Railway Stations: EU Law

(asked on 9th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what derogations from EU legislation the UK has in respect of the heights of platforms at UK railway stations.


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 17th January 2019

The EU Infrastructure Technical Specification for Interoperability contains an exemption allowing new or upgraded UK railway station platforms to be built to a nominal height of 915mm.

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