SIST EN 16586-2:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16586-2:2017
Železniške naprave - Načrtovanje za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi -
Dostop do železniških vozil - 2. del: Pripomočki pri vstopanju
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of persons with reduced
mobility to rolling stock - Part 2: Boarding aids
Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch PRM - Barrierefreier Zugang -
Teil 2: Einstiegshilfen
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à l'usage par les PMR - Accessibilité du
matériel roulant aux personnes à mobilité réduite - Partie 2 : Dispositifs d'aide à
l'embarquement et au débarquement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16586-2:2025
ICS:
11.180.01 Pripomočki za Aids for disabled and
onesposobljene in handicapped persons in
hendikepirane osebe na general
splošno
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16586-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.180.01; 45.060.20 Supersedes EN 16586-2:2017
English Version
Railway applications - Design for PRM use - Accessibility of
persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock - Part 2:
Boarding aids
Applications ferroviaires - Conception destinée à Bahnanwendungen - Gestaltung für die Nutzung durch
l'usage par les PMR - Accessibilité du matériel roulant PRM - Barrierefreier Zugang in Schienenfahrzeuge -
aux personnes à mobilité réduite - Partie 2 : Dispositifs Teil 2: Einstiegshilfen
d'aide à l'embarquement et au débarquement
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 June 2025.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16586-2:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 9
5 Requirements and assessment . 9
5.1 General. 9
5.2 Boarding aids – General requirements . 10
5.2.1 General. 10
5.2.2 Boarding aids stored on platforms . 11
5.2.3 Boarding aids stored on board rolling stock . 11
5.3 Boarding aids – Ramps . 11
5.3.1 General requirements for ramps . 11
5.3.2 On-board ramp – additional requirements . 16
5.4 Boarding aids – Lifts . 17
5.4.1 General requirements for lifts . 17
5.4.2 Platform lifts – additional requirements . 20
5.4.3 On-board lift – additional requirements . 20
5.5 Boarding aid on board rolling stock - Movable step and bridging plate . 21
6 Methodologies . 22
Annex A (informative) Boarding aid visual examples . 23
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 24
Bibliography . 26

European foreword
This document (EN 16586-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16586-2:2017.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— the document template has been updated;
— the document has been revised generally for document references and editorial issues with
grammar;
— scope modified;
— normative references updated;
— terms and definitions revised;
— 5.1 removed references to annexes covering EC verification and testing requirements;
— 5.3.1 (6) assessment methodology updated;
— 5.3.1 (9) (10) ‘tapered lip’ used in place of ‘upstand’;
— 5.5 updated to align with the PRM TSI;
— Annex A “EC verification - Interoperability constituents” removed;
— Annex B “Summary of testing requirements” removed;
— Annex C “Boarding aid visual examples” is now Annex A;
— Annex ZA updated;
— Bibliography updated.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is part of a suite of four ‘Design for PRM use’ standards that have in total nine parts:
— EN 16584 is a standard that covers both infrastructure and rolling stock — Railway applications —
Design for PRM use — General requirements:
— Part 1: Contrast (EN 16584-1);
— Part 2: Information (EN 16584-2);
— Part 3: Optical and friction characteristics (EN 16584-3).
— EN 16585 is a standard that covers rolling stock — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Equipment and components on board rolling stock:
— Part 1: Toilets (EN 16585-1);
— Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving (EN 16585-2);
— Part 3: Clearways and internal doors (EN 16585-3).
— EN 16586 is a standard that covers Rolling stock — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock:
— Part 1: Steps for access and egress (EN 16586-1);
— Part 2: Boarding aids (EN 16586-2).
— EN 16587 is a standard that covers Infrastructure — Railway applications — Design for PRM use —
Requirements for obstacle-free routes for infrastructure.
These standards aim to clarify the requirements (with clear and consistent terms and definitions) and
to define the associated criteria and, where appropriate, methodologies to allow a clear pass/fail
assessment.
1 Scope
This document describes the specific ‘Design for PRM use’ requirements applying to rolling stock and
the assessment of those requirements. The following applies to this document:
— The definitions and requirements describe specific aspects of ‘Design for PRM use’ required by
persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility as defined in the PRM TSI.
— This document defines elements which are universally valid for obstacle-free travelling relating to
boarding aids. The definitions and requirements of this document are to be used for rolling stock
applications.
