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September 07, 2002
Transit station design: best practice
What makes a good transit station ?
This question is important because the system is being
expanded from Fremont south to to Silicon Valley,
and new stations are being planned now.
1. Buses loop through the paid area,
so passengers can efficiently transfer between bus and
train. Much better than walking across a busy
parking lot, and paying a fare twice.
2. The entranceway should be conspicuous and labeled. Compare
's anonymous Union Station or Mowry entrance to the
Fremont station to a typical London Tube station.
3. An infrared data port on the platform pushes new schedules and daily specials.
4. Designated motocycle parking, fiting five motorcyles in the space
of one car, and the motorcycle exit defended by bollards so as to
pr wholesale theft of motorcyles by van-men.
5. Cross platform transfers should be easy.
6. Elevators and escalators hould be finadable from train doors.
7. Pedestrian entrances need not be sidealk obstructions with escalators exposed to
rain, blowing sand, etc. They could be in storefronts.
8. Platform canopies to protect passengers from rain and sun
Thanks to Seattle's Sounder for the illustrations.
Posted by dc at September 7, 2002 09:47 PM
Comments
Hello
Im looking for Transit stations guidelines. Please help me.
Dimensions of each area, departures, arrival, wc, etc,...
Thank you best regards
Posted by: Silvio at April 23, 2004 03:05 PM
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