Accessible train station design for disabled people: A code of practice
Publication Year
2010
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Aims to assist those operating passenger trains and stations in making railway travel easier for disabled passengers. Sections covered include: staff training, information and pre-travel information, station location, car parking, set-down and pick-up points, unobstructed progress, doors, lighting, floors, furniture, walls and transparent obstacles, signs, announcements, help points, ticket sales points, seating, toilets, crossing the track including subways, lifts, ramps, steps and stairs, platform lifts for boarding trains, escalators, platforms, waiting rooms and shelters, substitute transport, connecting transport.
Document History
Version 02: Valid from 1st September 2010. A joint publication by Department for Transport and Transport Scotland. Supersedes Version 01. Superseded by Version 03.
Publisher Information
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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