— This document only refers to aspects of accessibility for PRM passengers; it does not define non-
PRM related requirements and definitions.
— This document assumes that the rolling stock is in its defined operating condition.
— Where minimum or maximum dimensions are quoted these are absolute NOT nominal
requirements.
The ‘Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility’ standard is written in two parts:
— Part 1 contains:
— steps for access and egress.
— This document is Part 2 and contains:
— boarding aids.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1756-2:2004+A1:2009, Tail lifts - Platform lifts for mounting on wheeled vehicles - Safety
requirements - Part 2: Tail lifts for passengers
EN 14752:2019+A1:2021, Railway applications - Bodyside entrance systems for rolling stock
EN 15663:2017+A2:2024, Railway applications — Vehicle reference masses
EN 16584-1:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part 1:
Contrast
EN 16584-3:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part 3: Optical
and friction characteristics
EN 16585-1:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board
rolling stock — Part 1: Toilets
EN 16585-3:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board
rolling stock — Part 3: Clearways and internal doors
EN 16587:2025, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Requirements on obstacle-free routes for
infrastructure
ISO 8100-34:2021, Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Part 34: Measurement of lift ride quality
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
boarding aid
device (fixed or portable) that bridges the gap between rolling stock and platform to allow a PRM to
board or alight from a train
Note 1 to entry: This includes manual, semi-automatic or automatic ramps, lifts and other devices.
3.2
bridging plate
retractable device integrated into the vehicle as close as possible to the door threshold level that
enables access for wheelchair users, fully automatic and activated/controlled in conjunction with the
door opening/closing sequences or semi-automatic on demand from passenger or staff
Note 1 to entry: It retains its strength without support on the station platform when extended.
3.3
clear width
clear usable width
unobstructed width of an open door or clearway to allow all passengers, including PRM, to pass through
3.4
doorway
opening in the vehicle body side that allows access to and egress from that vehicle
3.5
effective clear width
horizontal usable width of the surface of a boarding aid or entrance step
3.6
gap
distance between a platform and the closest point on the rolling stock at the passenger door where
passengers traverse from one to the other (both vertical and horizontal)
3.7
movable step
retractable device integrated into the vehicle forming a step to the door threshold that enables access
for passengers other than wheelchair users, fully automatic and activated/controlled in conjunction
with the door opening/closing sequences (sliding, rotating, folding, etc.) to reduce the gap in width and
height (if necessary, to make the gap compliant) between vehicle and platform
Note 1 to entry: It retains its strength without support on the station platform when deployed.
3.8
on-board lift
device integrated into the doorway area of a vehicle that enables access for wheelchair users to
overcome the maximum height difference between the vehicle floor and the station platform, where
operated
3.9
on-board ramp
manual, semi-automatic or automatic device that enables access for wheelchair users, that is positioned
between the vehicle door threshold and the platform
3.10
semi-automatic door
powered door which opens and/or closes following operation of a control device by a passenger
3.11
station
any form of infrastructure where a train operates and passengers can board or alight in normal
operation
3.12
wheelchair
wheeled personal mobility device
Note 1 to entry: Wheelchair characteristics are defined in EN 16585-1:2025, Annex A.
3.13
wheelchair accessible doorway
wheelchair accessible door
closest doorway to the wheelchair space and wheelchair accessible sleeping accommodation, where
fitted
3.14
working order
state in which a vehicle equipped with all the consumables and occupied by all the staff which it
requires in order to fulfil its function but empty of any payload (i.e. dead mass + consumables + staff)
Note 1 to entry: See EN 15663:2017+A2:2024.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For purposes of this document, the symbols and abbreviations in Table 1 and Table 2 apply.
Table 1 — Abbreviations
Abbreviation Designation
EN European Standard (Euronorm)
ISO International Organization for Standardization
PRM Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility
TSI Technical Specification for Interoperability
Table 2 — Symbols
Symbols Designation Unit
° Angle degree
kg Weight kilogram
mm Length millimetre
5 Requirements and assessment
5.1 General
1) Where additional assessment criteria apply, these will be identified against the relevant clause.
2) All dimensions are in millimetres (mm) unless otherwise stated.
