Product code: ESC-PLATAFORMA-BUS
A modular concrete platform for bus stops in the carriageway – for faster, accessible boarding.
Plataforma Bus was developed for Barcelona to improve urban mobility and has been in use since 1996. The platform is installed in the lane next to the pavement normally used for parking: the bus no longer has to manoeuvre towards the kerb, passengers board and alight faster and more safely, and parking space is kept on either side. The system consists of three modules – left, central and right – and folding aluminium ramps (150 × 50 cm) bridge the level difference between pavement and platform and allow cleaning underneath.
| Material | reinforced Eco-Grey® concrete with recycled construction and demolition aggregate; cast aluminium ramps; galvanised steel supports; A2–A4 stainless steel screws |
| Surface and finish | etched, waterproofed grey concrete; tactile non-slip strip along the edge, with the bus entry threshold marked on the left module; relief stripes with reflective grey paint on the vertical face; silver sandblasted, grooved non-slip ramps |
| Dimensions | Left and Right – 305 × 190 × 18 cm; Central – 300 × 190 × 18 cm |
| Weight | 1800 kg (each module) |
| Installation | placed on the paving and secured with vertical metal pins that prevent lateral movement – no resin bonding needed |
| Designer | Enric Pericas |
| Manufacturer | Escofet (Barcelona, Spain) |
City streets with a parking lane along the pavement, where an accessible bus stop is needed quickly and without major reconstruction.
Set the platform length by combining left, central and right modules to suit the buses in service. Position the left module with its marked entry threshold where the front door of the bus stops.