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Infrastructure
Requirements at
Stations

Synopsis
This document mandates
requirements for the design and
maintenance of stations to facilitate
their safe use.

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Contents
Section Description Page

Part A
A1 Issue record 3
A2 Implementation of this document 3
A3 Scope of Railway Group Standards 4
A4 Responsibilities 4
A5 Health and safety responsibilities 4
A6 Technical content 4
A7 Supply 4

Part B
B1 Purpose 5
B2 Application of this document 5
B3 Definitions 6
B4 Principles 8
B5 Introduction 8

Part C Station platforms

C1 Load carrying capacity of platforms 10
C2 Platform and coper surfaces 10
C3 Prevention of rubbish accumulation under platforms 10
C4 Materials used for cleaning and de-icing 11

Part D Structures, buildings and platform furniture

D1 Location of buildings and structures on platforms 11
D2 Location of platform furniture 12
D3 Location of isolated columns supporting lighting and signs 12
D4 Driver only operation (DOO) equipment 13
D5 Provision for colour contrasting markings 13
D6 Headroom on platforms 13
D7 Location of structures at terminal stations 13
D8 Provision for accidental loading from derailed trains 14
D9 Particular requirements for station roofs and platform canopies 14
D10 Vertical glazing and cladding 15
D11 Securing of platform furniture and lightweight structures 15
D12 Provision for storage of self-help trolleys 15
D13 Electrical clearances 16
D14 Maintaining signal visibility 16

Part E Access and egress

E1 Design of entrances and exits 17
E2 Emergency evacuation 17
E3 Vehicular access 17
E4 Sub-surface stations 17

Part F Lighting
F1 Provision of lighting 19
F2 Requirements for station lighting 19

Part G Platform signs and markings

G1 General requirements for signs 20
G2 Passenger information signs 20
G3 Passenger and staff warning signs 20
G4 Signs for vehicular traffic at stations 20
G5 Signs for stopping position of trains 21
G6 Marking of platform edges 21

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Part H Services
H1 Location of new buried services 22
H2 Protection of new buried services 22
H3 Particular requirements for services in platforms 23
H4 Requirements for other service routes 24
H5 Requirements for all services 24

Part J Fire precautions

J1 Fire safety of materials 26
J2 Referral to fire authority 26
J3 Fire protection arrangements 26
J4 Sub-surface stations 26

Part K Managing the risk from unauthorised access and vandalism

K1 Requirement for risk assessment 27
K2 Content of the risk assessment 27
K3 Action following a risk assessment 28
K4 Recording results of risk assessment 28
K5 Identifying trends and patterns of incidents 28
K6 Incidents of unauthorised access not requiring a risk assessment 29
K7 Increasing awareness of risk from unauthorised access and vandalism 29

Part L Design for deterring unauthorised access and vandalism at a

station
L1 Design for deterring unauthorised access 30
L2 Particular requirements for design 30

Part M Protection from aerodynamic effects of passing trains

M1 Aerodynamic effects of passenger trains passing at speeds greater than
125 mph 32
M2 Aerodynamic effects of passenger trains passing at speeds greater than
100 mph but not exceeding 125 mph 32
M3 Aerodynamic effects of freight trains passing at speeds greater than 60 mph 33
M4 Risk assessment to determine actions 33

Part N Provision for disabled passengers

N1 Provision for disabled passengers 35

Part P Design for passenger security

P1 Design for passenger security 36

Appendices
1 Letter of undertaking from Network Rail 37
2 Possible measures to reduce recurrence of unauthorised access and
vandalism at stations 38
3 Diagram illustrating requirements for headroom at station platforms 40

References 41

(Part I has not been used, to avoid potential confusion between upper case ‘I’,
lower case ‘l’, and the number ‘1’. Part O has not been used, to avoid potential
confusion between upper case ‘O’, and the number ‘0’.)

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Part A
A1 Issue record
Issue Date Comments
One February 2004 Original document.
Partially supersedes GC/RT5161 Station
Design and Maintenance Requirements.
Partially supersedes GC/RT5201 Lineside
Security. Supersedes GC/RT5164 Design
Requirements for Roofs and Glazing.
Includes strengthened requirements to deter
unauthorised access at stations. Includes
requirements relating to services at stations
from GI/RT7008.

This document will be updated when necessary by distribution of a complete

replacement.

A2 Implementation of
this document
The publication date of this document is 07 February 2004.

This document comes into force on 03 April 2004.

The dates by which compliance with the requirements of this document is to be

achieved are set out in Part B2. Where those dates are later than the date on
which this document comes into force, this is to give Railway Group members
additional time to plan and commence implementation so as to achieve full
compliance by the dates set out in Part B2.

This document supersedes the following Railway Group Standards, either in

whole or in part as indicated:

Railway Issue Title RGS sections Date(s) as of

Group No. superseded by which sections
Standard this document are superseded
GC/RT5161 Two Station Design 5.3, 5.7, 5.9, 03 April 2004
and 6.5, 7, 8, 9, 10
Maintenance (not 10.7), 11,
Requirements 12, 13, 14 (not
14.2 or 14.9)
15, 16
GC/RT5164 One Design All 03 April 2004
Requirements
for Roofs and
Glazing
GC/RT5201 Two Lineside All 03 April 2004
Security requirements
in so far as
they relate to
stations
GI/RT7008 One Pipelines, All 03 April 2004
Buried requirements,
Services and in so far as
Undertrack they relate to
Crossings services within
stations

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The remaining sections of GC/RT5161 are superseded by GI/RT7016, which

also comes into force on 03 April 2004. GC/RT5161 ceases to be in force and is
withdrawn with effect from 02 October 2004.

GC/RT5164 ceases to be in force and is withdrawn from 03 April 2004.

The remaining sections of GC/RT5201 are superseded by GE/RT8063, which

also comes into force on 03 April 2004. GC/RT5201 ceases to be in force and is
withdrawn with effect from 02 October 2004.

GI/RT7008 remains in force; however, the requirements, in so far as they relate

to services within stations, are superseded as from 03 April 2004.

A3 Scope of Railway
Group Standards
The overall scope of Railway Group Standards is set out in Appendix A of
GA/RT6001. The specific scope of this document is set out in Part B2.

A4 Responsibilities
Railway Group Standards are mandatory on all members of the Railway Group*
and apply to all relevant activities that fall into the scope of each Railway Safety
Case. If any of those activities are performed by a contractor, the contractor’s
obligation in respect of Railway Group Standards is determined by the terms of
the contract between the respective parties. Where a contractor is a duty holder
of a Railway Safety Case then Railway Group Standards apply directly to the
activities described in the Safety Case.

* The Railway Group comprises Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, Rail Safety
and Standards Board Limited, and the train and station operators who hold
railway safety cases for operation on or related to infrastructure controlled by
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited.

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is also known as Network Rail.

Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited is also known as RSSB.

A5 Health and safety

responsibilities
Each Railway Group member is reminded of the need to consider its own
responsibilities to ensure health and safety at work and its own duties under
health and safety legislation. RSSB does not warrant that compliance with all or
any documents published by RSSB is sufficient in itself to ensure safe systems
of work or operation or to satisfy such responsibilities or duties.

