Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station which has through lines. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A railway platform is a section of pathway alongside Rail tracks at a Train station, Metro station or Tram stop, at which passengers may board |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains ^[1] It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms.

Overview

Bay Platform at Nottingham station

Bay and island platforms are so named because they resemble the geographic features of the same name. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant

Examples of station with bay platforms include Nottingham railway station (pictured), which has a bay platform inset into one of its platform islands; and the San Francisco International Airport BART Station which has three bay platforms, two of which are in use. Nottingham station is the principal Railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area San Francisco International Airport is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO Line located inside San Francisco International

Trains which use a bay platform have to reverse direction and depart in the direction from which they arrived. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another

Dock platforms

Dock platforms are similar to bay platforms, but are generally smaller, and used to unload freight.

References

1. ^ Mortimer, Simon (2007). Baywatch (4^th edition). Kentrail Enthusiasts Group.