An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single

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is positioned between two tracks within a

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or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a

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or raised on an

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, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

Advantages and tradeoffs

Island platforms are necessary for any station with many through platforms. There are also advantages to building small two-track stations with a single island platform instead of two side platforms. Island platforms allow facilities such as shops, toilets and waiting rooms to be shared between both tracks rather than being duplicated or present only on one side. An island platform makes it easier for disabled travellers to change services between tracks or access facilities. If the tracks are above or below the entrance level, the station needs only one staircase and (if disabled accessibility is necessary) one elevator or ramp to allow access to the platforms. If the tracks are at the same level as the entrance, this instead creates a disadvantage; a side platform arrangement allows one platform to be adjacent to the entrance, whereas an island platform arrangement requires both tracks to be accessed by a bridge or underpass. If an island platform is not wide enough to cope with passenger numbers, overcrowding can be a problem. Examples of stations where a narrow island platform has caused safety issues include

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and

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(rebuilt in 1992) on the

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(now rebuilt) on the

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, and on the

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. An island platform requires the tracks to diverge around the center platform, and extra width is required along the right-of-way on each approach to the station, especially on high-speed lines. Track centers vary for rail systems throughout the world but are normally 3 to 5 metres. If the island platform is 6 metres wide, the tracks must slew out by the same distance. While this requirement is not a problem on a new line under construction, it makes building a new station on an existing line impossible without altering the tracks. A single island platform also makes it quite difficult to have through tracks (used by trains that do not stop at that station), which are usually between the local tracks (where the island would be). Clapham Common Tube Station Platforms - Oct 2007

Clapham Common Tube Station Platforms - Oct 2007

A common configuration in busy locations on high speed lines is a pair of island platforms, with slower trains diverging from the main line (or using a separate level on the railway's

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) so that the main line tracks remain straight. High-speed trains can therefore pass straight through the station, while slow trains pass around the platforms (such as at Kent House in

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). This arrangement also allows the station to serve as a point where slow trains can be passed by faster trains. A variation at some stations is to have the slow and fast pairs of tracks each served by island platforms (as is common on the

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; the

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; and the

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and

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lines).

A rarer layout, present at Mets-Willets Point on the

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, 34th Street – Penn Station on the

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and 34th Street – Penn Station on the

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of the

, uses two side platforms for local services with an island in between for express services. The purpose of this atypical design was to reduce unnecessary passenger congestion at a station with a high volume of passengers. Since the

and

have adjacent express stations at 42nd Street, passengers can make their transfers from local to express trains there, leaving more space available for passengers utilizing intercity rail at

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. The Willets Point Boulevard station was renovated to accommodate the high volume of passengers coming to the

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Examples

Many of the stations on the

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(now almost entirely closed) were constructed in this form. This was because the line was planned to connect to a

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. If this happened, the lines would need to be compatible with continental

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, and this would mean it would be easy to change the line to a larger gauge, by moving the track away from the platform to allow the wider bodied continental rolling stock to pass freely while leaving the platform area untouched. Island platforms are a very normal sight on Indian railway stations. Almost all railway stations in India consist of island platforms.

Australia

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, on the

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and the Epping Chatswood Railway, the twin tunnels are widely spaced and the tracks can remain at a constant track centres while still leaving room for the island platforms. A slight disadvantage is that

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have to be rather long. Examples in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

include

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, Middle Footscray,

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and

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on the

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, and Watsonia and

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on the Hurstbridge line.

Canada

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, 29 subway stations use island platforms (a few in the newer stations on the Bloor–Danforth line, a few on the Yonge–University line and all of the

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). In

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, all 18 LRT stations on the

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and

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use island platforms. The Valley Line under construction, utilizes the new low-floor LRT technology, but will only use island platforms on one of the twelve stops along the line.

Singapore

Almost all of the elevated stations in

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's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system use island platforms. The exceptions are Dover MRT station and

Canberra MRT station Canberra MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line, located along Canberra Link at the junction with Canberra Way in Sembawang, Singapore. It is the second infill station on the MRT network (after Do ...