A6 Technical content
The technical content of this document has been approved by:

Jon Taylor, Principal Track and Structures Engineer, RSSB

Richard Evans, Principal, Operations, RSSB

Enquiries should be directed to RSSB – Telephone: 020 7904 7518, or e-mail

[email protected]

A7 Supply
Controlled and uncontrolled copies of this document may be obtained from the
Industry Safety Liaison Department, Rail Safety and Standards Board,
Evergreen House, 160 Euston Road, London NW1 2DX, or e-mail
[email protected].

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Part B
B1 Purpose
This document mandates requirements for the design and maintenance of
stations to facilitate their safe use.

B2 Application of this
document
B2.1 To whom the requirements apply
This document contains requirements that are applicable to duty holders of the
following categories of Railway Safety Case:

a) infrastructure controller

b) station operator.

At a station contractual arrangements (including a station lease) do not of

themselves relieve the duty holder of his obligation to comply with Railway Group
Standards that are relevant to the duty holder’s licensed activities. This
obligation is established by the duty holder’s licence and his railway Safety Case
which has been submitted and accepted in accordance with the Railways (Safety
Case) Regulations 2000.

Where all the following conditions apply, the obligations on the station operator
in respect of services, set out in Part H, will be discharged by Network Rail:

i) the station is owned by Network Rail

ii) there is a landlord and tenant agreement between Network Rail and the
station operator

iii) the services fall within the scope of the letter of undertaking dated
21 May 2003 from Network Rail (copy attached as Appendix 1).

B2.2 Compliance requirements

The requirements of this document shall be complied with no later than
03 April 2004, except as set out below:

a) compliance with Part K5 (identifying trends and patterns of incidents) is

required no later than 02 October 2004

b) where passenger trains currently pass on the line adjacent to a platform at

speeds greater than 100 mph, compliance with section M2.2 (protection
from aerodynamic effects of passing trains) is required no later than
07 February 2005.

The requirements of this document are mandatory for new stations and for
alterations (as defined in section B3) to existing stations for which Approval in
Principle has been given on or after 03 April 2004.

When Approval in Principle has been given before 03 April 2004, but the station
(or station alteration) has not yet been brought into service, the design shall be
reviewed and, where reasonably practicable, brought into line with the
requirements of this document. Where it is not reasonably practicable to do so,
the situation shall be regularised by means of a non-compliance or derogation
(see section B2.3).

B2.3 General compliance requirements

Until the compliance dates, or the dates by which compliance is achieved if
earlier, the applicable requirements of the predecessor documents shall continue
to be met (see Part A for details).

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After the compliance dates, or after the dates by which compliance is achieved if
earlier, Railway Group members shall not deviate from the requirements set out
in this document.

Where it is considered not reasonably practicable to comply with the

requirements set out in this document, authorisation not to comply shall be
sought in accordance with GA/RT6001, GA/RT6004 or GA/RT6006.

B2.4 Related requirements in other documents

GM/RT1201 and GM/RT1251 set out requirements for escalators.

GO/RT3471 sets out requirements for incident response planning.

GC/RT5033 sets out the requirements for buffer stops at stations. GC/RC5533
sets out recommendations for assessing the risk from train overruns at bay
platforms and terminal stations.

GC/RT5100 sets out the general requirements for the examination, assessment
and evaluation of structures, including platforms and associated structures.

GC/RT5101 sets out the technical approval requirements for changes to the
infrastructure.

GC/RT5110 sets out the design requirements for structures.

GI/RT7015 sets out the requirements for automatic ticket gates at stations.
GI/GN7515 provides guidance on the requirements contained in GI/RT7015.

GI/RT7016 sets out requirements for the design and maintenance of station
platforms for their safe interface with trains.

GI/RT7033 sets out the requirements for the management and specification of
lineside operational signs.

GE/RT8025 sets out the design requirements for the avoidance of direct contact
between persons and live parts of electrification equipment and electrical
equipment on trains.

GE/RT8034 sets out the requirements necessary to ensure that the visibility and
alignment of signals, and signs that perform the function of signals, are not
adversely affected during the life of the signalling equipment.

GE/RT8063 sets out the requirements for lineside security at locations other than
stations.

B3 Definitions
Accident
An unplanned, uncontrolled or unintended event giving rise to death, ill-health,
injury or other loss. For the purpose of this document this is restricted to death
or injury as a result of contact with either trains or railway equipment and
infrastructure.

Alteration [for example, of a platform or other equipment]

For the purpose of this document, the substantial lengthening or rebuilding of all
or part of an existing platform and/or an associated structure, or renewal of
station equipment or platform furniture, which provides a reasonable opportunity
to significantly improve the safety performance of the element subject to
alteration.

Authorised access point

A designated point intended to allow authorised people to gain access to the
railway, usually by means of a lockable gate in the railway boundary fence.

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Automatic ticket gate

Automatic ticket gate (ATG) is a power-operated gate between the paid and
unpaid areas of the station, which opens to permit an authorised station user to
pass through when a valid ticket or gate pass is either inserted into the gate or
scanned by a reader on the gate.

Buried services
Services which are below the ground immediately surrounding the service. This
definition does not include services that are only nominally covered by ballast.
See also ‘Services’ and ‘Services in platforms’.

Cattle-cum-trespass guard
A device provided adjacent to a level crossing designed to deter animals from
straying, and pedestrians from trespassing, onto the railway.

Colour contrasting marking

A marking on a structure which breaks up the surface of the structure, or part of
the structure, so that it can be seen by visually impaired station users.

Coper [or Platform coper]

That part of the platform surface adjacent to the track, when formed of a
separate concrete or masonry slab. Also known as the 'platform coping' or
'coping stone'.

Depth [of a buried service]

For the purpose of this document, depth means the vertical distance from the
underside of a sleeper to the top surface of the buried service (including any
surround or ducting), warning tape or undertrack crossing, or where the service
is more than 1380 mm away from the edge of the nearest running rail, the
vertical distance from the surrounding ground level to the top surface of the
buried service or warning tape. In respect of steel sleepers, the measurement of
depth is from the lowest point of the sleeper.

Double face platform (island platform)

A platform with operational track on both sides.

High voltage
Normally exceeding low voltage (see low voltage).

Incident
An unplanned, uncontrolled or unintended event which under different
circumstances could have resulted in an accident.

Low voltage
For the purpose of this document voltages not exceeding 1000 V rms ac or 1500
V dc between conductors, 600 V rms ac or 900 V dc between conductors and
earth.

Permissible or enhanced permissible speed

The maximum speed published in the Sectional Appendix at which traffic is
allowed to run on a line.

Platform
The structure forming the part of a station that provides access to or from a train.

Platform furniture
Permanent or semi-permanent equipment or apparatus, or seating placed upon
a platform for station users.

Services
The term ‘services’ include all cables (including surrounds or ducting) and pipes
used for the conveyance of electricity, signalling, telecommunications, gas,
water, petrochemicals and effluents.

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Services in platforms
Services which are located below the platform surface. See also ‘Services’.

Single face platform

A platform with operational track on one side only.

Sub-surface station
A station with platforms enclosed or underground as set out in section 3 of the
Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989.

Unauthorised access [to or from a station]

For the purpose of this document, unauthorised access means any access to the
railway by people not authorised to be there.