3) For assessment the vehicle shall be in 'working order' (the design mass in working order as defined
in EN 15663:2017+A2:2024) with new wheels standing centrally on the rails. The assessment shall
be completed for the vehicle on level track, for both a 300 m curve and straight track.
4) To provide PRM access:
i. All exterior passenger doorways shall have a minimum clear usable width of 800 mm when
open.
I. Assessment: the clear usable width shall be measured parallel to the door opening, there
shall be no protrusions (for example door leading edge, grab-handles, handrails,
wheelchair lifts in the stowed position) into the minimum width which shall be 800 mm
according to Figure 1.
II. Assessment: for wheelchair accessible doorways refer to EN 16585-3:2025 for additional
requirements.
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
A clear usable width
A minimum height of 1 950 mm is recommended.
Figure 1 — Clear usable width through an external door
ii. On trains with a design speed lower than 250 km/h, wheelchair access doors offering a level
access according to 5.2.1 (1) shall have a minimum clear usable width of 1 000 mm when open.
— Assessment: the clear usable width shall be measured parallel to the door opening, there
shall be no protrusions (for example door leading edge, grab-handles, handrails,
wheelchair lifts in the stowed position) into the minimum width which shall be 1 000 mm
according to Figure 1.
NOTE The increased width is applicable where level access is provided as, without the presence of a boarding
device, the wheelchair is not necessarily presented perpendicular or centred to the opening. Therefore, a bigger
opening is needed to ensure that the wheelchair or the user’s hands etc are not trapped against, or strike, parts of
the vehicle when boarding and alighting.
5.2 Boarding aids – General requirements
5.2.1 General
At the designated wheelchair accessible doorways access between the train and the platform, to allow a
passenger in a wheelchair to board or alight, shall be provided according to either point 1 or point 2
below.
1) Level access is provided when the gap between the door sill of that doorway (or of the extended
bridging plate of that doorway) and the platform does not exceed 75 mm measured horizontally
and 50 mm measured vertically and the train has no internal step between the door sill and the
vestibule.
— Assessment: shall be according to Figure 2 for a train that is intended to stop in normal
operation, at a station platform that has obstacle-free access routes, in accordance with
EN 16587:2025.
Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 2 — Horizontal and vertical gap between platform and door sill
2) Where level access cannot be achieved a boarding aid shall be provided according to the
requirements of this standard.
5.2.2 Boarding aids stored on platforms
For boarding aids, including portable ramps, stored on a platform there shall be a secure storage
method provided to ensure that those boarding aids do not cause an obstruction or pose any hazard to
passengers.
5.2.3 Boarding aids stored on board rolling stock
1) A secure storage system shall be provided to ensure that boarding aids, including portable ramps,
do not impinge on a passenger's wheelchair or mobility aid or pose any hazard to passengers in the
event of a sudden stop.
— Assessment of secure means a storage system that only authorized members of staff are able to
access in order to deploy the device.
2) When a lift is in the stowed position the exterior passenger doorway shall have a minimum usable
width of 800 mm when open.
— Assessment shall be in accordance with Figure 1.
5.3 Boarding aids – Ramps
5.3.1 General requirements for ramps
1) Where ramps are provided, either on the platform or on board the rolling stock, to overcome the
gap between the train and the platform that the train is designed to stop at, they shall comply with
following general requirements and the additional requirements in 5.3.2 for on-board ramps. See
Annex A for examples.
2) Ramps shall be designed (length) and assessed for an area of use defined by the maximum vertical
gap they can overcome within a maximum slope of 18 % (10,2 degrees):
— Assessment of the area of use of the ramp shall be derived from the maximum permitted angle
and the resulting ramp length to the platform height that the train is designed to stop at.
— When assessing the wheelchair boarding aid operational zone, see Figure 4, combine the
lengths of:
1. the horizontal footprint on the platform of the ramp when fixed in place
2. the length on the platform that is required to allow the wheelchair to manoeuvre on and off
the ramp (1 500 mm).
— Assessment of the ramp angle shall be measured between the ramp usable surface and a
horizontal plane, see Figure 3. 18 % (10,2 degrees) is the maximum permitted slope allowed to
overcome the maximum height which shall include the worst-case combination of tolerances.

Key
1 platform
2 train
Figure 3 — Maximum slope of wheelchair ramps for boarding and alighting
NOTE 1 The need for passenger assistance is likely if the slope angle is near the maximum value.
SIS
...