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Since June 2021, all S-Bahn Stuttgart platforms have been accessible to passengers without steps. However, this is only the first step on the road to accessibility. The region has also set itself the goal of enabling step-free boarding and alighting between the platform edge and the S-Bahn vehicle at all S-Bahn stations.
To this end, DB InfraGO will raise the platforms at 30 of a total of 83 stations that have not yet been raised to 96 cm above the top of rail (SO) in the coming years. In addition to adjusting the platform height to the boarding height of the S-Bahn vehicles, the following sub-areas will also be checked and improved as required to ensure so-called extensive accessibility:
- Passenger information systems
- Loudspeaker system or acoustic module
- Tactile guidance system on the platform
- Tactile path to the platform, step markings
- Tactile handrail signs on stairs and ramps
- Wayfinding and signage
- Weather protection equipment
As a result, passengers can expect not only a new raised floor covering as a side effect of the elevation in the future, but often - as can be seen in the example of the recently renovated Rommelshausen station - also platform equipment adapted to the state of the art.
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