Vandalism
For the purpose of this document, vandalism means any malicious action with
the potential to result in derailment or collision, for example, placing objects on
the line or damaging safety-critical equipment.

Voided platform
A platform comprising structural elements spanning between discreet supports
and providing a void beneath.

B4 Principles
This document supports the following HM Railway Inspectorate Railway Safety
Principles:

a) Principle 2: ‘The railway should be protected against unwanted intrusion and

unauthorised access’.

b) Principle 10: ‘Stations should provide for the free and safe movement of
people’.

c) Principle 11: ‘Platforms should allow for the safe waiting of people, their
boarding and alighting from trains’.

d) Principle 14: ‘The station and its control arrangements should allow for safe
evacuation in an emergency’.

e) Principle 15: ‘Stations should have fire and fume prevention and control
measures commensurate with the fire risk and evacuation arrangements’.

B5 Introduction
This section (B5) is a descriptive introduction to GI/RT7014. It does not contain
mandatory requirements, but draws attention to two important points.

B5.1 Alterations to stations

It is the intention of this document that alterations to stations contribute to
improving safety. However, this should be achieved without imposing
unreasonable costs on the industry.

Alteration is therefore defined (in section B3) as 'the substantial lengthening or

rebuilding of all or part of an existing platform and/or an associated structure, or
renewal of station equipment or platform furniture, which provides a reasonable
opportunity to significantly improve the safety performance of the element
subject to alteration'.

It is important to understand that the requirements of this document do not apply

simply because an alteration is made to part of a station. The requirements are
only mandatory where the alterations provide a reasonable opportunity for
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B5.2 Geometry of platforms

As noted in section B1, this document (GI/RT7014) sets out requirements for the
design and maintenance of stations to facilitate their safe use. Essentially, the
document deals with providing a safe physical environment for passengers
waiting on platforms for trains.

Requirements for the design and maintenance of station platforms for their safe
interface with trains are set out separately in GI/RT7016. GI/RT7016 therefore
contains requirements for the position of platforms relative to the adjacent track
(both height and offset); the useable length of platforms; and the useable width
of platforms. These issues are dealt with in a separate document because the
infrastructure controller has the principal responsibility for compliance, and
because the UK has a 'specific case' relating to these issues in the High Speed
Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) and is expected to retain a
similar 'specific case' in the Conventional Rail TSI.

The two documents should be read in conjunction with each other.

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Part C Station platforms

C1 Load carrying
capacity of platforms
C1.1 Platforms where vehicular traffic is excluded (crowd loading)
New platforms and alterations to platforms from which vehicular access is
2
excluded shall be designed to carry a live load of 5 kN/m , representing crowd
loading.

C1.2 Platforms where vehicular traffic is permitted or required (vehicular

loading)
If it is proposed to permit access for vehicles and/or if access for emergency
vehicles is required to platforms, the platform shall be capable of carrying the
maximum anticipated loading from such vehicles.

At stations where tractor-hauled station traffic exists, or is likely to be utilised,

new platforms and alterations to platforms shall be designed to carry the
maximum anticipated loading from such vehicles.

C2 Platform and coper

surfaces
C2.1 Materials for platform surfaces
Surfaces of platforms, copers and ramps (where provided), shall be firm, even
and anti-slip and shall not provide tripping hazards. The design of surfacing shall
take into account the expected rainfall and the effects of any substances used
for activities such as cleaning or de-icing.

Surfaces shall be formed from materials that allow the platform to be cleaned of
dirt and debris. Platform edges shall be non-friable.

C2.2 Drainage
Adequate provision and maintenance of drainage for the removal of storm water
and spillage shall be provided for platform surfaces, platform buildings and
canopies to avoid discharge or overflow onto the platform surface.

C2.3 Platform cross fall

For new platforms and alterations to platforms, unless otherwise justified, the
surfacing shall be constructed to provide a fall away from the rear edge of the
platform coper or platform edge if there is no separate platform coper.

If provided, copers for new or altered platforms shall be nominally level from the
platform edge to the rear of the coper.

C2.4 Security of platform copers

Platform copers shall have a suitable restraint to prevent them from moving and
thereby infringing clearances or endangering passengers.

C3 Prevention of
rubbish accumulation
under platforms
For new platforms and alterations to platforms, a suitable barrier (for example, a
mesh screen) shall be provided at the front and rear of voided platforms to
prevent rubbish accumulation under the platform giving rise to a health and/or
fire risk.

At existing voided platforms, the provision of a suitable barrier shall be

considered, particularly where there is evidence of rubbish accumulation to the
extent that it is likely to give rise to a health and/or fire risk.

GI/RT7016 requires provision of a recess beneath the platform edge. Any

screens or other suitable barrier shall not encroach within this space.

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C4 Materials used for

cleaning and de-icing
The effect that cleaning and de-icing materials have on the durability of platform
surfaces shall be considered and only those that do not cause premature
deterioration of the surface and adjacent track shall be used.

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Part D Structures, buildings and platform

furniture
D1 Location of
buildings and structures
on platforms
Buildings and structures, including supports to station roofs, platform canopies
and any associated barriers that protect structures from impact, shall not unduly
restrict the movement of passengers.

New buildings and structures, and alterations to existing buildings and

structures, shall be located to provide the following minimum distances to the
platform edge:

a) 3000 mm where the permissible or enhanced permissible speed on the line

adjacent to the platform exceeds 100 mph (165 km/h)

b) 2500 mm at other platforms.

Particular requirements for the location of platform furniture and isolated

columns supporting lighting, signs and driver only operation (DOO) equipment
are set out in sections D2, D3 and D4.

D2 Location of platform
furniture
Platform furniture shall not unduly restrict the movement of passengers.

New platform furniture, and alterations to existing platform furniture, shall be

located to provide the following minimum distances to the platform edge:

a) 3000 mm where the permissible or enhanced permissible speed on the line

adjacent to the platform exceeds 100 mph (165 km/h)

b) 2500 mm at other platforms.

D3 Location of isolated
columns supporting
lighting, signs and other
equipment
Isolated columns supporting lighting, signs and other equipment shall be
positioned to avoid creating obstructions to the free flow of station users.

Isolated columns for new lighting, signs and other equipment or alterations to
such items shall be located to provide the following minimum distances to the
platform edge:

a) 3000 mm from the platform edge where the permissible or enhanced

permissible speed is greater than 100 mph (160 km/h)

b) 2500 mm at other platforms.

Where particular site constraints prevent this, isolated columns for new lighting,
signs or other equipment or alterations to such items shall be located not less
than 2000 mm from the platform edge.

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D4 Location of driver
only operation
equipment
The position of supports for new driver only operated (DOO) closed circuit
television (CCTV) and other DOO equipment on platforms and alterations to
existing DOO CCTV and other DOO equipment on platforms shall take into
account both:

a) the need to provide adequate clearance between the support and the
platform edge

b) the need for the driver of the train to be able to see the DOO CCTV screen
or other DOO equipment.

If the clearance provided meets the requirement of section D3, no further

justification is required.

If the clearance provided does not meet the requirement of section D3, the
clearance shall be justified and recorded.

In all cases the DOO equipment shall be at least 450 mm clear of the swept
envelope of trains using or passing through the station, and shall be positioned
so as not to restrict the movement of people (see also GE/RT8060).

