]

S they don't use architects

[@newbiekhyber]

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]

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

[@karthikarvindcs]

Looks like the architect had no experience in designing public places

[@theExpressionist01]

More cement more money 😅

[@theduden]

side effect of electoral bond scam

[@hiteshnankani644]

bengaluru, what else you expect except corruption at peak

[@Quackk07]

or maybe he is reservation passout lol

[@DarshBarot-sn1hy]

@@Quackk07 once again .. no logic

[@pulokborah2986]

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.

[@moonbalancedd]

I saw the same thing in new ayodhya railway station. People sleeping on floors. In India, we need a massive supply of seats at stations due to population bordering on oversupply. There should be rows upon rows every which way. I don't know why this basic feature has gone unnoticed.

[@BlazingShackles]

You're an "engineer" with a PhD and you can't recognize that the REAL problem is the trains themselves? 😂😂😂😂

[@DeepObserver7689]

Neither engineered nor designed. It is only built to give people punishment who come to board trains here

[@pulokborah2986]

​@@BlazingShackles Yah I know that there are many flaws in Indian Trains like lack of proper toilet facilities, hygiene and also decrease in the number of Sleeper and General coaches. But here in this video the admin is talking about infrastructure which I can totally relate to. So I think you are getting my point.

[@AMITKUMAR-nf8in]

doesn't matter who you are, the only thing that matter is whom are you electing.

[@mdhazeldine]

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]

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.

[@Anurag-2309]

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.]

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

[@river.]

Even the few decent indian car are designed in uk.

[@meta5291]

@lif6737 it's easier to put a man on the moon than solve social issues.

[@Mikey14742]

this channel is definition of underrated

[@arunkarthikma3121]

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]

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

[@bengawalk]

​@@arunkarthikma3121 come bro we'll do it

[@anilraghu8687]

I didn't see any high quality

[@arunkarthikma3121]

@@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?

[@sassankermani4973]

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

[@swetabsingh9444]

U r an India who migrated to USA..... Or whose parents migrated to usa

[@chethanpandu]

What special about being American and watching?

[@jagadeeshks4601]

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]

wise words

[@shubhamjohri9231]

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

[@Anakin.xx1]

​@@shubhamjohri9231that's stupid statement

[@SumitRana-life314]

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

[@reubennelson4086]

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

[@salamandastron90]

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.

[@masuttta]

What is the point of glass buildings in India? peak temps reaching 40 to 50 degrees and our fantasy continues. Glad for you did this case study and well.

[@Abubacker-kv3tu]

Meanwhile UAE

[@GelloMello-j9z]

@@Abubacker-kv3tu you need cooling for that...we are not energy resourceful country

[@rahulbha]

Maybe you are not aware of Bangalore climate, it never reaches 40 or 50.

[@Corazon_KAIZOKU]

Last time i went to Bangluru it was 16 - 25 degree Celsius. ( Oct 2023 ) Its always 5 degrees lower temperature than other south indian coastal cities. But the SMVT railway station was crowded with Bengalis and Assamese migrant worker sleeping in the platform floors. Same situation in KrishnaRajapuram staion, another station we visited same week.

[@prathamshenoy9840]

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]

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]

its a disgrace to the whole concept of inspiration

[@Drkalaamarab]

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]

sealdah railway station is far advanced than this lol!

[@Ibleedwhite]

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

[@kingofgods-w3t]

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.

[@Bittu_knk]

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

[@ad67804]

@@masa6768 democracy will be in danger

[@arunkarthikma3121]

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

[@oxyht]

@@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.

[@karanrajan98]

Our people mindset is different they never realise gov property is our property people property we should maintain the cleanliness im not targeting any one but eg last week i was travelling to new delhi beautiful city painted in pan masala i couldn't use any subways bcos they literally shit Government clearly mentioned abt fine but they jus spitting on that fine board whom to blame ...? But definitely not the gov our people definitely lagging in basic discipline 💔

[@VineethMuthanna]

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]

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]

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

[@RahulSrinivas]

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

[@Prashant.Roy.99]

​@@VineethMuthannatouch some grass ni🅱️🅱️∆ 🤡

[@Prashant.Roy.99]

​@@RahulSrinivas😭 perennial sobbing morons 😭

[@heyskanda]

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

[@karel8y]

If you love it, it is not random..

