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(Main)Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock - Part 2: Boarding aids
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock - Part 2: Boarding aids
This European Standard describes the specific ‘Design for PRM use’ requirements applying to
both infrastructure and 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 lighting, contrast, tactile feedback, transmission of visual and acoustic
information. The definitions and requirements of this standard cover the infrastructure and
the rolling stock applications.
- This standard only refers to aspects of accessibility for PRM passengers; it does not define
non PRM related requirements and definitions.
- This standard assumes that the infrastructure or rolling stock is in its defined operating
condition.
- Where minimum or maximum dimensions are quoted these are absolute NOT nominal.
-This standard is not specifically intended for Urban Rail, however these standards or clauses from these standards can be adopted by Urban Rail projects should they choose to do so.
The ‘Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility’ standard is written in two parts:
- Part 2 contains:
- Boarding Aids
Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM - Barrierefreier Zugang - Teil 2: Einstiegshilfen
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR - Accessibilité du matériel roulant aux personnes à mobilité réduite - Partie 2 : Dispositifs d'aide à l'embarquement et au débarquement
Železniške naprave - Načrtovanje za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi - Dostop do železniških vozil - 2. del: Pripomočki pri vstopu in izstopu
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-julij-2022
Železniške naprave - Načrtovanje za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi -
Dostop do železniških vozil - 2. del: Pripomočki pri vstopu in izstopu
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of persons with reduced
mobility to rolling stock - Part 2: Boarding aids
Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM - Barrierefreier Zugang -
Teil 2: Einstiegshilfen
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR - Accessibilité du
matériel roulant aux personnes à mobilité réduite - Partie 2 : Dispositifs d'aide à
l'embarquement et au débarquement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16586-2
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
oSIST prEN 16586-2:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16586-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2022
ICS 11.180.01; 45.060.20 Will supersede EN 16586-2:2017
English Version
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of
persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock - Part 2:
Boarding aids
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch
l'usage par les PMR - Accessibilité du matériel roulant PRM - Barrierefreier Zugang - Teil 2: Einstiegshilfen
aux personnes à mobilité réduite - Partie 2 : Dispositifs
d'aide à l'embarquement et au débarquement
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 8
5 Requirements and assessment . 8
5.1 General. 8
5.2 Boarding aids – General requirements . 9
5.2.1 General. 9
5.2.2 Boarding aids stored on platforms . 10
5.2.3 Boarding aids stored onboard rolling stock . 10
5.3 Boarding aids – Ramps . 10
5.3.1 General requirements for ramps . 10
5.3.2 Onboard ramp – additional requirements . 15
5.4 Boarding aids – Lifts . 16
5.4.1 General requirements for lifts . 16
5.4.2 Platform lifts – additional requirements . 19
5.4.3 Onboard lift – additional requirements. 19
5.5 Boarding aid onboard rolling stock - Movable step and bridging plate . 20
6 Methodologies . 21
Annex A (informative) Boarding aid visual examples . 22
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 23
Bibliography . 25
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European foreword
This document (prEN 16586-2:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16586-2:2017.
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
— 5.3.1 (6) assessment methodology updated
— 5.3.1 (9) (10) ‘tapered lip’ used in place of ‘upstand’
— 5.5 updated to align with the PRM TSI
— Annex A “EC verification - Interoperability constituents” removed
— Annex B “Summary of testing requirements” removed
— Annex C “Boarding aid visual examples” is now Annex A
— Annex ZA updated.
— Bibliography updated
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
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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 onboard 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.
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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 including
toilets, elements for sitting, standing and moving and clearways and internal doors. 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 non-PRM
related requirements and 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.
— This document is not specifically intended for Urban Rail, however these standards or clauses from
these standards can be adopted by Urban Rail projects should they choose to do so.
The ‘Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility’ standard is written in two parts:
— Part 1 contains:
— Steps for access and egress
— This document is Part 2 and contains:
— Boarding aids.
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 1756-2, Tail lifts - Platform lifts for mounting on wheeled vehicles - Safety requirements - Part 2: Tail
lifts for passengers
EN 14752, Railway applications - Body side entrance systems for rolling stock
EN 15663, Railway applications - Vehicle reference masses
prEN 16584-1:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use - General requirements — Part 1: Contrast
prEN 16584-3:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use - General requirements — Part 3: Optical
and friction characteristics
prEN 16585-1:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use - Equipment and components onboard
rolling stock — Part 1: Toilets
prEN 16585-3:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components onboard
rolling stock — Part 3: Clearways and internal doors
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prEN 16587:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Requirements on obstacle-free routes for
infrastructure
ISO 18738-1, Measurement of ride quality – Part 1: Lifts (elevators)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
boarding aid
device (fixed or portable) that bridges the gap between rolling stock and platform to allow a PRM to board
or alight from a train
Note 1 to entry: These include manual, semi-automatic or automatic ramps, lifts and other devices.