D5 Provision of colour
contrasting markings on
obstructions
Colour contrasting markings shall be provided on isolated columns or other
obstructions, when new or subject to alteration, where these could interrupt the
movement of visually impaired station users.

Appropriate markings or other protection to vertical glazing and cladding shall be

provided to prevent accidental collision by station users, including visually
impaired people.

D6 Headroom on
platforms
The minimum headroom to new station roofs and platform canopies or
alterations to station roofs and platform canopies, suspended equipment, signs
and lighting shall be 2500 mm for the following distances from the platform edge:

a) 3000 mm where the permissible or enhanced permissible speed on the line

adjacent to the platform exceeds 100 mph (165 km/h)

b) 2000 mm at other platforms.

Beyond these distances, it is permissible to reduce the headroom to 2300 mm.

Appendix 3 contains a diagram illustrating the headroom requirements for new

station roofs and platform canopies and alterations to station roofs and platform
canopies.

GC/RT5212 sets out requirements for defining and maintaining clearances to

trains.

D7 Location of
structures at terminal
stations
D7.1 Location of permanent new structures in relation to terminal tracks
Permanent new structures, including buildings and columns supporting canopies
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stop and 5 m either side of the projected centre line of the track approaching the
buffer stop. This is referred to in sections D3.2 and D3.3 as the ‘overrun risk
zone’.

D7.2 Alterations to existing structures or track layouts

Unless justified by a risk assessment that shows that there is an overall
decrease in risk as a result of an alteration, alterations to an existing structure or
track layout shall not:

a) cause the structure that is outside the overrun risk zone to come within the
overrun risk zone (see section D3.1)

b) cause the structure which is within the overrun risk zone to become closer to
the centre line of the track and/or closer to the face of the buffer stop.

The alteration shall result in the structure that is currently within the overrun risk
zone being located outside the overrun risk zone unless this has been justified
by a risk assessment taking into account the likelihood and consequences of an
overrun.

D7.3 Location of temporary structures at terminal stations

Unless otherwise justified by a documented risk assessment, temporary
structures shall be located outside the overrun risk zone.

D8 Provision for
accidental loading from
derailed trains
Where there is an alteration at a station, either to the track or to the station itself,
that would bring columns within 4.5 m of the nearest rail, the risk from derailed
trains shall be assessed.

Where additional protective measures are required the following shall, as a

minimum, be considered:

a) the provision of a solid platform wall and platform construction to protect the
columns

b) the provision of continuity within the structure supported by the columns to

prevent progressive collapse (for example, by designing the structure to
remain standing with any single column removed).

D9 Particular
requirements for station
roofs and platform
canopies
D9.1 Loading for new station roofs and platform canopies, and station
roofs and platform canopies subject to alteration
In addition to normal design loadings (for example, wind, snow, self weight) the
aerodynamic effects from passing trains shall be considered in the design of new
station roofs and platform canopies, and station roofs and platform canopies
subject to alteration.

On platforms where vehicular access or tractor-hauled station traffic is permitted,

new columns (or columns subject to alterations) supporting station roofs or
platform canopies shall be designed to withstand the collision loading
appropriate to the vehicle type and its velocity, or shall be protected by adequate
and suitable barriers.

D9.2 Assessment of aerodynamic effects of passing trains on existing

station roofs and canopies
Unless otherwise justified, an assessment of the aerodynamic effects from
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out where proposals have been made for passenger trains to pass on the line
adjacent to the platform containing the canopy at a speed greater than 125 mph
(200 km/h), or for freight trains to pass on the line adjacent to the platform
containing the canopy at a speed greater than 90 mph (140 km/h).

D9.3 Access for station roofs and platform canopies

The design of new station roofs and platform canopies shall provide access for
installation, cleaning, inspection and maintenance and future dismantling without
jeopardising the safety of train operations and station users.

In order to achieve this, consideration shall be given to the provision of

permanent walkways, inspection cradles and ladders.

D9.4 Selection of materials for station roofs and platform canopies

(including glazing)
When selecting materials for roofs (including glazing), the following shall be
considered:

a) the effects of fire, including both damage to the materials and, where
appropriate, the use of the roof or glazing as fire separation (see also Part J)

b) the effects of explosion

c) the effects of ultra-violet light

d) thermal effects of expansion and differential temperature gradients

e) the effect of materials used for cleaning and removal of graffiti.

D9.5 Resistance to accidental or wilful damage to station roofs, platform

canopies (including glazing and cladding)
The design of new station roofs or platform canopies or alterations to existing
station roofs or platform canopies shall take into account the risks to train
operations and station users caused by accidental or wilful damage to any
glazing, cladding or other roofing system and/or its supports.

Accidental and wilful damage from vandals, falling objects, road and rail vehicles
shall be considered.

D10 Vertical glazing

and cladding
Where vehicles, trolleys and other equipment have access adjacent to vertical
cladding and glazing, barriers shall be provided to prevent collision.

D11 Securing of
platform furniture and
lightweight structures
Platform furniture and other lightweight structures shall be fixed to the platform or
otherwise secured to prevent accidental or malicious movement.

D12 Provision for

storage of self-help
trolleys
Where passenger self-help trolleys are in use, appropriate measures shall be in
place to reduce the risk of them falling onto the track (including the provision of
safe storage areas and automatic braking devices).

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D13 Electrical
clearances
For stations where 25 kV overhead electrification exists or is proposed, the
electrical clearances between the overhead line equipment and platform
canopies and station footbridges are set out in GE/RT8025. For electrical
clearances to other overhead electrification systems, specialist advice shall be
sought.

D14 Maintaining signal

visibility
GE/RT8034 sets out the requirements for ensuring that the visibility and
alignment of signals and signs that perform the function of signals are not
adversely affected during the lifetime of the equipment.

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Part E Access and egress

E1 Design of entrances
and exits
Access to and from platforms shall be direct, obvious and provide for access by
wheelchair users and other people with impaired mobility.

New entrances and exits and alterations to entrances and exits to station
platforms, escalators, lifts, passenger conveyors, ramps and stairways shall be
positioned to provide unobstructed access and to avoid local congestion.

Where site circumstances permit, escalators, lifts, passenger conveyors, ramps

and stairways shall be orientated so that access to and from them is parallel to
the platform edge.

Where site circumstances prevent this, suitable barriers shall be provided to

prevent persons or objects having direct access to the platform edge.

E2 Emergency
evacuation
At new stations, the design shall take account of the needs for safe evacuation in
the event of fire at the station or on a train stopped at a platform that forms part
of the station.

At existing stations and stations subject to alteration, the station operator’s

emergency evacuation plan shall take into account the access and egress
facilities provided from stations.

At new stations, the provision of access and egress facilities shall be designed to
cater for the anticipated maximum number of people using the station and
developed in co-ordination with the station operator’s evacuation plan.

The needs of disabled people shall be considered in the design of emergency

evacuation arrangements.

E3 Vehicular access
E3.1 Platforms where vehicular traffic is permitted or required
If access for vehicles is permitted and/or if access for emergency vehicles is
required, adequate clearances for such vehicles shall be provided. Where
vehicles are restricted to certain areas or routes, the limits of such areas or
routes shall be clearly marked on the surface of the route on which they are
permitted to travel.

