VRIOGS 002.1 Railway Station Design Standard and Guidelines

VRIOGS 002.1 Revision A 35c) Peak and off peak speed options;d) Controlled by station staff by a key and remotely operated from the ticket office.The necessity for escalators shall be determined by an analysis of the current and futurepassenger patronage. Escalator design shall comply with the BCA, AS1735 and otherapplicable standards. Refer to Table 6‘Patron access modes preferred and non-preferredusage for underpasses and overpasses’ for more detail on where escalators should beutilised.8.5.5 LiftsLifts cater well for a great spectrum of passenger types and their ease of use is especiallysuited to people who are elderly, those unable to use stairs (for example people withprams, scooters, young children) or those who suffer from health problems. Travel timesand the distance of travel are significantly reduced by the provision of lifts.Lifts should be considered where there are excessive vertical distances (greater then 3.6metres) 14 to be negotiated by people with reduced mobility. Lifts are not suitable as thesole means of access to station platforms due to their low passenger carrying volumesand loss of availability due to failures and maintenance requirements.Lifts have minimal space requirements when compared to other modes of access, and assuch are ideally suited to constricted or confined spaces. The location of lifts as part of athe station layout requires the designer to take into account the dynamics of the stationincluding passenger circulation, access path requirements, security including maximisingpassive surveillance and reducing distance to boarding points for train and otherintermodal transport networks. To maximise the passive surveillance of lifts, the liftdoorway should be located where they can be viewed from the main ticket office. A run-offspace of a minimum 2.5 metres shall be left between the lift doors and passageway.Further information on run-offs can be found in 8.5.6Vandalism of lifts is an area of concern which can result in lift failure and damage.Mitigation through design, for instance locating lifts to maximise passive surveillance, canbe successful in increasing the reliability and the usage span of lifts and to reducevandalism.Lift design shall comply with the BCA, DSAPT, AS 1735.1 - Lifts, escalators and movingwalkway, General Requirements and AS1735.12 - Lifts, escalators and moving walkway,Facilities for persons with disabilities. More specific requirements for lifts with regard totheir design are detailed in VRIOGS Standards 002.6 Lift General Requirements.Refer to Table 6‘Patron access Modes preferred and non-preferred usage for underpassesand overpasses’ for more detail on where lifts should be utilised.14 BCA Access to Premises StandardNOTE: 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.