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| ⚫ | A '''side platform''' (also known as a '''marginal platform'''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Longhurst |first1=Derek |title=48 months, 48 minutes : building the Perth to Mandurah railway |page=303 |date=2008 |publisher=Rawlhouse Publishing |location=West Perth, Western Australia |isbn=9780958740685 |url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4300108}}</ref> or a '''single-face platform''') is a [[railway platform|platform]] positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, [[tram stop]], or [[bus rapid transit|transitway]].<ref name="ParkinsonFisher1996">{{cite book |first1=Tom |last1=Parkinson |first2=Ian |last2=Fisher |title=Rail Transit Capacity |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NbYqQSQcE2MC&pg=PA24 |year=1996 |publisher=Transportation Research Board |isbn=978-0-309-05718-9 |page=24}}</ref> A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the [[island platform]] where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.<ref name=RailwayTech>{{cite web |url=http://www.railway-technical.com/stations.shtml |title=Railway Station Design |work=Railway Technical Web Pages |access-date=August 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609114225/http://www.railway-technical.com/stations.shtml |archive-date=June 9, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railsystem.net/railway-platform-and-types/ |title=Railway Platform and Types |work=Railwaysysyem.net |access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or [[Subway (crossing)|tunnel]] to allow safe access to the alternate platform.<ref name=RailwayTech/> While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single-side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. |
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| ⚫ | Where the station is close to a [[level crossing]] (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railsystem.net/railway-platform-and-types/|title = Railway Platform and Types |}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railway-technical.com/infrastructure/stations.html|title = Stations | the Railway Technical Website | PRC Rail Consulting Ltd}}</ref> |
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pedestrian bridge between them]] |
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[[File:Shimōsa-Manzaki Station side platforms.JPG|thumb|View of [[Shimōsa-Manzaki Station]], side platforms from the [[footbridge]]]] |
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[[File:Tsuen Wan Station 2013 10 part2.JPG|thumb|right|[[Tsuen Wan Station]], in [[Hong Kong]], with two side platforms.]] |
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| ⚫ | A '''side platform''' is a [[railway platform|platform]] positioned to the side of |
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| ⚫ | In some situations, a single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a [[Railroad Switch#Crossover|scissors crossing]] provided to allow access mid-way along its length.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/the-layout-of-the-station|title = The Layout of the Station}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Where the station is close to a [[level crossing]] (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection. |
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In some situations, a single side platform may be in use with the other one (side platform) disused like with [[Ryde Esplanade railway station|Ryde Esplanade]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2016 |title=Delivering a better railway for a better Britain – Route Specifications 2016 Wessex |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Route-Specification-2016-Wessex-1.pdf |website=[[Network Rail]]}}</ref> |
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Most stations with two side platforms have an 'Up' platform which is used by trains heading towards the primary destination of the line, with the other platform being the 'Down' platform which takes trains heading the opposite way. Normally, the main facilities of the station are located on the 'Up' platform with the other platform accessed from a footbridge, subway or a track crossing. However, in many cases the station's main buildings are located on whichever side faces the town or village the station serves. |
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File:Cambronne Metro station, Paris September 2013 003.jpg|[[Cambronne station]] on [[Paris Métro Line 6|Line 6]] of the [[Paris Métro]]. An example of an elevated station with side platforms. |
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File:Katase-Shirata-STA Home.jpg|View of [[Katase-Shirata Station]] (Japan), an example where the line is mainly a single track, but it is possible for trains to cross each other at the station. |
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File:Ryde interchange.JPG|[[Ryde Esplanade railway station]] with one platform in use and other out of use. Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England |
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File:Platform 2, Xinzhuang Fuduxin Station 20170318.jpg|[[Xinzhuang Fuduxin metro station]] on the [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]] (Taiwan). Many stations on the Taoyuan Airport MRT use side platforms rather than an [[island platform]] to better accommodate large amounts of passengers. |
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File:EW22 Dover MRT Platform A 20200918 143957.jpg|[[Dover MRT station]] (Singapore) with two platforms in use. The station is an infill station built along an existing line; thus, it takes a side platform structure. |
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 14 December 2024
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform[1] or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway.[2] A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.[3][4]
In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform.[3] While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single-side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line.
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Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection.[5][6]
In some situations, a single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a scissors crossing provided to allow access mid-way along its length.[7]
Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between. Some are in a Spanish solution format, with two side platforms and an island platform in between, serving two tracks.
In some situations, a single side platform may be in use with the other one (side platform) disused like with Ryde Esplanade.[8]
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Lysaghts railway station, in Australia, with two side platforms and a footbridge connecting them. -
Cambronne station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro. An example of an elevated station with side platforms. -
View of Katase-Shirata Station (Japan), an example where the line is mainly a single track, but it is possible for trains to cross each other at the station. -
Ryde Esplanade railway station with one platform in use and other out of use. Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England -
Xinzhuang Fuduxin metro station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT (Taiwan). Many stations on the Taoyuan Airport MRT use side platforms rather than an island platform to better accommodate large amounts of passengers. -
Dover MRT station (Singapore) with two platforms in use. The station is an infill station built along an existing line; thus, it takes a side platform structure.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Side platforms.
References
[edit]- ^ Longhurst, Derek (2008). 48 months, 48 minutes : building the Perth to Mandurah railway. West Perth, Western Australia: Rawlhouse Publishing. p. 303. ISBN 9780958740685.
- ^ Parkinson, Tom; Fisher, Ian (1996). Rail Transit Capacity. Transportation Research Board. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-309-05718-9.
- ^ a b "Railway Station Design". Railway Technical Web Pages. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Railway Platform and Types". Railwaysysyem.net. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Railway Platform and Types |".
- ^ "Stations | the Railway Technical Website | PRC Rail Consulting Ltd".
- ^ "The Layout of the Station".
- ^ "Delivering a better railway for a better Britain – Route Specifications 2016 Wessex" (PDF). Network Rail. March 2016.