E3.2 Prevention of unauthorised vehicular access

If the platform is not designed to permit vehicular access, barriers shall be
provided to prevent such access where necessary, without causing undue
obstruction to passenger movement.

E3.3 Segregation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic

Consideration shall be given to the segregation of vehicle and pedestrian
movements at stations (for example, on platforms and bridges) where these
movements pose a risk to safety.

E4 Sub-surface stations
E4.1 Number, width and location of exits from platforms
For all sub-surface stations, the number, width and location of exits from the
platform shall be such that the maximum design passenger capacity of a fully
occupied train, and any passengers occupying the platform when the train
arrives, can be evacuated from the platform in an emergency within the time
period specified by the relevant Fire Authority.

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For all sub-surface stations, each platform shall have a minimum of two exits for
use in an emergency.

E4.2 Calculation of emergency exit capacity

In calculating the time period to evacuate a platform in an emergency, one exit
shall be assumed to be closed.

At all sub-surface stations, escalators providing access to, or egress from,

platforms shall be considered as fixed staircases for calculation of emergency
exit capacity, with one escalator not available.

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Part F Lighting
F1 Provision of lighting
All platforms, including subways, footbridges and the accesses to, and egresses
from, the platform shall be provided with lighting to enable safe use by
passengers and staff in the hours of darkness or low light conditions.

Suitable platform lighting for emergency and escape shall be provided at all
sub-surface stations.

F2 Requirements for
station lighting
Requirements for location of isolated columns for new lighting or alterations to
lighting, and the headroom to suspended lighing, are set out in Part D.

General requirements for station lighting are set out in GI/RT7010.

Particular requirements for lighting for driver only operated stations are set out in
GE/RT8060.

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Part G Platform signs and markings

G1 General
requirements for signs
Requirements for the specification and positioning of operational safety signs are
set out in GI/RT7033.

The requirements for warning notices for electrified lines are set out in
GM/RT1041.

Requirements for location of isolated columns for new signs or alterations to

signs, and the headroom to suspended signs, are set out in Part D.

G2 Passenger
information signs
At all stations, passenger information signs shall be provided to clearly indicate:

a) access to, and egress from, platforms

b) station name and, where appropriate, the unique platform identity

c) emergency escape routes

d) emergency telephones and help points where provided

e) disabled facilities, where provided

f) routing of passengers via a subway or footbridge and routing of disabled

passengers where this is different

g) the parts of the station out of bounds to members of the public.

Sufficient illumination shall be provided for these signs to be visible in the hours
of darkness or low light conditions when the station is open to station users (see
also Part F).

G3 Passenger and staff

warning signs
At all stations, passenger and staff warning signs shall be provided at:

a) locations with high voltage electrical equipment

b) the top of platform ramps or redundant platforms barred to unauthorised

persons

c) other access points where there is a risk of injury from unauthorised entry.

Consideration shall be given to the provision of appropriate warning signs where

wide gaps and stepping distances between train and platform edge are
unavoidable

Section M sets out particular requirements for signage to warn passengers about
the aerodynamic effects of trains passing at speeds exceeding 100 mph.

G4 Signs for vehicular

traffic at stations
In all cases where vehicular access is permitted onto a platform, signs clearly
visible to vehicle drivers shall be provided to show any vehicle or axle weight
limits and vehicle height limits which apply.

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G5 Signs for stopping

position of trains
Signs shall be provided at all through platforms where there are variations in
train length to indicate to drivers of passenger trains the authorised stopping
position of the front of all trains that regularly stop at the platform.

G6 Marking platforms
edges
Platform edges shall be clearly identified by visible marking and provision of a
tactile surface. Such marking shall not be provided to the edge of platform
ramps except where ramps are used for access under normal operating
conditions. The SRA code of practice ‘Train and Station Services for Disabled
Passengers’ sets out requirements for the tactile surface.

Section M sets out particular requirements for yellow lines on platforms to warn
passengers about the aerodynamic effects of trains passing at speeds
exceeding 100 mph.

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Part H Services
H1 Location of new
buried services
H1.1 Depth of new buried services clear of the track
Every service shall be placed at such a depth as to avoid any damage or danger
which may come about by any reasonably expected use or disturbance of the
ground above the service.

The minimum depth for the following buried services shall be:

a) gas 600 mm

b) water 750 mm

c) electricity 450 mm.

H1.2 Location of new buried services in the vicinity of the track

No buried service shall be installed closer than 1380 mm to the edge of the
nearest running rail (measured horizontally) unless its minimum depth is 900 mm
below the underside of the sleepers at the point considered.

All buried services under the track and closer than 1380 mm to the edge of the
nearest running rail (measured horizontally) shall be designed to be adequate to
carry the imposed loading from the track. The design of temporary works
provided for the installation of such services shall afford adequate support to the
tracks.

H1.3 Common excavation for services

Where a common excavation is provided for more than one type of service, (for
example, gas pipes and high voltage electric cables), either a minimum
clearance between the different buried service types of 300 mm shall be
maintained or the different buried service types shall be installed in either
separate ducts or separate chambers of multi-chamber ducting.

H1.4 Relationship to existing buried services

The placement of new buried services shall take account of the locations of
existing buried services, in particular the potential for electromagnetic
interference. The requirements for electromagnetic compatibility are set out in
GE/RT8015.

H1.5 Access manholes, thrust and reception pits

The following items shall be considered when determining the location of access
manholes, thrust and reception pits:

a) access during construction and installation of the services

b) access for inspection and maintenance after completion.

The covers for access manholes, thrust and reception pits shall be designed to
prevent unauthorised operation and to provide safe access for legitimate
operation.

H2 Protection of new
buried services
H2.1 Marking the route of buried services
Buried services shall be marked at appropriate regular intervals along the line of
the service route and at any changes of the line of the route. The marker plates
used for this purpose shall, as a minimum, describe the type of service, the
position and depth of the service.

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H2.3 Incorporation of warning measures

As far as practicable all buried services shall be laid incorporating warning
measures to ensure that any person excavating the ground above any service
receives warning of its presence. It is permitted to use protective tiles, warning
tape, cable markers or other devices, as appropriate, but in the absence of any
other marking on non-metallic services, a warning tape containing a metallic core
shall be installed at least 150 mm above the service.

The colour coding for buried service, pipes and marker/warning tapes is set out
in legislation. Existing services do not necessarily conform to current legislation
in respect of colour coding.

Where required by relevant national or international standards, cables shall be

indelibly marked with their rated voltage.

H2.4 Protection of cables (high and low voltage)

Buried high and low voltage cables shall be protected by an electrically
continuous metallic screen, such as steel wire armour or concentric neutral
connected to earth. Joints and terminations shall be protected by recognised
mechanical means, such as sleeving, boxing or over sheathing.

The protection shall be placed to ensure that any tool or device likely to be used
in the vicinity shall make contact with the protective screen before it can make
contact with the conductor.

It is permissible to exempt low voltage dc cables, signalling equipment cables

and cables for communication services from the requirement to be protected by
an electrically continuous metallic screen so long as, when buried, the cables
are mechanically protected by means such as ducting. This means of protection
shall be in addition to any cable insulation or sheathing.

