Cross-platform interchange
Cross-platform,interchange
A,cross-platform,interchange,is,a,type,of,interchange,between,different,lines,at,a,metro,or,other,railway,station,The,term,originates,with,the,London,Underground;1,such,layouts,exist,in,other,networks,but,are,not,commonly,so,named,In,the,United,States,,it,is,often,referred,to,as,a,"cross-platform,transfer"
This,configuration,occurs,at,a,station,with,island,platforms,,with,a,single,platform,in,between,the,tracks,allocated,to,two,directions,of,travel,,or,two,side,platforms,between,the,tracks,,connected,by,level,corridors,The,benefit,of,this,design,is,that,passengers,do,not,need,to,use,stairs,to,another,platform,level,for,transfer,,thus,increasing,the,convenience,of,users,A,cross-platform,interchange,arrangement,may,be,costly,due,to,the,complexity,of,railtrack,alignment,,especially,if,the,railway,designers,also,arrange,the,track,with,flyovers,which,is,typically,done,to,increase,efficiency,A,common,two-directions,cross-platform,interchange,configuration,consists,of,two,directions,of,two,different,lines,sharing,an,island,platform,,and,the,respective,return,directions,of,both,lines,sharicross,interchange,parts,,cross,platform,interchange,,cross,interchangeable,charm,earrings,,cross,interchange,Cross-platform,interchange
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