3.2
bridging plate
retractable device integrated into the vehicle as close as possible to the door threshold level that enables
access for wheelchair users, fully automatic and activated/controlled in conjunction with the door
opening/closing sequences or semi-automatic on demand from passenger or staff
Note 1 to entry: It retains its strength without support on the station platform when extended.
3.3
clear width
clear usable width
unobstructed width of an open door or clearway to allow all passengers, including PRM, to pass through
3.4
doorway
opening in the vehicle body side that allows access to and egress from that vehicle
3.5
effective clear width
horizontal usable width of the surface of a boarding aid or entrance step
3.6
gap
distance between a platform and the closest point on the rolling stock at the passenger door where
passengers traverse from one to the other (both vertical and horizontal)
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3.7
movable step
retractable device integrated into the vehicle forming a step to the door threshold that enables access for
passengers other than wheelchair users, fully automatic and activated/controlled in conjunction with the
door opening/closing sequences (sliding, rotating, folding, etc.) to reduce the gap in width and height (if
necessary, to make the gap compliant) between vehicle and platform
Note 1 to entry: It retains its strength without support on the station platform when deployed.
3.8
onboard lift
device integrated into the doorway of a vehicle that enables access for wheelchair users to overcome the
maximum height difference between the vehicle floor and the station platform, where operated
3.9
onboard ramp
manual, semi-automatic or automatic device that enables access for wheelchair users, that is positioned
between the vehicle door threshold and the platform
3.10
semi-automatic door
powered door which opens and/or closes following operation of a control device by a passenger
3.11
station
any form of infrastructure where a train operates and passengers can board or alight in normal operation
3.12
wheelchair
wheeled personal mobility device
Note 1 to entry: Wheelchair characteristics are defined in prEN 16585-1:2022, Annex A.
3.13
wheelchair accessible doorway (or door)
closest doorway to the wheelchair space (and wheelchair accessible sleeping accommodation, where
fitted)
3.14
working order
state in which a vehicle equipped with all the consumables and occupied by all the staff which it requires
in order to fulfil its function but empty of any payload (i.e. dead mass + consumables + staff)
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4 Symbols and abbreviations
For purposes of this document, the symbols and abbreviations in Table 1 and Table 2 apply.
Table 1 — Abbreviations
Abbreviation Designation
EN European Standard (Euronorm)
ISO International Organization for Standardization
PRM Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility
TSI Technical Specification for Interoperability
Table 2 — Symbols
Symbols Designation Unit
° Angle degree
kg Weight kilogram
mm Length millimetre
5 Requirements and assessment
5.1 General
1) Where additional assessment criteria apply, these will be identified against the relevant clause.
2) All dimensions are in millimetres (mm) unless otherwise stated.
3) For assessment the vehicle shall be in 'working order' (the design mass in working order as defined
in EN 15663) with new wheels standing centrally on the rails. The assessment shall be completed for
the vehicle on level track, for both a 300 m curve and straight track.
4) To provide PRM access:
i. All exterior passenger doorways shall have a minimum clear usable width of 800 mm when open.
— Assessment: the clear usable width shall be measured parallel to the door opening, there
shall be no protrusions (for example door leading edge, grab-handles, handrails, wheelchair
lifts in the stowed position) into the minimum width which shall be 800 mm according to
Figure 1.
— Assessment: for wheelchair accessible doorways refer to prEN 16585-3:2022 for additional
requirements.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
A clear usable width
NOTE Minimum height of 1 950 mm is recommended.
Figure 1 — Clear usable width through an external door
ii. On trains with a design speed lower than 250 km/h, wheelchair access doors offering a level
access according to 5.2 (1) shall have a minimum clear usable width of 1 000 mm when open.
— Assessment: the clear usable width shall be measured parallel to the door opening, there
shall be no protrusions (for example door leading edge, grab-handles, handrails, wheelchair
lifts in the stowed position) into the minimum width which shall be 1 000 mm according to
Figure 1.