, which use side platforms as they are built on an existing rail line, also known as an

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uses a stacked island platform configuration. The same follows for underground stations, with the exception being

Braddell MRT station Braddell MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station located on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Unlike the other stations on the NSL (apart from Canberra station), the station has side platforms due to e ...

, and a few stations on the Downtown Line ( Stevens,

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and MacPherson) and the Thomson-East Coast Line ( Napier, Maxwell,

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and Marina Bay)

United States

In southern

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and

, PATCO uses island platforms in all of its 13 stations, to facilitate one-person train operation. The NYC Subway's

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features island platforms at all stations. Many other stations in the system have the same layout.

Unused sides of island platforms

Sometimes when the track on one side of the platform is unused by passenger trains, that side may be fenced off. Examples include

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, Lewisham, Sydney and Yeronga, Brisbane. In New York City's

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, unused sides are located at

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as well as every express station without express service, such as

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on the IRT Dyre Avenue line. In Jersey City, the Newport

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station has the same configuration as Bowling Green—one side platform and one island platform. On the

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, the

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has a side platform and an island platform at . Likewise, the and stations on the

Osaka Metro The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...

have similar configurations. On JR East, the

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platforms at Musashi-Kosugi will feature a similar setup when a new side platform opens in December 2022. Some stations of the

Glasgow Subway The Glasgow Subway is an underground light metro system in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the fourth-oldest underground rail transit system in Europe after the London Underground, Liverpool's Mersey Railway and the Budapes ...

have one island platform and one side platform (

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, and Ibrox). In

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, New Zealand, unused sides can be found at two stations on the

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: Waterloo and

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. Waterloo's island platform was reconfigured to be the down side platform when the station was extensively rebuilt in the late 1980s, with the unused side now facing onto a bus bay. Petone's island platform served the up main line and the suburban loop line until the suburban loop was lifted in the early 1990s. The unused platform now faces onto the station's park-and-ride carpark.

Gallery

File:Ashton station.jpg, Ashton-under-Lyne station, an island-platformed station in

File:Winson Green Outer Circle tram stop in 2008.jpg, Island platform

at Winson Green Outer Circle on the

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, in England File:Navy Yard station overwhelmed.jpg,

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on the

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Green Line after a baseball game at

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File:Bowling Green IRT 001.JPG, Island platform at

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on the

with one side fenced off File:JRE-Oto-STA-Platform.jpg, An example of a basic island platform in Japan.

Ōto Station a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Ōto Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the terminus of line at . Layout Ōto ...

on the

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. File:Grafton Train Station, Finally Finished I.jpg, Island platform at Grafton station on the Western Line of

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's suburban rail network File:Yau Ma Tei Station 2014 02 part2.JPG,

Yau Ma Tei station Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is served by the and the . The station opened on 22 December 1979 and was renamed as Yau Ma Tei on 31 May 1985 along with Argyl ...

, an island-platformed MTR station in

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File:Moody Centre station.jpg,

Moody Centre station Moody Centre station is an intermodal rapid transit station in Metro Vancouver served by both the Millennium Line—part of the SkyTrain system—and the region's West Coast Express commuter rail system. It is located in Port Moody, British Co ...

, an island-platformed SkyTrain station in

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File:Yorkdale platform 03.jpg,

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, one of 29 stations on the

with centre platforms File:MRT-3 Taft Avenue Station Platform 3.jpg, Taft Avenue station, one of the few island platforms in the

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Line 3 File:Corona LRT Station 4717027587.jpg, Corona LRT Station is an island-platformed

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station in

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. File:Gambir Station platform.JPG,

Gambir railway station Gambir Train Station ( id, Stasiun Gambir, station code: GMR) is a major railway station in Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square. It was built during the Dutch Ea ...

is an island-platformed railway station in

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Advantages and tradeoffs

Examples

Australia

Canada

Singapore

United States

Unused sides of island platforms

Gallery

See also

References

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