Improving Railway Vehicle Accessibility for all Persons with Reduced Mobility
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EU regulations require that public transportation systems are accessible for everyone without any restrictions for People with Reduced Mobility. This does not only refer to disabled people, but also other groups of people with reduced mobility such as elderly people, passengers with baby prams, outsize and large luggage items etc. i.e. all people with some kind of reduced mobility, in order to assuring that accessibility for all is an inevitable future obligation for railway operators. The interface between the platform and rail vehicle itself is one of the largest railway challenges in terms of accessibility, particularly for wheelchair users.
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