[@SCUBE8315]

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.

[@yashpanchal7]

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.

[@bharath2508]

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

[@Farm2Code]

😂😂 correct

[@aloAlopi]

Both are an utter disgrace to his legacy.

[@VinayWebstar]

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]

😂😂😂😂very true

[@mrchad3287]

By university you mean UVCE? it was literally built by Sir M Visvesvaraya

[@ksoman953]

@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]

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

[@samikshagoyal7707]

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

[@ksoman953]

@@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]

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

[@nou7401]

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

[@mememachineofcl]

That dog is very comfortable 😂

[@RUSH_AND_WIN]

India is too comfortable and affordable for everyone 😅😅

[@amarbir22]

The dog is surely enjoying the new railway station. Laying on his back and exposing his belly is sure sign of his trust in this infrastructure project.

[@prakash9640]

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

[@bengawalk]

Very well said sir and also thanks 👑

[@Sumit_Girhe]

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

[@goodlifeequations6196]

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

[@aloAlopi]

@@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]

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

[@azhrhasan]

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

[@trilokyamohanchakra6351]

​@6394wjajz9wyeah, like I$slam was made to get pu$-$y not lead to god

[@rhsper]

@6394wjajz9w 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.

[@sentientarugula2884]

How well put!

[@7_samseven]

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]

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

[@AlaguAnirudh-gh5bf]

0:17 how many of you noticed 🤣🤣🤣

[@sayedfarazppp2536]

What

[@AlaguAnirudh-gh5bf]

​@@sayedfarazppp2536 the dog

[@geoemm]

Dogo is just chilling near the charge points 😁

[@keriddunk1520]

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

[@ajaysindbad]

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

[@anudeepsrivastav]

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

[@ajaysindbad]

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

[@ajaysindbad]

@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]

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

[@rajsrivastav6940]

@AdityaRana-dw7kl explain

[@aneeshkrishnan2469]

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

[@punkedcrap]

The dog pose sleeping at 0:17 seconds is the highlight of this video😂😅🤣..!!

[@Sbr173]

😂

[@maxmusterkann6057]

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

[@bot12392]

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👍🏻

[@ajsuraj]

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'.

[@kaustavpal5510]

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

[@seshandixit910]

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.

[@dlooc]

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.

[@abhilashbehera3262]

Excellent video. All the youtubers who were paid to praise this project in every possible way must learn something from this video. Thanks a lot for covering so many things

[@virajraundal7340]

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]

Clean ? Maybe you need to get your eyes checked.

[@mozilla-8657]

@@COOLSABYA2 Nope. The inside of the station is clean. I don't think you have visited.

[@vishnupriyahr9331]

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 👏

[@vinaym5364]

0:18 what da dawg doing😅

[@abriexx]

😂

[@Chhoro_mujhe_IIT-jane_do]

Push up 😂😂

[@Strawberry_champagne203]

Chilling

[@Djehoo]

Yotube is so random. I live in Sweden and this is in my recordations. I love it. U are great youtuber.

[@jurajkovac8507]

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.

[@mukundbalasubramanian1229]

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]

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

[@roasterblaster6660]

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.

[@tiju.j]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@dagger732]

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]

Thank you so much bro!

[@JourneyOfLife001]

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.

