Bay platform
Encyclopedia
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK
and Australia to describe a dead-end platform
at a railway station that has through lines. It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms.
Bay and island platform
s are so named because they resemble the geographic features of the same name.
Examples of stations with bay platforms include Carlisle railway station
; Nottingham railway station (pictured), which has a bay platform inset into one of its platform islands; and the San Francisco International Airport BART Station
which has three bay platforms, two of which are in use. Chicago's CTA O'Hare Airport Station
features a bay platform with one track on the bay and a track on each side of the platform. The Hoboken and 33 St Stations on the PATH
train line have bay platforms. Ferry Avenue on the PATCO Speedline also has a bay platform.
Trains which use a bay platform have to reverse direction and depart in the direction from which they arrived.
Hakodate Station
in Hokkaido
, Japan was originally used as a connection from railway to a railway-ferry crossing the Tsugaru Strait
. After the Seikan Tunnel
was opened, Hakodate Station has now six tracks as a bay platform.
United Kingdom
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and Australia to describe a dead-end platform
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
at a railway station that has through lines. It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms.
Overview
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s are so named because they resemble the geographic features of the same name.
Examples of stations with bay platforms include Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
; Nottingham railway station (pictured), which has a bay platform inset into one of its platform islands; and the San Francisco International Airport BART Station
San Francisco International Airport (BART station)
San Francisco International Airport BART station also known as SFIA is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line located inside San Francisco International Airport....
which has three bay platforms, two of which are in use. Chicago's CTA O'Hare Airport Station
O'Hare (CTA)
O'Hare is the 'L' station at the northwestern terminus of the CTA's Blue Line. It is a subway station with two island platforms serving three tracks, located at O'Hare International Airport, 17 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop. Trains are scheduled to depart from O'Hare roughly every 2-7...
features a bay platform with one track on the bay and a track on each side of the platform. The Hoboken and 33 St Stations on the PATH
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
PATH, derived from Port Authority Trans-Hudson, is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York City with Newark, Harrison, Hoboken and Jersey City in metropolitan northern New Jersey...
train line have bay platforms. Ferry Avenue on the PATCO Speedline also has a bay platform.
Trains which use a bay platform have to reverse direction and depart in the direction from which they arrived.
Hakodate Station
Hakodate Station
is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station....
in Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan was originally used as a connection from railway to a railway-ferry crossing the Tsugaru Strait
Tsugaru Strait
is a channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture...
. After the Seikan Tunnel
Seikan Tunnel
The Seikan Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Japan, with a long portion under the seabed. Track level is about below seabed and below sea level. It travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait—connecting Aomori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu and the island of Hokkaido—as part of the Kaikyo Line...
was opened, Hakodate Station has now six tracks as a bay platform.