Step
Step 1

Visit the Station
Note How many number of Platforms Footover Bridges
Ticket Counters, Entry/Exits, Toilets etc.
Take Photos of the Stations for Reference.


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Step 2

Get the Plan of Station
Take a Screen Shot of Google Map for Reference
Draw Basic View of the Station on Paper for your reference


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Step 3

Open Illustrator Tool to draw the map
illustrator->file->new->print-artboardsize->Add Basic Template

Size of the Map
A0 33.11"x46.81"
A1 23.39"x33.11"



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Step 4

Typeface
Title with 2 Languwages: English and Hindi
Font Name: Ek-Mukta
Latin and Devnagari


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Step 5

Visit the Station
Note Down How many number of Platforms, Footover Bridges, Ticket Counters, Entry/Exits, Toilets etc. are there
Take photos for refernce
Draw Platform with exact width and height accordingly
Width: 0.5 inches


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Step 6

Add Railway route next to platforms:


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Step 7

Add colour to platforms
Colour: C 0, M 0, Y 0, K 80


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Step 8

Add Road
Add Near Main Places
Eg Near Thane Station Lake is Symbolic to represent directions


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Step 9

Add Directions
East West with exact template provide
Add direction like towards CST/ Churchgate according to rail line
Add all directions according to template


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Step 10

Add Platform Number
According to coulour coding of railway change platform number colour
For more detail use template


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Step 11

Add Flyover Skywalk attached to station footover bridge,
Footover bridge, Ramp, Staircase, lift, Escalator
Use Template for Less confusion


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Step 12

Add Symbols from the Template


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Step 13

Add Road Names and Near Places for Directions.


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Step 14

Complete Thane Station Map

Visit the Station again.
And check did you cover all facilities


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Step 15

More Crowded Station

Dadar Station Map with 3 Languages that is English, Hindi and Marathi.


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Step 15

The Regular Station

Same Layout with Matunga station map.


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