[@The.RandomTube]

This is soo well made, Proud of Indian content creators doing so! Keep going

[@kafolabisht1406]

02:14 doggo is enjoying in AC🤣🤣

[@saiganeshrouth4747]

😀

[@MarkRyanNZ]

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

[@bubblegum7489]

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

[@QueensClick143]

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

[@Cunnybapist]

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

[@riscnx]

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

[@Nate-tu8fw]

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

[@TheKnightTeutonic]

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

[@jitendrachouhan7994]

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

[@RaviPatel-jx5de]

Finally there is an Indian channel on urbanism. Have watched so many urbanist videos of Not Just Bikes, City Beautiful , Streetscraft, and many more and always thought that why there are no creators from India who talk about basic yet important problems of city planning, public transport and pedestrian friendly infrastructure. People don't even want to talk about these problems they just ignore it.

[@CineSamvaad_9]

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

[@sumanthiyengar9641]

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

[@akhilt9583]

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

[@Y_A_S_S_R_R]

Officially one of my favourite channels on KZbin, 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]

Wow, thank you so much sir!

[@nazvlog999]

This channel need more recognition

[@pranavbalakrishnan5302]

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]

KRPura is underrated for its capacity tbh

[@deepakprasad4027]

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

[@nkrishnamys]

Astounding information 🎉

[@Hocus_pocus689]

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 !

[@mugilcse]

Excellent Work. 300 Crore of Tax payers money wasted

[@KetanHonagekar]

What an excellent and insightful video! You've done an amazing job presenting the flaws in the newly built railway station with such clarity and detail. The simplicity of your explanation makes it easy for everyone to understand the issues, while your thorough observations highlight areas that need immediate attention. This is exactly the kind of constructive critique that can drive positive change. Great work in bringing these points to light so effectively!

[@OldLordSpeedy]

I wonder me, why the builder (also the government) not change some points? Better signs, more information points in all areas, more seating places (specially airports have many of them) and a better elevators/lift system. Redesigning the staircase, make a better central bus station at side, more space for taxis and bigger ways to this railway station.

[@kanakpratapsingh8466]

2:11 dude that dog 😂

[@YM-wp6me]

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

[@jayasuriyas2604]

Maybe it learnt from humans

[@amitsahoo6745]

😂😂😂

[@subusrable]

believe me I was about to type the same thing. the dog is chilling out at SMVT

[@EasterBunnyGaming]

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

[@Param_Hayaran]

Railway babus doesn't give a crap they got govt jobs and they don't do thinking any more

[@shaileshg7515]

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!

[@speakamreet12345]

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.

[@vedauntapandey7639]

Really great assessment! No stupid comments, just clear cut logical and factual content. Keep it up

[@illumenoty36]

Love your insights, as always

[@chichagg]

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

[@BatukaBhairavaSevak_Tuhin]

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

[@amitbikram9031]

The contact must been given to some company which gave donation

[@praveen_venjaramoodu]

40% Sarkara at centre as well.

[@Cactus007rn]

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

[@Srikrishnakarthik]

This deserves to go viral

[@ChronoSphere25]

A complete video which addresses problem and solution ❤

[@amit_srivatsa]

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!

[@NikhilRakesh]

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

[@spark9_]

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

[@msdadsfsx]

becuase its designed by govt babu

[@AraliciaMoran]

Hello from France! The staircase design reminds me in part of the one at the entrance of Montparnasse train station (Paris). It also has a mix of straight and zig-zaging stairs, but a big difference is that Montparnasse is 4 floors high (one underground floor for subway, the station entrance at ground level, and two upper floors for trains). The straight stairs lets you go directly from the entrance to the local trains waiting area, and further to the train tracks; while the zig-zaging stairs on both sides lets you move between all the floors.

[@TheLYagAmi]

Some of the best docs I have seen on KZbin. 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.

[@nomad7317]

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

[@sujithnair2717]

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....

