Platform 0

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Platform 0 is a platform number at various railway stations around the world. It is usually a result of constructing a new platform next to the existing platform 1. To avoid having to renumber and replace signage for all other platforms, as well as confusing passengers who are familiar with the existing platform layout, the new platform is simply named "Platform 0" in an example of zero-based numbering.

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Examples

United Kingdom

The following stations in the United Kingdom have a Platform 0; this is not necessarily an exhaustive list: [1]

Australia

Japan

Switzerland

Spain

Indonesia

Denmark

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References

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