Railway Platform Height
On a railway the platform height refers to the height of a railway platform above the rail. The value varies between railway systems. A related term is "train floor height" which is the height of the floor of the rail vehicle. There are a wide number of standards for platform heights and train floor heights. Platform height impacts both the loading gauge, which is the maximum size of train, and must be within the structure gauge.
Platform height (and platform gap) are risk factors in passenger safety - platform ramps, steps and platform gap filler together with hazard warnings such as "mind the gap" are used to minimise risk, and/or simplify access
Many train systems use a lower platform and steps on the train up to the train's floor.
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