[Talk-GB] Standardize railway platforms names & refs
Warin
61sundowner at gmail.com
Mon Aug 29 08:37:22 UTC 2022
On 28/8/22 23:26, Martin Wynne wrote:
> The platform numbers refer to how the train services use the physical
> platforms. The numbers can change in response to changes in the train
> service pattern or the track layout.
>
> The physical platform has an historic name such as Up Platform, Down
> Platform, Bay Platform South, Island Platform West, Parcels Dock, etc.
>
> Such names are used for property records and infrastructure
> maintenance, although not usually displayed to the public.
>
>
My understanding of train naming is that 'up' and 'down' refer to the
direction of travel to/from the major centre.
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