Where can I find specifications for the gap size on Japanese commuter trains, or how big is it?
The reason for my question is the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD391z1vVnA (minute 2:02)
It almost seems as if there's barely a gap between the train and the platform. In Germany, they supposedly have at least 15 cm.
How is it possible that rail traffic is still so safe? Don't the trains sway a little? Especially with such a narrow gauge?
that also deceives in Germany there are such tailor-made platforms
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Berlin-_U-Bahnstation_Kochstra%C3%9Fe-_auf_Bahnsteig_zu_Gleis_1-_direction_Berlin-Alt-Tegel-_U-Bahn_BVG series_H_5013-6_8.8.2009.jpg
The problem is different. On such an S-Bahn line or U-Bahn line, only exactly one vehicle type then can be made to make the platforms 100 percent fit.
In the case of a “normal” railway line there are also freight trains and 1000 other models, then you have to take the smallest common denominator with respect to the light space and then you always have large columns.
Thank you for the answer.