Spain-Barcelona: Accessibility for people with reduced mobility to subway trains.

The Challenge

Currently, in the TMB metro network there are nine stations with platforms built in a curve. This arrangement generates a gap (space between the platform and the train abutment) that exceeds 30 mm measured vertically and 75 mm measured horizontally. This space makes access to the train difficult for all users. In the case of people with reduced mobility, and especially wheelchair users, this distance can prevent them from accessing the train.This gap also poses other problems for metro users: passengers can trip, fall or suffer injuries when entering or exiting the train, which at the same time can cause delays in entering and exiting trains and negatively affect efficiency. and punctuality of service.

The solution we are looking for would be applicable not only to the TMB metro network, but would solve a problem shared by other railway operators with similar infrastructures on a global scale.

How to participate?

A first session took place on 26 September 2023 at 12:30 p.m.,in which the challenge was presented within the Innobuyer program, and in which the technical content of the challenge and the requirements of the innovative solutions who want to participate in the program. You can watch the recording of the Open Market Consultation event in the video below.

A second session is planned for 16 October 2023 at 12:00 p.m. where the roadmap of the TMB Innova program and the challenge will be explained in detail.

If you want to attend, register using the following link. (in case you have difficulties to open the link with Chrome, please try with MS Edge)

Published on 04 October 2023.