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A '''cross-platform interchange''' is a type of [[Interchange station|interchange]] between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the [[London Underground]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=%22cross-platform+interchange%22#q=%22cross-platform+interchange%22&hl=en&tbs=nws:1,ar:1,sbd:1&ei=CmiBTf2VL5LksQOq6KCDAg&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=a9fd55dcd046744b|title=Google News|access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref> such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named. In the United States and Canada<!-- insert relevant RMTransit video here -->, it is often referred to as a '''cross-platform transfer'''.

This configuration occurs at a station with [[island platform]]s, with a single platform in between the tracks allocated to two directions of travel, or two [[side platform]]s between the tracks, connected by level corridors. The benefit of this design is that passengers do not need to use stairs to another platform level for transfer. A cross-platform interchange arrangement may be costly to build due to the complexity of rail alignment, especially if the railway designers also arrange the track with [[overpass|flyovers]] (which is typically done to increase efficiency).

A typical bidirectional cross-platform interchange configuration consists of two outbound directions of two different lines sharing an island platform, and the respective return directions of both lines sharing a different island platform in the same station complex. Less common is a cross-platform interchange to transfer onto a continuation of same single line served by that station, for example in [[Kirkby railway station|Kirkby]], [[Ormskirk railway station|Ormskirk]], and [[Pittsburg/Bay Point station|Pittsburg/Bay Point]].

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==Types==
[[File:Cross-platform transfer in Taipei metro.svg|thumb|right|The four cross-platform interchange stations in [[Taipei Metro]], showing the tripartite-interchange system on the right]]

===Between different lines===
Common cross-platform interchanges allow passengers to change trains without changing to another platform. This applies at places where trains of different directions meet in minor and major hubs, but this arrangement is only found at some interchange stations in metro and other rail networks worldwide.

===Between different train categories of the same line===
Some railway lines, usually in more congested areas, also offer cross-platform interchanges between different categories of trains, for example between express and stopping ("local") trains. For instance, this kind of interchange is used at many European railway minor hubs to connect fast trains to local feeder services, as well as surface sections of suburban lines like the [[RER E]] in Paris or the [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Metro North Hudson Line]] in New York State. However, local–express interchanges are found in only a few metro networks, such as [[Chicago 'L'|Chicago]], [[Chengdu Metro|Chengdu]], [[London Underground|London]] (as in the case of Stratford [[#London|discussed below]]),<ref name=stratford>{{Cite web|url=https://anonw.com/2019/12/10/crossrail-and-stratford-station/dscn9932-11/|title = The Cross-Platform Interchange Between Crossrail and the Central Line at Stratford Station|date = 10 December 2019}}</ref> [[New York City Subway|New York City]], and [[Broad Street Line|Philadelphia]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} The New York City Subway system has numerous stations facilitating cross-platform transfers between local and express trains, typically using pairs of island platforms, each serving express trains on one side, and local trains on the other side, with both alternatives headed in the same direction.<ref name=MTA-HowtoRideSubway>{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/subway/howto_sub.htm |title=How to Ride the Subway |access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="IRT2007">{{cite book|author=[[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]]|title=IRT Interborough Rapid Transit / the New York City Subway: Its Design and Construction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UZRiky7CzEkC&pg=PA30|access-date=27 February 2016|date=June 2007|publisher=The Interborough Transit Company|isbn=978-1-4303-2550-5}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}}

As express and stopping trains usually head for different directions, cross-platform interchange between different train categories (e.g. interchanges between metros and railways) is commonly combined with cross-platform interchanges between different lines.

Some stations offer cross-platform transfers between different modes, such as tram and bus, such as at Madeleine station in Charleroi, where two island platforms sit between a central bus lane and tram line on the outside. Similarly, light rail–bus connections can be found at Juniors Kingsford and Haymarket light rail stations in Sydney.

===Continuation of travel in different trains===
{{Ormskirk layout}}

[[Ormskirk railway station]] in [[Lancashire]], [[United Kingdom]], was a [[double-track railway]] until 1970, when it was converted into [[single-track railway]] with the track split in the centre by [[buffer stop]]s placed back-to-back. The two ends of the single platform terminate different routes, and interchange for through service is by walking along the platform.

Another peculiar configuration exists at [[Pittsburg/Bay Point station]] on the [[BART]] system in the San Francisco Bay area, [[California]], [[United States]]. Mainline BART trains terminate at that station, but onward service is available via an eBART [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) train. At this station, eBART trains are only accessible through a cross-platform transfer at a dedicated platform {{convert|0.6|mi}} east of the main station platform. Despite this transfer, the [[Yellow Line (BART)|Yellow Line]] is mapped and signed as one continuous route.

[[File:空港新城江宁站01.jpg|thumb|Single cross-platform interchange at [[Konggang Xincheng Jiangning station]] of [[Nanjing Metro]], [[China]], providing continuation of travel between Line S1 and S7.]]
[[Konggangxinchengjiangning station]] of [[Nanjing Metro]], [[China]] is also a cross-platform terminal station for both Line S1 and S7, with a single island platform and [[Railroad_switch#Crossover|crossover]]s set at both ends of station, letting trains of both lines to switch back.

