Abstract
This paper shows some of the passenger difficulties when boarding trains. Overview of platform heights is discussed in accordance with international railway regulation. An overview of platform heights at Serbian railway lines and floor heights of passenger coaches, diesel units and electric multiple units for suburban and regional railway transport are shown. This paper is focused on the differences between procurement policy, regarding doorway compatibility with platforms, of diesel and electric multiple units for Serbian Railways and consequences of these acquisitions.
Highlights
Over the years different types of rolling stock have been introduced and platforms constructed to different heights
Serbian Railways mostly purchased single floor (Y and Z) passenger coaches with 1255 mm floor height above the running surface which is in concordance with UIC regulations for wheel diameters of 920 mm
Based upon analysis of rolling stock and platforms on network ŽS internal Commission for Platforms decided that new Electric multiple unit (EMU)/diesel multiple units (DMU) should allow easy boarding and alighting of trains for passengers over the first step:
Summary
Over the years different types of rolling stock have been introduced and platforms constructed to different heights. The following categories of PRM include: wheelchair users, people with limb impairment, people with ambulant difficulties, people with children, people with heavy or bulky luggage, elderly people, pregnant women, visually impaired or blind people, hearing impaired or deaf people, communication impaired persons and people of small structure. This means that the stepping distance between platform edge and train coaches can vary at some stations around the network. When purchasing new vehicles it is necessary to clearly define where the new vehicles will operate, and perform synchronization between the platform and the vehicle
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