Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications
Issuing body: CEN · Version: EN 16286-1:2024 · Published: 2024-10-31
Link verified July 22, 2026
Scope
Sets out the technical and safety requirements for gangway systems providing passenger and staff passage between adjacent railway vehicles, covering vehicle-body interfaces, dimensioning, assessment methods and acceptance criteria across tram, metro, suburban, main-line and high-speed rolling stock. It is the CEN reference cited whenever gangway safety and compatibility of a coupled vehicle set must be verified.

