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Side platform
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A side platform is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, transitway, or rapid transit. A station having dual side platforms, one
Lysaghts railway station, in Australia, with two side platforms and a footbridge connecting them
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.
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 s
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 another out of use. Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
Ryde Esplanade railway station, with one platform in use and another out of use. Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
Spanish solution
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In railway and rapid transit parlance, the Spanish solution is a station layout with two railway platforms, one on each side of a track, which allows for separate platforms for boarding and alighting.
Side platform
…provided to allow access mid-way along its length. 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…
Eastbound track at Marienplatz station, Munich S-Bahn
Eastbound track at Marienplatz station, Munich S-Bahn
Spanish solution on Line 6 at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, Paris Metro
Spanish solution on Line 6 at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, Paris Metro
Platforms of the Chabacano station on Line 8, Mexico City Metro
Platforms of the Chabacano station on Line 8, Mexico City Metro
Boston's Park Street Under station in 1912. The same platform configuration is still in use.
Boston's Park Street Under station in 1912. The same platform configuration is still in use.