Passenger Station Platform Design Considerations and Innovations for Aesthetics and Durability

The transit industry utilizes a variety of designs for passenger station platforms, incorporating structural elements, surface treatments, paving materials, roofing, seating, and additional features. Some platforms include heating systems for snow and ice control. Many platforms have demonstrated poor durability, leading to costly and disruptive reconstructions that inconvenience transit users and surrounding communities. There is a critical need to develop robust, long-lasting platform designs that prioritize aesthetics and low maintenance while considering community impact, and pedestrian and vehicular safety. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop guidelines for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of passenger platforms in metro, light rail, bus rapid transit, and commuter rail stations. These guidelines will focus on optimizing initial and life-cycle costs while enhancing aesthetics, durability, and ease of maintenance. Factors that should be considered, at a minimum, include the materials utilized, geography (location), environment (climate), and scale of the facility.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5828
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $250,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project D-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Garcia-Colberg, Mariela

• Start Date: 20251115
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction and maintenance; Design; Guidelines; Life cycle costing; Rail transit stations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01937963
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project D-28
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 26 2024 5:39AM