Meridian: Railcar "Flirt" 6-part

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

Entrance areas

• The doors open automatically. They are double-wing doors with a passage width of 130 cm. A movable door step (100 cm wide) extends into the normal boarding areas and - depending on the platform height - enables stepless entry and exit (door treshold approx. 3 cm).
• The entrance to the multipurpose area with barrier-free toilet, also has a lift for platforms that have a height difference to the railcar. The lift is operated by the train staff if required. The passage width of the double-wing doors in the boarding area with lift is 105 cm. The lift platform measures 76 x 120 cm (width x length). Wheelchairs and electric wheelchairs up to 350 kg can be transported. Booking in advance is required.
• There is also a mobile docking ramp with dimensions of 80 x 160 cm (width x length). The ramp is applied by the train staff; advance reservation is requested.

Passenger compartments

• There are six multipurpose areas per railcar with designated spaces for wheelchair users. One multipurpose area per train has a lift.
• Four to six wheelchairs can be transported per multipurpose area.
• The width of the marked area for wheelchair users is at least 190 x 210 cm per area.
• The passage from the corresponding multipurpose areas to the barrier-free toilet is at least 95 cm wide. 
• To get to the high-floor area with 1st class, there are stairs with 2 steps to climb.

Public toilet (in the passenger compartment for wheelchair users).

• The path between the wheelchair spaces and the toilet is at least 95 cm wide.
• The toilet door is at least 100 cm wide.
• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 110 cm;
  in front of the toilet 140 cm x 85 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 10 cm x 30 cm;
  to the right of the toilet 110 cm x 68 cm.
• There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet .
• The right grab rail can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting. 
• An alarm trigger is available. 

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text. 

• Assistance dogs are allowed.
• In the interior of the railcars there is no guidance system with ground indicators.
• Stairs are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable.
• Opening and closing of the doors is announced acoustically.
• The operating elements (e.g. door handles, emergency call buttons) are visually contrasting and tactilely detectable almost everywhere.
• All raised areas that can be used by the guest (entrance area, cash desk/counter, bedrooms, corridors, hallways) are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free. 
• Signs are designed in clearly legible, visually rich in contrast font.
• Information is available in Braille or prismatic writing.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text. 

• There is no audio induction loop.
• In case of an emergency there is an announcement. Additional information is provided in written form by the train staff. 
• There is no visually clearly perceptible alarm.
• Information that serves orientation and consists of words is available in written form, in photo-realistic representation or in the form of pictograms.

 Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• The name and logo of the railcar are clearly recognizable from the outside.
• Usually there are pictorial representations or pictograms.