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From page 36... ... 36 Introduction This chapter describes the treatment strategies that improve safety at the platform/guideway interface. Most of the treatment strategies involve the platform infrastructure. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the Platform/Guideway Interface 37 Table 6.1. Platform-based treatments and platform height. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces the platform edge and the train car to prevent passengers from stepping, tripping, or falling into these gaps. The solutions range from wooden boards to sophisticated platform screen doors. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 39 platform. For example, the LIRR uses red colored polyethylene to increase the color contrast at the platform edge and provide a rubbing surface. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... 40 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces Rubberized Platform Edge Gap Filler An Australian report reviewed platform/train interface technologies that ranged from patented concepts to installed systems (28) Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 41 Vertical Gap Treatment Raised or Partially Raised Platforms Figure 6.6 shows the platform in the Vauxhall Station of the London Underground that has been partially raised to reduce the vertical gap between the platform and the vehicle. In addition, the overhead sign shown in Figure 6.7 indicates the location of the accessible door. Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 42 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces Special Treatments for Curved Platforms There are a number of special treatments for curved platforms including the following: • Static gap fillers • Mechanical platform edge • Under-platform mechanical gap filler Static Gap Fillers Static gap fillers that are used on curved platforms are wider than those used on tangent platforms. The extra wide static gap fillers are used to fill the increased horizontal gap that results from the curved platform and vehicle door locations. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 43 Figure 6.9. Curved platform (top left) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces than static or vehicle-deployed gap fillers that can be maintained without putting a station out of service. Treatments for Shared Use High Height Platforms The most common types of platform-based treatments for platforms gaps on track that is shared between passenger and freight rail operations include hydraulic gangways, movable platforms, and gauntlet track. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 45 Movable Platforms Movable platforms have been developed for Amtrak to reduce the horizontal gap between the passenger train and the platform on shared use tracks. A section of the platform moves horizontally toward the door area to allow passengers to board. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces move the train to an offset track that features one rail between the existing rails and one slightly outside (15) Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 47 control for an appropriate action. If the detection system is too sensitive it may detect flying papers, incurring false positives and operational delays. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces Figure 6.17. CCTV advanced video analytics software in operation (21) Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 49 light to form an image. Figure 6.18 shows an installation of a thermal imaging detection system in a rail transit station. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces The IR beam detection systems present on the newer lines can detect a passenger moving too close to the platform edge and issue an audio warning of the danger. The second part of the system can detect an object that has fallen on the track. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 51 Association 130, (b) providing climate control, and (c) Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces Global Experience with Platform Screen and Platform Edge Doors Platform screen and platform edge doors are a relatively new addition to 50 rail transit systems around the world. Platform screen and platform edge doors have been installed in Paris, London, Toronto, and in parts of Asia to maintain physical separation between passengers waiting on the platform and the track. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 53 Honolulu. Platform edge doors will be installed at all 21 stations along the new Honolulu Rapid Rail Transit line that will operate under ATC. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces steady at 50% power, and flashes at 100% power when a train approaches or is at the station. All the new LED lights are red as shown in Figure 6.23. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 55 the new World Trade Center station in New York City; the right image shows the continuous overhead platform edge lighting of the LIRR's Atlantic Terminal. Also visible in Figure 6.24 are the extra rubbing boards on the platform edge of the Atlantic Terminal. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces The space between the cars presents a danger for passengers if they fall or trip from the platform into this space. Incident data analysis showed that there were very few platform/vehicle gap incidents on light rail or streetcar transit systems. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... treatment Strategies to Improve Safety at the platform/Guideway Interface 57 and scooters to board and alight. Transit agencies have serious concerns about the use of portable ramps and bridges in high volume rapid transit application due to the impact of station dwell time and system capacity. Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Manual to Improve rail transit Safety at platform/Vehicle and platform/Guideway Interfaces Figure 6.28. Wheelchair ramp stored on the platform (left) Read the entire page →

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... 36 Introduction This chapter describes the treatment strategies that improve safety at the platform/guideway interface. Most of the treatment strategies involve the platform infrastructure.