January, 2015 – Graham Miln

Navigating Gare de Lyon Part Dieu

Navigating Lyon’s large Part Dieu train station is difficult enough for a sighted person but for a blind person it must be a nightmare. Thankfully the station has something installed that I have yet to notice elsewhere.

Around the station are tracks denoted with raised markers on each edge. The markers are plastic strips that form static permanent ridges, effectively paths, around the station complex.

A simple, presumably effective, addition that makes the station a little more accessible.

The paths extend throughout the station
The paths extend throughout the station

Raised edges denote paths for the blind
Raised edges denote paths for the blind

More guides at Vichy’s train station.
More guides at Vichy’s train station.