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Research draft

railway station

vr.tr.railway-station · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle railway stations by name, lines, services, facilities, accessibility and history.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle railway stations by name, lines, services, facilities, accessibility and history.

A railway facility where trains regularly stop to load and unload passengers or freight, with platforms, tracks and often station buildings; includes main stations, halts, border stations and former stations.

What it is for: Access to rail services for passengers and goods.

It can be find stations and services; check step-free access and facilities; plan connections; research station history.

Distinguishing features

Stopping place for trains

Serves one or more lines

Facilities vary widely

Accessibility is critical

What it looks like

Platforms, tracks, canopies, ticket halls and signage.

How it is recognised

Station name and code

Platform numbers and departure boards

Halts and former stations

Related models

is a kind of - category

rail transport station

is served by - lines

railway line

is part of - system

rail transport

is managed by - manager

station operator

In practice

Families and kinds

main and terminal stations

through stations

halts

border stations

goods stations and former stations

Identifiers

station code national or UIC codes stations

Standards and regulation

EU Passenger Rights Regulation (rail)

Accessibility standards for stations (TSI PRM)

Railway safety rules

Failure modes and hazards

Platform-edge accidents

Inaccessible platforms

Crowding

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which station.

Names and codes.

Name

Station.

Name

Station identity.

  1. Which station, and what is its code? provenance
  2. Which lines serve it? provenance

Status

Open or closed.

Status

Status.

  1. Is it open, and when did it open or close? provenance
  2. Is it a halt or main station? definition
Travel Services.

Passengers need current data.

Services

Timetables.

Services

Services.

  1. Which services call here, and how often? provenance
  2. Where are live departures? provenance

Connections

Onward travel.

Connections

Connections.

  1. Which bus, tram or taxi connections exist? definition
  2. How long is the interchange? measurement
Access Accessibility.

Stations must be accessible.

Step-free

Lifts and ramps.

Step-free

Step-free access.

  1. Is there step-free access to all platforms? provenance
  2. How can assistance be booked? action

Facilities

Toilets and seating.

Facilities

Facilities.

  1. Which facilities are available? definition
  2. When are they open? provenance
Safety Platforms.

Stations carry risks.

Platform

Edge safety.

Platform

Platform safety.

  1. What platform safety measures are in place? boundary
  2. How can help be called? action

History

Heritage.

History

History.

  1. What is the station history and architecture? provenance
  2. Is the building protected? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should stations be instances with codes?
  • How should former stations be linked?
  • How should accessibility data be linked?
Draft as JSON