NOTE The increased width is required where level access is provided as, without the presence of a boarding
device, the wheelchair is not necessarily presented perpendicular or centred to the opening. Therefore, a bigger
opening is required to ensure that the wheelchair or the user’s hands etc are not trapped against, or strike, parts of
the vehicle when boarding and alighting.
5.2 Boarding aids – General requirements
5.2.1 General
At the designated wheelchair accessible doorways access between the train and the platform, to allow a
passenger in a wheelchair to board or alight, shall be provided according to either point 1 or point 2
below.
1) Level access is provided when the gap between the door sill of that doorway (or of the extended
bridging plate of that doorway) and the platform does not exceed 75 mm measured horizontally and
50 mm measured vertically and the train has no internal step between the door sill and the vestibule.
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— Assessment: shall be according to Figure 2 for a train that is intended to stop in normal
operation, at a station platform that has obstacle-free access routes, in accordance with
prEN 16587:2022
Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 2 — Horizontal and vertical gap between platform and door sill
2) Where level access cannot be achieved a boarding aid shall be provided according to the
requirements of this standard.
5.2.2 Boarding aids stored on platforms
For boarding aids, including portable ramps, stored on a platform there shall be a secure storage method
provided to ensure that those boarding aids do not cause an obstruction or pose any hazard to
passengers.
5.2.3 Boarding aids stored onboard rolling stock
1) A secure storage system shall be provided to ensure that boarding aids, including portable ramps, do
not impinge on a passenger's wheelchair or mobility aid or pose any hazard to passengers in the
event of a sudden stop.
— Assessment of secure means a storage system that only authorized members of staff are able to
access in order to deploy the device.
2) When a lift is in the stowed position the exterior passenger doorway shall have a minimum usable
width of 800 mm when open.
— Assessment shall be in accordance with Figure 1.
5.3 Boarding aids – Ramps
5.3.1 General requirements for ramps
1) Where ramps are provided, either on the platform or onboard the rolling stock, to overcome the gap
between the train and the platform that the train is designed to stop at, they shall comply with
following general requirements and the additional requirements in 5.3.2 for onboard ramps.
2) Ramps shall be designed and assessed for an area of use (length) defined by the maximum vertical
gap they can overcome within a maximum slope of 18 % (10,2 degrees):
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— Assessment of the area of use of the ramp shall be derived from the maximum permitted angle
and the resulting ramp length to the platform height that the train is designed to stop at.
— When defining the wheelchair boarding aid operational zone, see Figure 4, combine the lengths
of:
a) the horizontal footprint on the platform of the ramp when fixed in place
b) the length on the platform that is required to allow the wheelchair to manoeuvre on and off
the ramp (1 500 mm).
— Assessment of the ramp angle shall be measured between the ramp usable surface and a
horizontal plane, see Figure 3. 18 % (10,2 degrees) is the maximum permitted slope allowed to
overcome the maximum height which shall include the worst-case combination of tolerances.
Key
1 platform
2 train
Figure 3 — Maximum slope of wheelchair ramps for boarding and alighting
NOTE 1 The maximum value could require assistance for the passenger.
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Key
1 platform
2 train
3 obstacle
4 vehicle walking floor
a horizontal footprint on the platform of the ramp or lift when deployed (length derived from area of use)
b length on the platform that is required to allow the wheelchair to manoeuvre on and off the ramp or lift (1
500 mm)
Figure 4 — Wheelchair boarding aid operational zone
NOTE 2 Ramp angle is critical to the possibility for independent use of that ramp by a wheelchair user so
minimizing the angle is to be the aim where possible.
3) Ramps shall be designed to accommodate a wheelchair with characteristics as detailed in
prEN 16585-1:2022, Annex A.
— Assessment shall comply with the requirements in 5.3.2 and Figure 5.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
H minimum usable height 1 450 mm
W minimum effective clear width
R maximum Radius at the upper corner of the clear space 225 mm
Figure 5 — Effective clear width and height of boarding aids
NOTE 3 These requirements apply to ramps and lifts only.
4) Ramps shall withstand a weight of at least 300 kg, placed at the centre of the device distributed over
an area of 660 mm by 660 mm.
— When assessing this component, no permanent deformation is allowed under the designed load
case.
— Where the device is shorter than 660 mm then the load case shall be 300 kg placed at the centre
of the device distributed over an area equal to the usable length of the device by a width of
660 mm.
NOTE 4 It is expected that there may be settlement of the device when applying the design load case.
5) If the ramp is power operated it shall incorporate a method of manual operation, should power fail.
— Assessment shall be according to EN 1756-2.