H2.5 Protection of services other than cables (high and low voltage)
No special protection is normally required for these services. However,
consideration shall be given to the risks involved and additional mechanical
protection provided (for example, ducting, steel pipe, concrete troughing, plastic
pipe) where particularly heavy loading conditions exist.

H3 Particular
requirements for
services in platforms
H3.1 Location of new services in platforms
Service routes in station platforms shall be located so that they do not present a
hazard to station users.

New service routes (including associated chambers) in station platforms shall be

located at a distance sufficiently far back from the platform edge to permit safe
access whilst trains are running.

All new services within solid fill platforms shall either be ducted or treated as
buried services. In the latter case, the requirements of section H1 shall be
applied, but with the depth of the services measured from the platform surface.

All new service routes within voided platforms shall either be ducted or placed
beneath the platform slab.

If ducted, different service types shall be installed in either separate ducts or

separate chambers of multi-chamber ducting.

The placement of services shall take account of the locations of existing

services, in particular the potential for electromagnetic interference. The
requirements for electromagnetic compatibility are set out in GE/RT8015.

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H3.2 Protection of services in platforms

Where appropriate, the requirements of section H2 shall be applied to services
in platforms.

H3.3 Covers to service accesses in platforms

Covers to service accesses (for example, manholes, service chambers, cable
pits, ducts) shall:

a) be capable of withstanding an imposed loading commensurate with platform

usage and platform design loading set out in section C1

b) meet the requirements for materials for platform surfaces set out in
section C2.1

c) be secured against unauthorised lifting or removal

d) provide safe access for legitimate operation

e) be designed to avoid being lifted by the aerodynamic effects of passing

trains.

Where services to trains are provided at the edge of platforms, they shall be
protected when not in use by a movable cover that meets the requirements of
this section.

H4 Requirements for
other service routes
Service routes in stations shall be located so that they do not present a hazard to
station users.

New service routes (for example, in canopies) shall be located at a distance

sufficiently far back from the platform edge to permit safe access whilst trains are
running.

H5 Requirements for all

services
H5.1 Inspection and maintenance of services
A plan shall be prepared and implemented that takes account of the necessary
inspection, maintenance and decommissioning arrangements for services to
ensure the protection of the operational railway and continuity of the service.
The plan shall include any requirements for monitoring and subsequent repairs
necessary to ensure the continued safe operation of the railway.

H5.2 Abandonment of services

Where there is a proposal to abandon a service it shall be removed unless
justified by the particular site constraints. Where a service is not removed, this
shall be recorded.

H5.3 Change of use for a new service

Endeavours shall be made to ensure that no change of use of a service within
the scope of this document is undertaken without prior agreement between the
relevant Railway Group member and the service provider.

H5.4 Records of services

Records (including plans if necessary) shall be kept for all known services.
Records shall include details, where these are known, of the position and depth
below surface level (where relevant) and the number, construction, and
configuration of ducts. As additional information becomes available, it shall be
added to the records to update them.

Records shall also include the user and/or owner of the service and a point of
contact.

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Copies of records shall be made available to people who can show reasonable
cause for requiring the information contained in the records.

Arrangements shall be in place to provide identification of positions of known

services to assist in dealing with emergencies.

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Part J Fire precautions

J1 Fire safety of
materials
The requirements for fire safety of materials that are used in the construction of
stations, associated structures, lighting and platform furniture are set out in
GE/RT8005. GE/RC8505 sets out recommendations for the fire safety of such
materials and also identifies where compliance with such recommendations is
required by the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations
1989.

J2 Referral to fire
authority
The Fire Precautions Act 1971 sets out the requirements for the referral of new
stations or stations subject to alteration to the relevant Fire Authority.

Additional requirements are set out in Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations

1997 as amended 1999. At the time of publication of this document, these
Regulations were subject to review.

J3 Fire protection
arrangements
The fire protection arrangements for a platform area shall be compatible with the
arrangements for the whole station and shall include consideration of
requirements for the following:

a) evacuation procedures (including communication requirements associated

with the evacuation)

b) escape routes

c) emergency lighting

d) smoke detectors

e) fire alarm system(s)

f) fire extinguishers.

J4 Sub-surface stations
The Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 set out a
number of requirements for sub-surface stations.

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Part K Managing the risk from unauthorised

access and vandalism
There are particular compliance requirements associated with this part of the
standard. These are set out in section B2.2.

K1 Requirement for risk

assessment
The station operator shall carry out a risk assessment to identify the need for
measures to reduce risk arising from unauthorised access and vandalism (as
defined in section B3) after any of the following:

a) an incident of unauthorised access results in an accident (as defined in

section B3)

b) an act of vandalism

c) a trend in incidents of unauthorised access is identified.

K2 Content of the risk

assessment
K2.1 Likelihood of unauthorised access or vandalism
In assessing the likelihood of recurrence of unauthorised access or vandalism,
the risk assessment shall take into account the following:

a) the number, frequency and details of recorded incidents (see section K5)

b) the land use adjacent to the station (for example, school, playing field,
shopping centre or other facility where large numbers of people are likely to
gather)

c) the number of platforms and the ease with which passengers can change or
access platforms

d) incentives for unauthorised access or vandalism

e) any other relevant factors.

K2.2 Consequences of unauthorised access or vandalism

In assessing the potential consequences of recurrence of unauthorised access
or vandalism, the risk assessment shall take into account the following:

a) the consequences of previously recorded incidents (see section K5)

b) the characteristics of the operational railway at the station (for example, the
track layout, presence of electrification equipment, proximity to a tunnel
entrance or exit)

c) the speed and frequency of trains using or passing through the station and
the presence or absence of obstacle deflectors on trains

d) the presence and vulnerability of particular safety critical equipment

e) the more severe consequences that could result from vandalism.

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K3 Action following a
risk assessment
Following a risk assessment, carried out in accordance with section K1, the
station operator shall have procedures in place to:

a) determine whether the existing measures to deter unauthorised access or

vandalism are adequate

b) if the measures are not adequate, determine the course of action and the
timescales required for repairing, maintaining or changing the measures to
deter unauthorised access or vandalism so that they are adequate

c) determine the frequency of any required inspections of measures to deter

unauthorised access or vandalism

d) carry out any course of action that has been determined

e) check that the course of action has been carried out to the required
standard and within the specified timescale.

Appendix 2 sets out a non-exhaustive list of measures for consideration in order

to reduce risk from incidents of unauthorised access and vandalism.

K4 Recording results of
risk assessment
The station operator shall keep records of any risk assessment carried out in
accordance with section K1. Such records shall include, as a minimum:

a) the existing measures reviewed

b) any additional measures considered

c) any measures repaired, maintained or changed

d) any measures rejected

e) a justification for the action taken.

K5 Identifying trends
and patterns of incidents
The station operator shall have a procedure in place to identify trends and
patterns of incidents of unauthorised access and vandalism.

The procedure shall include a requirement to record the following, if known, for
each incident:

a) the station and point of unauthorised access

b) in the case of vandalism, the location where the vandalism took place

c) the time and date of the incident

d) the demographic profile of the person committing the act of unauthorised

access or vandalism

e) the reason for the unauthorised access (short cut, vandalism)

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K6 Incidents of
unauthorised access not
requiring a risk
assessment
K6.1 Reviewing the adequacy of existing measures
Where incidents of unauthorised access occur, but do not require a risk
assessment in accordance with section K1, the station operator shall review the
adequacy of existing measures to deter such incidents.

