What is BS EN 17168 about?
BS EN 17168 specifies requirements for the design, construction and operation of platform barrier systems positioned at the edge of a station platform immediately adjacent to the rail or other guided vehicles in stations and boarding points for passenger services.
This document applies to rail services, all persons involved in the implementation and system integration of a platform barrier system, including infrastructure owners, designers, installers and operators.
NOTE 1: BS EN 17168 does not cover barrier systems using bars, ropes, etc. or which operate in a vertical direction.
NOTE 2: BS EN 17168 does not cover normative requirements relating to fire performance or fire requirements arising from use of platform barrier systems as fire barriers.
Who is BS EN 17168 for?
BS EN 17168 on platform barrier system is relevant to:
- Entities involved in platform infrastructure design, installation and operations
- Railway engineers
- Railway infrastructure planning and operations personnel
Why should you use BS EN 17168?
Platform barrier systems create a movable barrier between trains and other guided transit vehicles and passengers waiting at stations and boarding points, preventing passengers from falling off the platform edge and onto the railway tracks.
BS EN 17168 integrates the operation of the platform barrier doors and gates with opening and closing of train doors and also assist in the management of station operations, to safely permit higher speeds for trains entering and exiting the stations.
BS EN 17168 provides you with the physical and structural requirements of the platform barrier to form a safety barrier separating customers/passengers from moving trains until it is safe to grant access and requirements for glazing materials including doors and gates.
Electrical safety for earthing and bonding arrangements to achieve electrical safety on all station platforms which are to be fitted with platform barrier systems is mentioned in BS EN 17168.
BS EN 17168 specifies fire performance or use as a fire barrier to minimize the spread of flame and/or smoke in the event of a fire on either side of the barrier, or simply to segregate ventilation in the station and track areas.
Overall, BS EN 17168 sets the requirements for the door/gate designs to reduce hazards to passengers during opening and closing and the integrity of the control system that ensures the functional safety and reliability of the barrier system.
