Platform gap
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platform-gap-219-1245031
title:
Platform gap
text:
A platform gap is the space between a train car and the edge of the station platform, often created by geometric constraints, historic legacies, or use of partially compatible equipment. Many high-quality bus rapid transit (BRT) systems also use high platforms at station stops to allow fast and efficient level boarding and alighting, but potentially leaving hazardous gaps between the platforms and the buses. Alignment setups such as Kassel curbs help to reduce platform gaps without requiring tim
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Space between a train car and the edge of the station platform
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_gap
date created:
2012-12-13T20:57:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T07:36:38Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Cmglee_Bank_Underground_platform.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024}
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13
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