VRIOGS 002.1 Railway Station Design Standard and Guidelines

VRIOGS 002.1 Revision A 298.4 DETAILED REQUIREMENTSAll passenger and staff circulation elements should be designed with consideration to theexpected patronage of the station and the frequency of service. Arriving and departingpassengers will typically follow the entry and exit sequences as illustrated in Figure 2Typical Passenger and Staff circulationPlatform/sOperationalareasTicketOfficeBicycleParkingVerticalCirculationif requiredPAID AREASmartCard Gates ifprovided.UNPAIDAreaTrain RunningInformationVerticalCirculationif requiredStationEntries/ExitsIntermodalInterchangeAccess fromLocalCommunityPlatform/sCustomer Facilities,Waiting Rooms,Commercial Vending MachinesCommuterCarparkTypical Passenger circulation path indicationTypical Staff circulation path indicationDivergence from main circulation path to access station operationareas, passenger information and changing between servicesNote Circulation requirements may differ between stations.Figure 2: Typical Passenger and Staff CirculationPassenger Circulation Concourses including platforms, thoroughfares, footbridges andunderpasses as appropriate, shall be provided to connect the following station areas:a) All sources of pedestrian traffic (on-street footpaths, modal interchange, kiss andride, car and bicycle parking) to the station entrance;b) Station entrance to Platform(s);c) Platform to Platform and all sources to the platform.These concourses should be designed to assist with the efficient flow of passengers withinthe station in accordance with the level of service of the proposed facility.The general requirements for all circulation elements are to include:i. Passenger circulation concourses including platforms should be designed to Levelof Service C for Walkways (as defined by Fruin – see Appendix A). However, forshort periods (up to 3 minutes within arrival of a train), up to Level of Service E isacceptable on platforms only;ii. Develop easy and clear circulation for the first time user;iii. The location of access paths, vertical circulation elements, waiting areas andplatform canopies that allow access/egress to and from a platform and commutersprotection from inclement weather will have an impact on the carriage loadingpatterns of trains especially during periods of inclement weather. For this reasonthe placement of these circulation elements and waiting areas at stationsthroughout the network and especially neighbouring stations should be taken intoconsideration during the design stage so as to synchronise carriage loadingpatterns;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.