The review shall take into account, where appropriate:

a) the recorded data associated with the incident (see section K5)

b) related safety intelligence (for example, from the initiatives taken in

accordance with section K7).

Where the measures are found to be inadequate, the station operator shall take
action to repair, maintain, improve or change the measures in place to ensure
that risk arising from unauthorised access is adequately controlled.

K7 Increasing
awareness of risk from
unauthorised access and
vandalism
Station operators shall take action to increase the awareness of the public of the
risk from unauthorised access and vandalism.

Where appropriate, these actions shall take into account comparable action
required by GE/RT8063.

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Part L Design for deterring unauthorised

access at a station
L1 Design for deterring
unauthorised access
The need to deter unauthorised access shall be taken into account in the design
of stations (for example, in the design of fencing and openings, the design of
lighting, location of buildings, station roofs, canopies and other structures).

L2 Particular
requirements for design
L2.1 Deterrence of unauthorised access onto platforms
Fencing shall be provided and maintained at the rear of single face platforms to
deter unauthorised access and to protect people from falling off the rear of the
platform, except where:

a) there is authorised access

b) the platform is in a cutting, there is no drop at the rear of the platform and
there is adequate boundary fencing.

L2.2 Deterrence of unauthorised access under platforms

Where unauthorised access is likely at the back of voided platforms, fencing
shall be extended to ground level, or other means provided to deter such access
(for example, a mesh screen).

L2.3 Design of fencing to withstand surge loading

Where there is a likelihood of crowd loading, fencing shall be designed to
withstand appropriate lateral surge loading.

L2.4 Openings in platform fencing

Apart from authorised access points, the openings in platform fencing shall be
small enough to prevent children being able to climb through the fence and to
minimise the likelihood of parts of their bodies from becoming easily trapped in
the openings.

Unless otherwise justified, the openings in fencing to the rear of single face
platforms shall not permit the passage of a 100 mm diameter sphere.

L2.5 Design of platform ends at new stations

L2.5.1 Provision of ramps
Ramps at the end of new station platforms shall not be provided unless their
presence is justified, for example because the ramp is used:

a) by train crew or station staff

b) as an access point for people authorised to work on or near the line

c) as part of the emergency evacuation procedures for the station.

L2.5.2 Barriers to deter unauthorised access

Barriers to deter unauthorised access, together with appropriate warning signs,
shall be provided at the end of new station platforms. The design of the barriers
shall take into account:

a) clearances to passing trains (making allowance for open doors on slam-door

rolling stock)

b) the need for access to and from platforms by station staff, train crews and
infrastructure maintenance staff (for example, by means of a gate)

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d) if a gate is provided, the means of securing the gate

e) compatibility with station evacuation plans

f) the height, robustness and limitations on openings required to make the

barrier effective.

Where a new station platform is provided with a ramp, the barrier and warning
sign shall be located immediately before the start of the ramp.

L2.5.3 Dimension of ramps to platform ends when provided

Where ramps to new platforms are justified they shall not be steeper than 1 in 8
or flatter than 1 in 12. Such ramps shall be the same width as the platform
unless the particular site circumstances prevent this.

If physical constraints prevent a full width ramp being provided at new platforms,
the maximum ramp width achievable shall be provided. In addition, where
applicable, fencing shall be provided.

If a new platform or extension of an existing platform intercepts a lineside

walking route, arrangements at the ramp shall be made to maintain a safe
thoroughfare.

L2.6 Design of platform ends at existing stations

The requirements of section L2.5 shall be applied when alterations (as defined in
section B3) to existing platforms are being carried out.

Appendix 2 recommends consideration to be given to provision of barriers at

platform ends and, where appropriate, removal of platform ramps as a measure
to reduce the likelihood of incidents of unauthorised access or vandalism
originating at a station

L2.7 Platforms located on a bridge

Where single face platforms are on bridges and the rear of the platform is close
to the edge of the bridge, a bridge parapet or fence whose inner face is smooth
and without handholds or footholds shall be provided and maintained for the
length of the platform and any platform ramp on the bridge.

L2.8 Platforms located above an overhead electrified railway

In addition to the requirements of section L2.7, fences or parapets to platforms
over a railway electrified by the overhead system shall be imperforate, of a
minimum height of 1500 mm and extend a minimum 3000 mm beyond any
uninsulated electrical equipment. They shall also be bonded to the general
mass of the earth to counter induction currents (see also GE/RT8025).

L2.9 Ramps at platform ends adjacent to level crossings

Unless the ramp provides an authorised means of public access to the platform,
platform ramps close to a level crossing shall be provided with appropriate
measures (for example, cattle-cum-trespass guards) to deter unauthorised
access to the track side of the level crossing barriers.

GI/RT7011 and GI/RT7012 set out additional requirements for level crossings.

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Part M Protection from aerodynamic effects

of passing trains
M1 Aerodynamic effects
of passenger trains
passing at speeds
greater than 125 mph
At station platforms where the permissible or enhanced permissible speed on the
adjacent line is greater than 125 mph, the station operator shall prevent people
from gaining access to the parts of the platform exposed to the aerodynamic
effects of trains passing at speeds exceeding 125 mph.

M2 Aerodynamic effects
of passenger trains
passing at speeds
greater than 100 mph but
not exceeding 125 mph
M2.1 New station platforms
At new station platforms, where the permissible or enhanced permissible speed
on the adjacent line is greater than 100 mph, a yellow line shall be provided on
the platform, together with warning signs. The yellow line shall be positioned so
that people standing immediately behind the line are at least 1500 mm away
from the platform edge.

M2.2 Existing station platforms or station platforms subject to alteration

At existing station platforms and station platforms subject to alteration, where
passenger trains pass or are proposed to pass on the line adjacent to a platform
at speeds greater than 100 mph, warning signs shall be provided together with a
yellow line, in accordance with section M2.1, unless the position of the yellow
line is likely to lead to overcrowding.

Where the position of the yellow line in accordance with section M2.1 is likely to
lead to overcrowding, the station operator shall take action to mitigate the risk
from the aerodynamic effects of passing trains to lightweight objects and
vulnerable passengers on the station platform (for example, pushchairs, the
elderly or frail).

The action shall be determined on the basis of a risk assessment, as set out in
section M4.

There are particular compliance requirements set out in section B2.2 where
passenger trains currently pass on the line adjacent to a platform at speeds
greater than 100 mph.

M2.3 Increasing the speed of trains above 100 mph

Where it is proposed to increase the speed of trains passing on the line adjacent
to the platform to a speed greater than 100 mph, the infrastructure controller
shall notify the station operator to enable the action required by section M2.2 to
be carried out.

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M3 Aerodynamic effects
of freight trains passing
at speeds greater than 60
mph
M3.1 Reducing the risk from the aerodynamic effects of freight trains
passing at speeds greater than 60 mph
At station platforms where freight trains (including container traffic but excluding
those trains with the same aerodynamic profile as passenger trains, such as mail
trains) pass, or are proposed to pass, on the adjacent line at speeds greater
than 60 mph, the station operator shall take action to reduce the risk from the
aerodynamic effects of passing trains to lightweight objects and vulnerable
passengers on station platforms (for example, pushchairs, the elderly or frail).

