railway platform
1Railway platform — A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms,… …
2Railway platform height — The height of a railway platform varies between railway systems. The height can be expressed as two measurements Train Platform Height and Train Floor Height , both from the top of the rail. There are a very wide number of standards for platform… …
3Railway station layout — A railway station is a place where trains make scheduled stops. Stations usually have one or more platforms constructed alongside a line of railway. However, railway stations come in many different configurations influenced by such factors as the …
4Platform — The word platform is used in several different contexts, usually referring to some kind of standing surface used to support things, give them stability, or visibility:* Railway platform, an area at a train station to alight from/embark on trains… …
5Platform (film) — Infobox Film name = Platform image size = caption = director = Jia Zhangke producer = writer = Jia Zhangke narrator = starring = Wang Hongwei Zhao Tao Liang Jingdong music = Yoshihiro Hanno cinematography = Yu Lik wai editing = Kong Jinglei… …
6platform ticket — /ˈplætfɔm tɪkət/ (say platfawm tikuht) noun a ticket allowing the purchaser to go beyond the barrier on to a railway platform …
7Platform screen doors — and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors later added to the system rather than installed with the… …
8platform — plat‧form [ˈplætfɔːm ǁ fɔːrm] noun [countable] 1. the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train 2. a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes 3. a tall structure built so that people can work around the …
9Railway electrification in Great Britain — describes the past and present electrification systems used to supply traction current to railways and tramways in Great Britain with a chronological record of development, a list of lines using each system, and a history and a technical… …
10Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… …