[@hanumakondamahesh4798]

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

[@unitedstatesoffugu]

5:14 'Lot's of space and materials have been used, but instead of creating value, they feel incomplete and wasteful.' Very well put! It is sad to see that India seemingly is repeating the same mistakes like other uprising economies and countries. Designing a well functioning railway terminal is not rocket science... And there are 10.000 examples to look at while doing the research for such a project. Truly heartbreaking that this modern structure is far away from being an improvement of high value. Fast development doesn't necessarily mean low-quality. Just put smart professionals on the projects. Because seriously, wtf are these stairs? An art project? Hahah

[@Raj-ly2sj]

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

[@Bittu_knk]

He is Hindu. So mind your words

[@surendarrukmangadan2774]

Excellent breakdown, keep up the good work

[@thenikhilway]

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

[@SO-YEON2904]

Even as a computer engineer i feel embarrassed.

[@gumbyno5808]

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

[@gourangasoren5000]

2:45 what about this lungi gentleman?

[@sage.rivendell]

😂

[@azharnoushad9323]

What's the problem with lungi👀

[@gourangasoren5000]

​@@azharnoushad9323he is preparing a meal for you😂

[@azharnoushad9323]

@@gourangasoren5000he is eating his own food I think so... don't judge a person badly without knowing that

[@gourangasoren5000]

@@azharnoushad9323 i am not judging him. It is you who pointed about the food he is making.

[@unknownvivek362]

Really appreciate your wonderful efforts. You deserves a lot more!

[@hrishabhbhat827]

As a urban planner I really think, except for the staircase part, all the points were valid , I think they wanted to give decent amount of stairs because there is huge amount of traffic which is expected on the first floor , I'm only assuming this, as you had said, the food court was on first floor.

[@hakadushblue]

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!

[@anandkumaryadav3995]

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]

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

[@vivejk4443]

Lol, so all mechanical engineers need to be mechanics

[@cebruthius]

04:43 Great music, what is it?

[@akshittripathi5403]

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!

[@TheArchmage100]

Got this vid recommended randomly. 😂 And I'm happy that I found it. ❤ As a Bangalorean myself, I have visited this station 4 times to catch my train and I really didn't notice all these points that you made. I definitely agree with your remarks of this station after seeing the video. However, I didn't find that much of a problem in the times of my visit. But I do agree with your point that "They could've done better".

[@illumenoty36]

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]

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]

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

[@baluboi6650]

​@@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.

[@imdiyu]

Concrete + Glass =\= Development (I hope India learns soon)

[@aviralnarain7468]

Focus on output rather design? Agile model is a move towards this approach. And i coukd say IT industry has been on a downfall since we left waterfall. Waterfall was one shot one goal approach. Agile is conflicts of interests. Those who come to the forefront for the management of the next sprint have their own methods they impose. Agile will never work in the long run. Humans are wasteful and agile gives them even more chances to be so.

[@iam_arnavisaha32]

ok where does the indian ocean goes,government can build artificial rivers upto bengaluru in my opinion! i know it will cost a billion of dollars but it industry cannot go to downfall which will lose more billions of dollars! many countries have tried the artifical river formation and they fixed their water solutions!

[@RohitRaj-ot9ws]

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.

[@gauthamramachandran9949]

Outstanding video the only good thing about this railway station is that you could make this video highly impressed! 😎

[@dropperhoonmein]

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]

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.

[@Deepthought-42]

1:00 To make a railway station that feels like an airport. Aaggghh How terrible 😡

[@DeepObserver7689]

Neither engineered nor designed. It is only built to give people punishment who come to board trains here

[@timowagner1329]

I have no clue why I watched this video but nice video bro :) 👍 thumbs up brother

[@TheFocus1212]

Bro love your observation and feedback just hope this reaches to minister of railways

[@vigneshesakkinathan]

Architect here. Absolutely agree with your points. The building seems like an engineering marvel at rhe first glance but when i got down from my auto and had no place to find shelter during the pouring rain other than to run a 100m distance toward the building with luggage, i was immediately disappointed at the planning and it only went downhill till I boarded my train. Not to mention a railway station of this size should be connected to a mass transit system like the metro which is not done. Thus many passengers prefer majestic or yeshwantpur still for the accessibility (if they have the option)