What Is The Correct Height For A Station Platform?

Everything on model trains, model railroads, model railways, locomotives, model train layouts, scenery, wiring, DCC and more. Enjoy the world's best hobby... model railroading!

January 9, 2020

Max seeks help:

“I am modelling German N gauge and wonder what height platforms should be as in Germany there seem to be varying heights?”

Facebook

Twitter

4 Responses to What Is The Correct Height For A Station Platform?

Sheldon Clark says:

January 9, 2020 at 10:51 pm

Platforms at minor stations in Germany (in the 1960s & 1970s at least) were no higher than the kerb of British Road, even on major routes, and could be single-sided, i.e. were situated between each track and the next (rather than having both tracks between them) and had kerb stones on one side only. At more important stations, such as junctions & towns, they were higher, but significantly lower than at UK stations. At such stations, there was a reasonable step up from the platform to the lowest step at the door of the carriage/coach/car with no need for the portable steps traditionally seen at US stations/depots. The height of the lowest steps on your coaches can guide you.

Reply
- Max says:
  
  January 15, 2020 at 12:16 am
  
  Thanks for that at least I have some idea when I start building them
  
  Reply
Arjen Van Der Heyden says:

January 13, 2020 at 11:52 am

Hi Max,
Please refer to attached document for platform heights. https://www.s1gf.de/index.php?page=Attachment&attachmentID=54817&h=f2cdc5dad016227dfa6bfdd20e47a7fdee467747
Heights of platforms vary according to amount of traffic through the station. Hopefully you can read some German, if not you should still get the gist of it.

Reply
Max says:

January 15, 2020 at 12:23 am

Thanks Arjen that was very helpful I can read a little German but the diagrams more or less speak for themselves

Reply