Level boarding

How it is used

Use when checking the platform-to-vehicle interface; access to the platform alone does not establish level boarding.

Example sentences

1. The station had lifts, but only the new trains offered level boarding.

   Reaching the platform and entering the train are two separate access questions.

2. Level boarding made it easier to roll the suitcase into the carriage.

   Matching floor heights reduces the vertical obstacle at the doorway.

Common collocations

• level boarding access
• provide level boarding

Related terms

• platformThe raised area beside the track in a railway or metro station where passengers wait for trains and get on and off.
• timetableA list or table showing the times when buses, trains, ferries or planes leave and arrive.

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• shuttle bus
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• split ticketing