Talk:Cross-platform interchange

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Added a picture of an interchange in London. I think personally it is more representative of a cross-platform interchange than the Montreal picture which is confusing at first glance. The london picture is straightforward and grasps the article matter fully. Architect2k 22:12, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The poly-cross-platform interchange system in Hong Kong MTR

With 2 (or more) continuous cross-platform interchange stations serving 2 different lines, a more complicated but communter-convenient interchange system has been introduced to Hong Kong MTR. The system was firstly applied in 1982, this involved 3 continuous interchange stations (technically 2), Prince Edward, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei of both Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line.

Prince Edward and Mong Kok stations basically form a 3-directional cross-platform interchanges. In this case, the Kwun Tong Line plays the role as a branch to the eastern Kowloon district. Passengers only need to follow the announcement in the car and choose their suitable CPI, so they don't have to change the train by crossing stair/escalator/lift to the platform at different level.

This system has been reused in the connection between Tseung Kwan O Line with Kwun Tong Line (branch) within the stations of Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng

-- Sameboat 17:05, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oxford Circus not the best example in London

Oxford Circus is perhaps not the best example in London; although the platforms on the Victoria and Bakerloo are parallel and close, they're not a single platform. At Mile End there's a pair of single platforms with two faces each, an excellent example. Many of the District / Piccadilly stations are like this too, as is Finchley Road, and there are plenty of examples on the National Rail network south of the river.

Hmm. Thinking about it, this is probably just a manifestation of the different constraints on building deep-level and surface or subsurface stations; Oxford Circus is deep, as are Finsbury Park and Highbury & Islington, which are of similar layout, whereas Mile End, Finchley Road and the District / Piccadilly and National Rail stations are on or near the surface. I can't think of a deep-level station with what i would consider 'true' cross-platform interchange.

The reason i draw a distinction between the two is that in a pair-of-platforms style interchange, passengers still have to crowd through passageways to get from one line to the other, whereas on a single-platform design, they can simply walk straight across.

So, essentially, ignore me.

-- Tom Anderson 2006-11-25 01:10 +0000