EN 16585-2:2025

Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Equipment and components on board rolling stock - Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving

This European Standard describes the specific ‘Design for PRM use’ requirements applying to rolling stock and the assessment of those requirements. The following applies to this standard:
—   the definitions and requirements describe specific aspects of ‘Design for PRM use’ required by persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility as defined in the PRM TSI;
—   this standard defines elements which are universally valid for obstacle free travelling including toilets, elements for sitting, standing and moving and clearways and internal doors. The definitions and requirements of this standard are to be used for rolling stock applications;
—   this standard only refers to aspects of accessibility for PRM passengers. It does not define general requirements and general definitions;
—   this standard assumes that the rolling stock is in its defined operating condition;
—   where minimum or maximum dimensions are quoted these are absolute NOT nominal requirements.
The 'Equipment and components' standard is written in three parts:
—   Part 1 contains:
—   toilets;
—   this document is Part 2 and contains:
—   handholds;
—   seats;
—   wheelchair spaces;
—   Part 3 contains:
—   clearways;
—   internal doors.

Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM - Ausstattung und Bauteile in Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2: Bauteile zum Sitzen, Stehen und Fortbewegen

Dieses Dokument beschreibt die spezifischen Anforderungen an die „Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM“, die auf Fahrzeuge anwendbar sind, sowie die Bewertung dieser Anforderungen. Die nachfolgenden Punkte sind für dieses Dokument anwendbar:
   Die Festlegungen und Anforderungen beschreiben bestimmte Aspekte der „Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM“, die, wie in der TSI PRM festgelegt, für Menschen mit Behinderungen und Menschen mit eingeschränkter Mobilität erforderlich sind.
   Dieses Dokument definiert allgemein gültige Elemente für das hindernisfreie Reisen in Bezug auf Bauteile zum Sitzen, Stehen und Fortbewegen. Die Definitionen und Anforderungen dieses Dokuments sind für Fahrzeuge anwendbar.
   Dieses Dokument behandelt ausschließlich Aspekte der Zugänglichkeit für PRM-Fahrgäste. Es definiert keine allgemeinen Anforderungen und Definitionen.
   In diesem Dokument wird angenommen, dass das Fahrzeug sich in seinem festgelegten Betriebszustand befindet.
   Sind Maße für Mindest- oder Höchstabmessungen angegeben, ist zu beachten, dass es sich hierbei um Absolutwerte, NICHT um Nominalwerte handelt.
Die Norm zu „Ausstattung und Bauteile“ besteht aus drei Teilen:
   Teil 1 beinhaltet:
   Toiletten;
   dieses Dokument ist Teil 2 und beinhaltet:
   Haltegriffe;
   Sitze;
   Rollstuhlplätze;
   Teil 3 beinhaltet:
   lichte Räume;
   Innentüren.

Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR - Equipements et éléments à bord du matériel roulant - Partie 2 : Eléments pour position assise, position debout et déplacement

Le présent document décrit les exigences spécifiques de « conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR » s'appliquant au matériel roulant, ainsi que l'évaluation de ces exigences. Les éléments suivants s'appliquent au présent document :
—   Les définitions et les exigences décrivent les aspects spécifiques de la « conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR » requise pour les personnes handicapées et à mobilité réduite telle que définie dans la STI PMR.
—   Le présent document définit des éléments universellement valables pour un cheminement libre d'obstacles et relatifs aux dispositifs pour la position assise, la position debout et les déplacements. Les définitions et exigences du présent document doivent être utilisées pour les applications concernant le matériel roulant.
—   Le présent document traite uniquement des aspects liés à l'accessibilité des voyageurs à mobilité réduite ; il ne définit pas d'exigences et de définitions générales.
—   Le présent document repose sur l'hypothèse que le matériel roulant est dans son état de fonctionnement défini.
—   Lorsque des dimensions minimales ou maximales sont mentionnées, elles NE doivent absolument PAS être considérées comme des exigences nominales.
La norme « Équipements et éléments » comprend trois parties :
—   La Partie 1 traite du point suivant :
—   toilettes.
—   Le présent document est la Partie 2 et traite des points suivants :
—   poignées ;
—   sièges ;
—   espaces pour fauteuils roulants.
—   La Partie 3 traite des points suivants :
—   passages ;
—   portes intérieures.

Železniške naprave - Načrtovanje za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi - Oprema in sestavni deli na železniških vozilih - 2. del: Elementi za sedenje, stanje in premikanje

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2025
• ICS: 11.180.01 - Aids for disabled and handicapped persons in general
• ICS: 45.060.20 - Trailing stock
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/WG 44 - People with Reduced Mobility (PRM)
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Oct-2025
• Due Date: 23-Aug-2023
• Completion Date: 01-Oct-2025
• Directive: 2016/797/EU - Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
• Mandate: M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
• Mandate: M/591 - Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation as regards railway products in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797
• Ref Project: SIST EN 16585-2:2025 - Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Equipment and components on board rolling stock - Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving

Relations

• Replaces: EN 16585-2:2017 - Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Equipment and components on board rolling stock - Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16585-2:2017
Železniške naprave - Načrtovanje za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi -
Oprema in sestavni deli na železniških vozilih - 2. del: Elementi za sedenje, stanje
in premikanje
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Equipment and components on board
rolling stock - Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving
Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM - Ausstattung und Bauteile
in Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2: Bauteile zum Sitzen, Stehen und Fortbewegen
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR - Equipements et
éléments à bord du matériel roulant - Partie 2 : Eléments pour position assise, position
debout et déplacement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16585-2:2025
ICS:
11.180.01 Pripomočki za Aids for disabled and
onesposobljene in handicapped persons in
hendikepirane osebe na general
splošno
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16585-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20; 11.180.01 Supersedes EN 16585-2:2017
English Version
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Equipment
and components on board rolling stock - Part 2: Elements
for sitting, standing and moving
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch
l'usage par les PMR - Equipements et éléments à bord PRM - Ausstattung und Bauteile in Schienenfahrzeugen
du matériel roulant - Partie 2 : Eléments pour position - Teil 2: Bauteile zum Sitzen, Stehen und Fortbewegen
assise, position debout et déplacement
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 June 2025.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 9
5 Requirements and assessment . 9
5.1 General. 9
5.2 Seats . 9
5.2.1 General. 9
5.2.2 Priority Seats . 11
5.3 Wheelchair spaces . 16
5.4 Height changes . 22
5.5 Handrails. 24
5.6 Wheelchair accessible sleeping accommodation . 30
Annex A (informative) Priority seats . 33
Annex B (normative) Wheelchair space . 36
Annex C (normative) Wheelchair accessible sleeping area . 39
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 40
Bibliography . 42

European foreword
This document (EN 16585-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16585-2:2017.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— the document template has been updated;
— the document has been revised generally for document references and editorial issues with
grammar;
— scope modified;
— normative references updated;
— terms and definitions revised;
— references updated;
— Figures updated,
— 5.1 removed references to annexes covering EC verification and testing requirements;
— 5.2.1 requirement updated;
— 5.2.2.1 requirement 2) v and Figure 3b added;
— 5.3 (1) and (9) requirements updated;
— Annex A updated figures and keys;
— Annex D “EC verification - Interoperability constituents” removed;
— Annex E “Summary of testing requirements” removed;
— Annex ZA updated;
— Bibliography updated.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is part of a suite of four ‘Design for PRM use’ standards that have in total nine parts:
— EN 16584 is a standard that covers both infrastructure and rolling stock — Railway applications —
Design for PRM use — General requirements:
— Part 1: Contrast (EN 16584-1);
— Part 2: Information (EN 16584-2);
— Part 3: Optical and friction characteristics (EN 16584-3).
— EN 16585 is a standard that covers rolling stock — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Equipment and components on board rolling stock:
— Part 1: Toilets (EN 16585-1);
— Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving (EN 16585-2);
— Part 3: Clearways and internal doors (EN 16585-3).
— EN 16586 is a standard that covers rolling stock — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock:
— Part 1: Steps for access and egress (EN 16586-1);
— Part 2: Boarding aids (EN 16586-2).
— EN 16587 is a standard that covers Infrastructure — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Requirements for obstacle-free routes for infrastructure.
These standards aim to clarify the requirements (with clear and consistent terms and definitions) and to
define the associated criteria and, where appropriate, methodologies to allow a clear pass/fail
assessment.
1 Scope
This document describes the specific ‘Design for PRM use’ requirements applying to rolling stock and the
assessment of those requirements. The following applies to this document:
— The definitions and requirements describe specific aspects of ‘Design for PRM use’ required by
persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility as defined in the PRM TSI.
— This document defines elements which are universally valid for obstacle-free travelling relating to
elements for sitting, standing and moving. The definitions and requirements of this document are to
be used for rolling stock applications.
— This document only refers to aspects of accessibility for PRM passengers; It does not define general
requirements and general definitions.
— This document assumes that the rolling stock is in its defined operating condition.
— Where minimum or maximum dimensions are quoted these are absolute NOT nominal requirements.
The 'Equipment and components' standard is written in three parts:
— Part 1 contains:
— toilets.
— This document is Part 2 and contains:
— handholds;
— seats;
— wheelchair spaces.
— Part 3 contains:
— clearways;
— internal doors.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 16584-1:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part 1: Contrast
EN 16584-2:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part 2:
Information (Basel)
EN 16585-1:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board
rolling stock — Part 1: Toilets
EN 16585-3:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board
rolling stock — Part 3: Clearways and internal doors
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
clear width
clear usable width
unobstructed width of an open door or clearway to allow all passengers, including PRM, to pass through
3.2
clearway
unobstructed space with defined widths and heights to allow movement within a vehicle
3.3
doorway
opening in the vehicle body side that allows access to and egress from that vehicle
3.4
first step
step that is the first step for a passenger to use, to overcome a height change
Note 1 to entry: For the external access/egress steps this will normally be the step that is closest to the platform
edge (fixed or moveable step), therefore this is the first step when boarding and the last step when alighting.
Note 2 to entry: In the context of steps for internal height changes (other than the external access/egress steps) this
means the first usable step when ascending and the edge of the walking floor when descending.
3.5
fixed longitudinal seat
passenger seat which is installed along the body side (not foldable or intended to tip up) facing
perpendicular to the direction of travel
3.6
gangway
means for passengers to pass from one vehicle of a train to the adjacent vehicle and includes the inter-
vehicle connection device and any aisle (e.g. between body end cupboards, cabinets or toilets)
immediately adjacent to the device
Note 1 to entry: This definition is intentionally different from EN 16286-1.
3.7
inter-vehicle gangway
articulating device allowing transit between vehicles (provided for passenger use)
Note 1 to entry: This definition is similar to the definition in EN 16286-1 for gangway system.
3.8
handhold
discontinuous element designed to be gripped or held in order t
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