Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

attached to the transport or handling of shipments of dangerous goods (e.g. volume control), ProRailwill perform such measures, if necessary also via the Access Agreements with railway undertakings.ProRail organises, as part of its duty to keep infrastructure available and to control traffic, drills to keepthe preparedness for dealing with incidents at a high level Insofar as such drills impose a burden onthe capacity of the railways, the required capacity will be requested through the regular capacityallocation procedures.In consultation with the public authorities and the railway undertakings, ProRail will contribute towardsactions aimed at controlling and improving the social safety at stations. The contribution of ProRailentails:• Security services: on the basis of safety agreements (covenants concluded with local authorities),ProRail contributes to promotion of social safety at and around stations.• Opening / closing of stations: the opening and closing of waiting rooms and (parts of) stations inperiods that those stations are not used for train services, with the purpose of preventingvandalism.• Camera-supported supervision: with the purpose of raising the sense of safety of travellers andstaff working at the station, as well as having a preventive effect on target groups (vandals,loiterers, junkies, homeless persons), reducing the damage caused by vandalism and increasingthe chance of apprehending offenders.• Technical modifications: necessary modifications as a result of changed circumstances at stations(relocation of cameras, adjustment of lighting, etc.), as well as analyses / surveys / audits gearedto social safety.HealthUnder the terms of the applicable Health & Safety at Work (ARBO) legislation, ProRail provides ahealthy working environment both for its own employees and for the personnel of railway undertakingsand their auxiliary staff working on the railway infrastructure.The environmentProRail will organise the operational processes in such a manner that hindrance and contaminationare controlled and reduced, in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions. To the extent that therelevant environmental protection legislation does not pertain directly to the railway undertakings thatuse the network managed by ProRail, ProRail will by means of the Access Agreement stipulate thatthe railway undertakings make an adequate contribution towards ensuring the envisaged level ofenvironmental protection.3.6 Passenger terminals (stations)The stations for passenger transport are defined in terms of:1. Passenger platforms2. Transfer area and accompanying facilities3. Bicycle shedsFor the use of passenger platforms and a transfer area with accompanying facilities, see the service inChapter 5.3.1.Also, an overview is provided of the relevant detailed information available on request.3.6.1 Passenger platformsA summary of passenger platform characteristics follows below.• The platform has a nominal height of 1700 mm, a minimum height of 1650 mm and a maximumheight of 1735 mm measured from the centre of the rail.• Platform height: between 0.76m and 1.00m +Top of Rail.• The gradient of platforms will not exceed 1:1000.• The horizontal radius of curvature at platforms is not smaller than R=15,000m.• No vertical curvature is permitted at platforms.• Higher passing speeds than 160 km per hour are not permitted along passenger platforms.Network Statement 2014 Combined Network - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 35