Swiss federal railway company SBB is launching a new initiative to ensure the train doors always end up in the same location on the platform when a train pulls into a station. The project aims to reduce bottlenecks and speed up the process of boarding, helping to increase the punctuality of trains. The idea is that if rail users knew precisely where the carriage doors would be, they would spread themselves out more evenly along the platform instead of bunching up in one place.
SBB wants to install additional reference signs in stations to show drivers exactly when they should brake to allow the doors to align with specific places on the platforms. Such indicators already exist but the project would double their number. The new signs are being tested in stations at Biel, Lenzburg and Pfäffikon, with a view to roll out the project in the entire country if successful.
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