GIRT7020 Iss 2.1

GB Requirements for Platform Height, Platform Offset and Platform Width

Synopsis

This document sets out Great Britain (GB) requirements in scope of National Technical Rules for platform height, platform offset and platform width.

Summary Of Changes

On 2 May 2025, the Department for Transport (DfT) published updated NTSNs, including the new ACC NTSN which supersedes the earlier Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) NTSN.

There are no technical changes to requirements but the requirements for platform width and platform edge markings, which were formerly only in RIS-7016-INS, now become NTRs and are therefore also included in GIRT7020.

The document has also been updated to make editorial changes to references and remove some guidance which is no longer relevant following the NTSN update.

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Issued:: 06/12/2025
Published:: 06/12/2025
In Force:: 06/12/2025

Details

Consultation Status	Closed
Vehicle Assessment	No
Supersedes	GIRT7020 Iss 2
Lead Committee	Infrastructure - INS
Briefing Notes	25 BN30
Impact Assessments Registered	25 IA28
Deviations Registered	26-026-DEV Cottingley Station platform heights and offset. 25-006 DEV revised Stratford Platforms 6-8 Control Room Demolition 26-020-DEV Wandsworth Town Station: Scaffold Bridge - Platform Clearance Reduction 26-013-DEV Wandsworth Town Station AfA 26-015-DEV Temporary heights and offsets at Cross Gates 26-014-DEV Apsley Station - Platform Temporary Hoarding 26-011-DEV Alexandra Palace Station AfA Hoarding 26-012-DEV Bridlington Station - Column Repair Temporary Works 26-005-DEV Reddish North Station AfA project 26-006-DEV revised Church Fenton Platform offset temporary non-compliance 26-006-DEV Church Fenton Platform offset temporary non-compliance 25-032-DEV Bryn Station AfA project