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Title: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: infoman on August 01, 2023, 17:19:16 I was at Patchway and the station is classed as "A",it has to ticket machine.
So what would a station like Parson Street be classed as,because it does have a ticket machine? Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: ChrisB on August 01, 2023, 17:36:38 I thought the classification was to do with accessibility, not whether a TVM was present?
Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: infoman on August 01, 2023, 18:40:23 okay thank you for that.
are these classifications on a web site somewhere,or just displayed at the station boards I presume that Bedminster is classed as an "A" Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: ChrisB on August 01, 2023, 18:45:22 I've never seen a list of stations with their codes - but you can find them individually on National Rail station guides
Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: Bmblbzzz on August 02, 2023, 11:36:49 There is a wikipedia page listing the classifications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_railway_station_categories Clicking on one of the category letters will take you to a list of all the stations in that category. Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: ChrisB on August 02, 2023, 12:02:53 I was at Patchway and the station is classed as "A",it has to ticket machine. I think we may be talking about a different category scheme. Patchway would never be an 'A' in that scheme above. More likely an 'F' Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: stuving on August 02, 2023, 12:14:16 I was at Patchway and the station is classed as "A",it has to ticket machine. I think we may be talking about a different category scheme. Patchway would never be an 'A' in that scheme above. More likely an 'F' An F1, in fact. I've just Googled for Patchway class A and it's come up with Southerneastern (?), saying: Quote Step free category A station. This station has step free access to all platforms. In the interests of safety and security, access to the lifts are controlled remotely. Please allow additional time to catch your train to allow the operator to call the lift on your behalf. Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: ChrisB on August 02, 2023, 12:21:17 Yep - that's the category scheme I was referring to above - accessibility grades
Title: Re: how can you find out how each station is classed as. Post by: stuving on August 02, 2023, 12:38:57 Yep - that's the category scheme I was referring to above - accessibility grades "Step-free" is more specific than "accessibility". And there is a connection between these two and the DfT station classifications. If, for example, you look at the NR Station Design Guidance design manual NR/GN/CIV/100/02 (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwio2aeu8b2AAxUFV0EAHe0gDd4QFnoECBIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.networkrail.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F06%2FNR_GN_CIV_100_02_Station-Design.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2H6AdG1Bs_VEPYiojXvRgd&opi=89978449), at the back is a table showing which facilities (PRM and other) are mandatory/highly desirable/desirable/optional for each what they call - confusingly - "station categories classification" . This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |