Bus Stop Guidelines and Standards

I managed to track down the standards/legal guidelines dictating bus stop design. These measurements and dimensions will play a major role in the formation of the final product.

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NSW State Transit Bus Infrastructure Guide (Section 3.1 Bus Stop Design Elements):

-Bus stops should be located on a straight section of roadway and therefore be built straight

-Bus stop furniture including seats and roof shelters cannot interfere with passenger movements on and off buses. They should be strategically placed in accordance to the specific locations of doors on buses.

-Standard Length buses are 12.5m long, with door positioning located at 0-2m and 6-8m of the 12.5 m length. Pictures below as shown (taken from NSW State Transit Bus Infrastructure Guide)

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AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS:


 AS1428.1-2009  Design for Access and Mobility (Part 1: General requirements for Access - New Building Work)
-6.2 Heights of a continuous accessible path of travel
The minimum unobstructed height of a continuous accessible path of travel shall be
2000 mm or 1980 mm at doorways.


 AS1428.2-1992  Design for Access and Mobility (Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements - Buildings and facilities)
27.2 Seating in pedestrian areas

Notes 1. Seats should generally be 450mm high but where a proportion of elderly users are anticipated, heights up to 520mm are preferred. Children and small people may prefer seats as low as 350mm. Where possible, a range of seat heights should be provided.

-(a) The front of the seat shall have a clear space between any legs at ground level to within 150mm of the front edge of the seat, and to within 100mm of the seat height to allow for rearward adjustment of feet when rising

-(c) The front edge of the seat shall have a minimum radius of 30mm

-(d) No edge or projection shall have a radius of less than 5mm unless protected from contact with the user

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It has also been noted that there appears to be no dictating standard that limits the ultimate length of the bus stop, so long as it's size does not interfere with the egress and access of bus doors.

Sources:

State Transit Bus Infrastructure Guidlines

Sai Global - Standards On-Line

AS1428.1-2009 (Section 6 (Continuous Accessible Paths of Travel)
AS1428.2-1992 (Section 27 Street Furniture)