Platform 0

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Short description: Name of a number of railway platforms around the world
Platforms 0 and 1 at Edinburgh Haymarket

Platform 0 is a platform number at various railway stations around the world. It is usually a result of constructing a new platform next to the existing platform 1. To avoid having to renumber and replace signage for all other platforms, as well as confusing passengers who are familiar with the existing platform layout, the new platform is simply named "Platform 0" in an example of zero-based numbering.

Examples

United Kingdom

The following stations in the United Kingdom have a Platform 0; this is not necessarily an exhaustive list:[1]

Australia

Japan

  • Ayase
  • Haruda
  • Hashioka
  • Kyōto[11]

Switzerland

Spain

  • Platform 0 in Madrid (Spanish: Andén 0) is not a railway platform, but the Madrid Metro's railway museum at the former Chamberí metro station.[13]

Indonesia

  • Tanah Abang (from 2024)

Denmark

References

  1. ↑ But it is a complete list of the stations visited by Geoff Marshall and Matt Parker in their videos "Visiting All Platform Zeros (Part 1)", "Visiting All Platform Zeros (Part 2)", and "Visiting every Platform Zero in the UK in one day!" published in January 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jefferson, Ed (August 3, 2016). "From Platform 0 to Platform 9¾: The strange world of British Rail mathematics". https://www.citymetric.com/transport/platform-0-platform-9-strange-world-british-rail-mathematics-2316. 
  3. ↑ "New platform 0 to open at Doncaster railway station on Monday" (in en). 14 December 2016. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/new-platform-0-open-doncaster-railway-station-monday-57289. 
  4. ↑ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Gravesend". https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/GRV/details.html. 
  5. ↑ "Leeds station improvements" (in en-GB). https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/north-and-east/leeds-station-improvements. 
  6. ↑ Johnson, Kristian (2018-11-16). "Leeds train station to gain new platform on site of car park". https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-train-station-car-park-15425555. 
  7. ↑ "Rochester rail bridge installation maintains momentum on £145m East Kent works". 19 December 2014. https://thespencergroup.co.uk/rochester-rail-bridge-installation-maintains-momentum-on-145m-east-kent-works/. 
  8. ↑ Steed, Les (2018-01-02). "Redhill Platform 0 finally open - here's what passengers thought". http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/redhills-platform-0-finally-open-14103613. 
  9. ↑ Scapens, Alex (2017-01-18). "Platform zero at Stockport station reopened after its mysterious closure". http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/platform-zero-stockport-station-reopened-12464950. 
  10. ↑ "Lidcombe Railway Station Group". https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4800244. 
  11. ↑ "JR West - Kyoto Station map". 22 January 2020. https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/pdf/station_kyoto.pdf. 
  12. ↑ "In Aarau gibt es das einzige Gleis null der Schweiz" (in de-ch). 2009-07-01. https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/panorama/vermischtes/in-aarau-gibt-es-das-einzige-gleis-null-der-schweiz-2073928. 
  13. ↑ "Chamberí Ghost Station" (in en). http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chamberi-ghost-station. 
  14. ↑ "Esbjerg station departures" (in en). https://mit-tog.dk/en/departures/ES/. 

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