. Railway policy in India . If the platform be on a curve, the horizontaldistance from centre of adjacent track is to be in-creased as follows :— Yox a curve of 8 degrees {jibft. rad.)allovv 5^ in. extra6 .. {955fi->ad.) ,, 4 in. ,,4 .. {1432ft-ad.) ,, s^in. ,,2 ,, () ,, i^in. ,,and for other curves in proportion. (.20) Standard height above rail level for passenger platforms . . • 3 ^ (21) Alternative height above rail level for passenger platforms at minor stations . i o —Where passenger platforms are providedtheir height above rail level must be either 3 feet oinches or i
. Railway policy in India . If the platform be on a curve, the horizontaldistance from centre of adjacent track is to be in-creased as follows :— Yox a curve of 8 degrees {jibft. rad.)allovv 5^ in. extra6 .. {955fi->ad.) ,, 4 in. ,,4 .. {1432ft-ad.) ,, s^in. ,,2 ,, () ,, i^in. ,,and for other curves in proportion. (.20) Standard height above rail level for passenger platforms . . • 3 ^ (21) Alternative height above rail level for passenger platforms at minor stations . i o —Where passenger platforms are providedtheir height above rail level must be either 3 feet oinches or i foot o inches as specified above, noother height being permissible. At places wherepassengers are intended to get into or out fromtrains, but at which no platform is provided, a pieceof ground for a length of not less than 800 feet, andfor a width of not less than 20 feet from outer rail,is to be brought to a smooth even surface at raillevel, and properly finished with gravel or similarmaterial. so-. DIAGRAM No. 271
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