VRIOGS 002.1 Railway Station Design Standard and Guidelines

VRIOGS 002.1 Revision A 7SECTION 3.0 SCOPE AND GENERAL3.1 SCOPEThis Standard specifies the accepted criteria that shall be employed when designingnew or executing upgrades or refurbishments to all passenger railway stations and theassociated intermodal connections both on the Regional and the Metropolitan railwaynetworks in the State of Victoria. This Standard consists of four parts:i. Part A – Design Guidelines and Engineering RequirementsPart A describes the design guidelines and the functional and engineeringrequirements that need to be determined when designing elements within a railwaystation.ii. Part B –DDA Design and Engineering SpecificationsPart B focuses on the DDA design and engineering requirements for the provisionand integration of each component of station infrastructure.iii. Part C – Platform Engineering SpecificationsPart C focuses on the platform engineering requirements.iv. Part D – Style RequirementsPart D describes the style requirements for the operational and passenger areaswithin a station.Each part of this standard is aimed to highlight the different types of requirements andconsiderations for the different elements of a station and its associated intermodalconnections. This standard must be read in entirety in order to provide an overall viewof the station design and the dependencies between elements.3.2 PURPOSEThe purpose of this Standard is to ensure that all future station design is compatible withthe network configuration and that the station environment is designed to be asaccessible, safe and enjoyable so far as practicable for passengers and staff. It seeks toguide a designer by defining key functional aspects of railway stations, but does notendeavour to specify the detailed operations at a particular station nor does it seek toprescribe the architectural detail of the station.The guiding principles behind this document are to:a) Improve the station experience for passengers and staff by providing highquality amenities, public information display and installations;b) Improve safety and security;c) Improve quality and longevity of finishes used within the stationenvironment;d) Provide a railway station and surroundings that are accessible to everyone.e) Improve maintainability and reliability of finishes, fittings, and systems atrailway stations;f) Improve sustainability standards across the rail network through theintegration of sustainable principles and technologies with station design.NOTE: This document is controlled only when viewed on the DOT Engineering Standards website. Any othercopy of this document is uncontrolled, and the content may be inaccurate.