This document specifies requirements for the design, construction and operation of platform barrier systems positioned at the edge of a station platform immediately adjacent to rail or other means for guiding vehicles in stations and boarding points for passenger services.
This document includes the following requirements for:
- fixed structure and fixed parts along the platform;
- movable doors and gates normally used by passengers;
- emergency doors;
- driver access doors;
- platform extremity doors and;
- management of safety risks that are particular to barrier systems;
This document also gives requirements for the implementation and system integration of barrier systems with the overall rail system including:
- synchronization of vehicle and platform barrier doors or gates;
- audible and visible alerts;
- integrity of control systems;
- testing of the barrier installation;
- operational performance and;
- requirements relating to other interfacing sub-systems, notably signalling and vehicles.
For barrier systems set back from the platform edge, which are used to control access to trains or for crowd management, relevant sections of the document can be used as guidance.
This document applies to railway services, e.g. metro and tramway systems and heavy rail main line services as requested by a project specification. It applies to small systems, working in conjunction with a single vehicle, or with larger systems working with a complete train.
This document applies to platform barrier systems used at underground, at grade and elevated stations (including also enclosed stations for the purposes of providing an air-conditioned environment for waiting passengers).
This document does not cover barrier systems using bars, ropes, etc. or which operate in a vertical direction.
This document does not cover normative requirements relating to fire performance or fire requirements arising from use of platform barrier systems as fire barriers.
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Scope
This document specifies requirements for the design, construction and operation of platform barrier systems positioned at the edge of a station platform immediately adjacent to rail or other means for guiding vehicles in stations and boarding points for passenger services.
This document includes the following requirements for:
- fixed structure and fixed parts along the platform;
- movable doors and gates normally used by passengers;
- emergency doors;
- driver access doors;
- platform extremity doors and;
- management of safety risks that are particular to barrier systems;
This document also gives requirements for the implementation and system integration of barrier systems with the overall rail system including:
- synchronization of vehicle and platform barrier doors or gates;
- audible and visible alerts;
- integrity of control systems;
- testing of the barrier installation;
- operational performance and;
- requirements relating to other interfacing sub-systems, notably signalling and vehicles.
For barrier systems set back from the platform edge, which are used to control access to trains or for crowd management, relevant sections of the document can be used as guidance.
This document applies to railway services, e.g. metro and tramway systems and heavy rail main line services as requested by a project specification. It applies to small systems, working in conjunction with a single vehicle, or with larger systems working with a complete train.
This document applies to platform barrier systems used at underground, at grade and elevated stations (including also enclosed stations for the purposes of providing an air-conditioned environment for waiting passengers).
This document does not cover barrier systems using bars, ropes, etc. or which operate in a vertical direction.
This document does not cover normative requirements relating to fire performance or fire requirements arising from use of platform barrier systems as fire barriers.
