Steintor is a Hanover Stadtbahn station served by all C and D lines. The C lines were built underground, which is the junction for all lines continuing west. Lines 4, 5 and 16 branch off eastwards towards the next station, Königsworther Platz (the latter one is the terminus at that station), while lines 6 and 11 branch off northbound, where the next station is Christuskirche.
5-403: Beneath the current C line platforms there are additional D-Tunnel platforms which have never been built. Also these have 2 side platforms . The current overground station is home to D lines (10 and 17), and also these have 2 side platforms . 52°22′33″N 9°43′57″E / 52.3758°N 9.7325°E / 52.3758; 9.7325 This German rapid transit-related article
10-457: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform ) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop , or transitway . A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance,
15-445: Is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after
20-417: The island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms
25-423: The intersection. In some situations, a single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a scissors crossing provided to allow access mid-way along its length. Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between. Some are in a Spanish solution format, with two side platforms and an island platform in between, serving two tracks. In some situations,
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