6) The ‘entire ramp surface’ shall be slip resistant.
— Assessment of slip resistance shall be according to prEN 16584-3:2022.
— ‘Entire ramp surface’ shall be assessed as having slip resistance consistent over the full effective
clear width and length of the device, starting no further than 10 mm from the edge of the device.
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— It is permissible to have a gap of up to 30mm across the split line for a folding ramp.
— The tapered lip shall include a form of slip resistance in its design (for example extruded ridges
or grip tape).
7) The ramp shall have a minimum effective clear width of 760 mm.
— Assessment of the minimum effective clear width of 760 mm is measured inside the raised edges
according to Figure 5 and Figure 6:
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
E minimum height of raised edges 50 mm
Figure 6 — Minimum effective clear width and raised edges for boarding aids
8) Ramps having a clear width of less than 1 000 mm shall have raised edges on both sides to prevent
mobility aid wheels from slipping off.
— Assessment: To prevent mobility aid wheels from slipping off, raised edges shall be a minimum
height of 50 mm measured vertically from the usable surface of the device, see Figure 6.
— The raised edges may be chamfered at each end of the ramp over the first 150 mm of the device,
see Figure 7.
— Where a ramp splits to fold or stow a nominal gap of 10 mm is permitted in the raised edge.
9) The tapered lip at both ends of the ramp shall be bevelled and shall be a maximum height of 20 mm.
— Assessment: For the height of the tapered lip see Figure 7, the tapered lip and bevel shall be
consistent over the full effective clear width of the device.
— For assessment the tapered lip height of 20 mm is measured from the platform surface to the
main surface of the ramp and from the main surface of the ramp to the floor of the vehicle.
— Where a ramp splits to fold or stow a nominal gap of 10 mm is permitted in the tapered lip.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 ramp usable surface
2 ramp tapered lip
3 platform surface
4 raised edges
Figure 7 — Example ramp with tapered lip
10) The tapered lip shall have contrasting hazard warning bands.
— Assessment: the band shall be consistent over the full effective clear width of the device and
45 mm to 55 mm in width starting no further than 10 mm from the edge of the device according
to prEN 16584-1:2022.
— Assessment: due to the variety of backgrounds this band will be viewed against the band can be
self-contrasting, assess contrast according to prEN 16584-1:2022.
11) The ramp shall be equipped with a mechanism to securely locate the ramp so that it is not subject to
displacement when in use for boarding or alighting.
— Assessment: Securing of the ramp so that it is not subject to displacement through either a
physical locking method to the rolling stock, such as locating pins or clamp mechanisms, or
through a method of immobilising the ramp on the platform. See test method in Clause 6.
12) The ramp shall be provided with self-contrasting markings.
— Self-contrasting markings shall be according to prEN 16584-1:2022.
5.3.2 Onboard ramp – additional requirements
1) A ramp shall be either positioned manually by staff or deployed semi-automatically by mechanical
means, operated by staff or by the passenger.
— Assessment of manual positioning shall be demonstrated by compliance with 5.3.1 (1).
NOTE Requirements do not apply to fully automatic systems
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2) A semi-automatic ramp shall be fitted with a device capable of stopping the movement of that ramp
if its front edge comes into contact with anything or person whilst the ramp is in movement.
— Assessment shall be according to EN 14752 “Movable step obstacle detection”.
3) Where semi-automatic ramps are fitted there shall be a control method to ensure that the vehicle
cannot be moved when the ramp is not stowed.
— Assessment shall be in accordance with EN 14752.
5.4 Boarding aids – Lifts
5.4.1 General requirements for lifts
1) Where lifts are provided, either on the platform or onboard the rolling stock, to overcome the gap
between the train and the platform that the train is designed to stop at, they shall comply with
following general requirements and the specific requirements in either platform lifts 5.4.2 or
onboard lifts 5.4.3.
2) Lifts shall be designed and assessed for ‘an area of use’ defined by the maximum vertical and
horizontal gap they are required to overcome.
— Assessment of the area of use of the lift shall be derived from the maximum height from train
floor to the platform height that the train is designed to stop at combined with the maximum
horizontal gap to the vehicle walking floor (allowing additional length for the lift bridging plate,
see Figure 8 and 9, to securely rest on that walking floor).
— When defining the wheelchair boarding aid operational zone, see Figure 4, combine the lengths
of:
a) The horizontal footprint on the platform of the lift surface including the loading ramp in its
deployed position.
b) The additional length on the platform that is required to allow the wheelchair to manoeuvre
on and off
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