Mind the gap!

[SueEllen]

Great, so after falling through the gap the hapless passenger is chopped in half while they struggle to climb back up

For wheelchair passengers if they request in advance and someone is available they wheel out a platform which enables them to get their wheelchair on and off the train themselves, as the platform goes over the gap.

The main problem is there is not usually a staff member available to put the platform out in the evenings and it adds an extra minute or two onto the train timetable.

Therefore the woman who often gets off at the station near me with one leg normally has to hop off over the massive gap holding on to one able-bodied passenger, while another able-bodied passenger takes her wheelchair put her wheelchair on the platform for her.