36 CFR § 1192.63 - Between-car barriers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1192.63"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 1192.63 - Between-car barriers."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1192.63"
section_name: "Between-car barriers."
chapter_name: "ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD"
part_number: "1192"
part_name: "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 792 (b) (3); 42 U.S.C. 12204."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 45558, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1192"
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# 1192.63 Between-car barriers.

(a) *Requirement.* Suitable devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform between cars. Acceptable solutions include, but are not limited to, pantograph gates, chains, motion detectors or similar devices.

(b) *Exception.* Between-car barriers are not required where platform screens are provided which close off the platform edge and open only when trains are correctly aligned with the doors.