The action shall be determined on the basis of a risk assessment, as set out in
section M4.

M3.2 Introducing new freight train services

Where it is proposed to introduce new freight train services, which would pass
through a station at speeds greater than 60 mph and could therefore expose
station users to harmful aerodynamic effects, the infrastructure controller shall
notify the station operator to enable the action required by section M3.1 to be
carried out.

M4 Risk assessment to
determine actions
M4.1 Risk assessment to determine actions
The action required when the conditions set out in section M2.2 or section M3
exist, shall be determined on the basis of a risk assessment that takes into
account:

a) the anticipated number of lightweight objects and vulnerable station users at

risk

b) the speed, type and frequency of trains passing

c) the possible freight vehicle configuration and their loads (particularly

container vehicles where some are carrying containers and some are not)

d) the layout of station structures on the platform

e) the level of exposure of the platform to cross-winds

f) the level of station staffing

g) any recorded incidents or accidents at the station caused by the

aerodynamic effects of passing trains.

Where both passenger trains at speeds greater than 100 mph and freight trains
at speeds greater than 60 mph pass, it is permissible for the risk assessment
and subsequent actions to be considered together.

M4.2 Mitigation measures to be considered

When determining appropriate action, consideration shall be given to the
following mitigation measures:

a) the provision of warning signs and platform markings

b) the provision of marked safe areas for the use of waiting passengers

c) poster campaigns to alert people to the dangers from the slipstream effects
of passing trains, particularly to unrestrained pushchairs

d) announcements warning people of the risk (in addition to those required by

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e) staff attendance

f) the agreement of the train operator to minimise the aerodynamic effects of

the train (for example, for container trains, by using continuously loaded
trains with all unloaded container vehicles at the end of the train, or by using
empty containers to fill any gaps between loaded containers)

g) the agreement of the train operator to reduce the speed of trains.

GE/RT8000 sets out requirements for managing the safety of passengers and
station equipment on platforms.

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Part N Provision for disabled passengers

N1 Provision for
disabled passengers
The provision of facilities to cater for the requirements of disabled passengers
shall be taken into account at an early stage of the design of a new station or the
alteration of a station.

The Strategic Rail Authority has published a code of practice ‘Train and Station
Services for Disabled Passengers’. This code of practice states that ‘all licensed
passenger train operators and station operators are required as a condition of
their licence to have due regard to this code of practice when providing facilities
or services for passengers with disabilities’.

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Part P Design for passenger security

P1 Design for
passenger security
The security of passengers on platforms from personal attack shall be taken into
account in the design of stations (for example, in the design of the lighting, the
location of buildings, canopies and other structures).

Further information on designing for passenger security can be obtained from

the Department for Transport guidelines for ‘Personal Security on Public
Transport'

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Appendix 1
Letter of Undertaking from Network Rail

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Appendix 2 Possible measures to reduce

recurrence of unauthorised access and
vandalism at stations
(This appendix is non-mandatory)

The following is a non-exhaustive list of measures to be considered to reduce

unauthorised access and/or vandalism at stations:

A2.1 Measures to deter unauthorised access and vandalism

a) improvement of station boundary security arrangements

b) more frequent inspection of security measures

c) provision or improvement of CCTV equipment, or improved usage of

existing functionality

d) provision of barriers at platform ends and, where appropriate, removal of

platform ramps

e) provision of increased lighting at platform ends (taking into account any

possible interference with train control equipment)

f) provision of new or additional warning signs

g) use of markings, such as cross-hatching, at the top of platform end ramps to

indicate unauthorised areas

h) provision of additional station staff and/or provision of improved staff

training, possibly in conjunction with other involved parties

i) liaison with British Transport Police.

A2.2 Measures to remove incentives for unauthorised access and

vandalism
a) improving accessibility to platforms within the station

b) removing or reducing other incentives for unauthorised access or vandalism

c) liaison with Youth Offending Teams and other community care agencies
such as truancy teams.

In determining the measures to reduce unauthorised access and vandalism, any

adverse effect that the measures could have on the access provisions for
disabled people should be taken into account.

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Appendix 3 Diagram illustrating

requirements for headroom at station
platforms
(This appendix is non-mandatory)

Required clearance to kinematic envelope

(see GC/RT5212)

2500 mm 2300 mm

x = 3000 mm where speed > 100 mph, or

2000 mm elsewhere

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References
Railway Group Standards and other Railway Group Documents
GA/RT6001 Railway Group Standards Change Procedures
GA/RT6004 Temporary Non-Compliance with Railway Group Standards
GA/RT6006 Derogations from Railway Group Standards
GC/GN5533 Assessment of Risks from Train Overruns at Terminal or Bay Platforms
GC/RT5033 Terminal Tracks - Managing the Risk
GC/RT5100 Safe Management of Structures
GC/RT5101 Technical Approval Requirements for Changes to the Infrastructure
GC/RT5110 Design Requirements for Structures
GC/RT5112 Loading Requirements for the Design of Bridges
GC/RT5212 Requirements for Defining and Maintaining Clearances
GE/RC8505 Recommendations for the Fire Safety of Materials at Operational Premises
GE/RT8000 Rule Book
GE/RT8005 Fire Safety of Materials at Operational Premises
GE/RT8015 Electromagnetic Compatibility between Railway Infrastructure and Trains
GE/RT8025 Electrical Protective Provisions for Electrified Lines
GE/RT8034 Maintenance of Signal Visibility
GE/RT8060 Technical Requirements for Despatch of Trains from Platforms
GE/RT8063 Lineside Security
GI/GN7515 Guidance on Automatic Ticket Gates at Stations
GI/RT7002 Acceptance of Systems, Equipment and Materials for Use on Railtrack
Controlled Infrastructure
GI/RT7008 Pipelines, Buried Services and Undertrack Crossings
GI/RT7010 Lighting of Railway Premises
GI/RT7011 Provision, Risk Assessment and Review of Level Crossings
GI/RT7012 Requirements for Level Crossings (currently in draft)
GI/RT7015 Automatic Ticket Gates at Station
GI/RT7016 Interface Between Station Platforms, Track and Trains
GI/RT7033 Lineside Operational Safety Signs
GM/RT1041 Warning Signs and Notices for Electrified Lines
GM/RT1201 Escalators and Passenger Conveyors on Railway Stations
GM/RT1251 Escalators and Passenger Conveyors – Registration and Periodic Examination
Details and Records
GO/RT3471 Incident Response Planning

The Catalogue of Railway Group Standards and the Railway Group Standards
CD-ROM give the current issue number and status of documents published by
RSSB.

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Other References
Department for Transport guidelines for ‘Personal Security on Public Transport'
Fire Precautions Act 1971
Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989
Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 as amended 1999
(At the time of publication of this document, fire legislation was subject to
review)
HMRI Railway Safety Principles and Guidance
Code of Practice ‘Meeting the Needs of Disabled Passengers’ published by the
Office of the Rail Regulator
Strategic Rail Authority code of practice ‘Trains and Station Services for
Disabled Passengers (February 2002)

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