X-Nico

unusual facts about Bay platform


Bay platform

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.



see also

Fareham railway station

The bay platform for services to Alton via the closed Meon Valley Line was on the opposite (car park) side of this platform, a short siding is all that remains at the north end of platform 3.

Gelnhausen station

At the western end of the home platform, there is a bay platform, where services on the Lahn-Kinzig Railway to and from Büdingen and Gießen start and end.

Louth railway station

A 5-car Diesel multiple unit formed a special into Louth on 20 December 1980; at the time, the only remaining track was into the bay platform No. 1.