[[Zhongli railway station]] in [[Taoyuan, Taiwan]] has a proposed cross-platform terminal plan for both [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]] and [[Green line (Taoyuan Metro)|Green line]] of [[Taoyuan Metro]]. The station layout will be composed of two island platform, between which a connecting zone set to integrated the two into a single "large platform". Buffer stops will also be placed back-to back between Airport-bound trains and Green Line trains. The scheme is scheduled to complete in 2031.<ref name="TYCG20231127">{{Cite web |title=中壢車站「三鐵共構」預計120年通車 「大月台」方案達成同一月台轉乘 |trans-title="Tri-Rail Interchange" at Zhongli Station, scheduled to open in 2031, with a "Large Platform" scheme to achieve cross-platform transfer|author=Press Liaison Section, Department of Public Information, Taoyuan City Government (桃園市政府新聞處新聞聯繫科)|newspaper=桃園市政府 |publisher=[[Taoyuan City Government]] |language=zh-tw|url=https://www.tycg.gov.tw/NewsPage_Content.aspx?n=10&s=1157447 |date=2023-11-27 |accessdate=2024-07-24 |archivedate=2024-07-24 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240724063755/https://web.archive.org/web/20240724063426/https://www.tycg.gov.tw/NewsPage_Content.aspx?n=10&s=1157447<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20240724063426/https://www.tycg.gov.tw/NewsPage_Content.aspx?n=10&s=1157447 -->}}</ref>

==Service levels of connections==
[[File:Barking-London-Double-Cross-Platform-Interchange.jpg|thumb|right|Double cross platform interchange looking from one train through another train (which has its doors open on both sides) to reveal a third train at {{rws|Barking}} in [[London]]]]
In some, but not all, cases, the trains are coordinated in the timetable.

===Noncoordinated===
In this case, the cross-platform infrastructure offers the possibility of easily changing trains, independently from the waiting time for the second train. In metro systems with short headways, typical waiting time is small, but such a noncoordinated approach could reduce the advantages of stairless cross-platform interchange in railway networks with sparser train traffic.

===Coordinated===
A more-advanced approach involves the coordination of the lines' [[Public transport timetable|timetables]] to reduce the scheduled changing time, either from one line to the other, or ideally bidirectionally, between both trains simultaneously.  Coordinated interchange is widely used in [[Rail transport in the Netherlands|Dutch]], [[Rail transport in Germany|German]], and [[Rail transport in Switzerland|Swiss]] railway networks, where trains of different lines meet at the same platforms in numerous [[Clock-face scheduling#Hubs|hubs]] all over the country.

===Optimised, with connection guarantee===
Most advanced are coordinated cross-platform interchanges wherein interconnected trains also wait for each other, to "guarantee" scheduled interchanges even in the event of modest delays. To limit schedule disruption propagation throughout the entire network, additional waiting time for trains is usually limited to a certain period of time, depending on general network performance, further connections to be guaranteed, train category, train line, and a balanced consideration of other factors.

In practice, most railways coordinating cross-platform interchanges define a certain waiting time window for each guaranteed interchange. Some railway operators will briefly delay train departure signals to allow imminently arriving passengers time to interchange. For example, the [[Vienna U-Bahn]] metro signals train drivers to wait briefly, by operating a special white light signal triggered by the approach of an interchange train on another track.

==Example interchanges==
In most cases, only cross-platform interchanges used for both directions of travel are listed, with some exceptions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cartometro.com/|title=carto.metro.tramway.rer.funiculaire|publisher=Franklin Jarrier|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gleisplanweb.bplaced.net/index.htm|title=Gleisplanweb|publisher=Christian Stade|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130133506/http://gleisplanweb.bplaced.net/index.htm|archive-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.google.de/|title=Google Maps|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/~yopopov/rrt/trackmaps/|title=Metro Track Maps|publisher=Yuri Popov|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sporenplan.nl/html_nl/sporenplan/ns/ns_tram/start.html|title=Sporenplan.nl|publisher=Sven Zeegers|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanrail.net|title=Urbanrail.net|publisher=Robert Schwandl|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref>

===Asia===

==== Bangkok ====
[[File:Siam Station Upper Platform 201801.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The upper-level platforms (2 and 4) of [[Siam BTS station|Siam Station]] serving westbound trains ]]
[[Siam BTS station|Siam Station]] allows for a cross-platform transfer between the [[Sukhumvit line]] and the [[Silom line]], both operated by the [[BTS Skytrain|BTS]], for trains heading in the same direction. Eastbound trains use the lower-level island platform, while the westbound trains depart from the upper-level platforms.

====Beijing====
[[Guogongzhuang station]] offers cross-platform interchange between [[Line 9 (Beijing Subway)|Line 9]] and [[Fangshan line|Fangshan Line]]. [[National Library station]] offers cross-platform interchange between Lines 4 and 9. In addition [[Nanluoguxiang station]]<ref>(Chinese) [https://archive.today/20121127162723/http://www.baic.gov.cn/bj315/xfzbj/bjcx/201205/t20120517_742429.htm "南锣鼓巷地铁站可双向同台换乘" ''baic.gov.cn''] 17 May 2012</ref> (Lines 6 and 8), [[Zhuxinzhuang station]] ([[Changping line|Changping Line]] and Line 8), [[Beijing West railway station]] (Lines 7 and 9), [[Yancun East station]] (Fangshan Line and Yanfang Line), [[Dongbabei station]] (Line 3 and Line 12) offer cross-platform interchange.

====Chengdu====
[[File:Xipu Metro Line.jpg|thumb|right|Cross-platform interchanges between different train categories in [[Xipu Railway Station]], Chengdu. The double track of [[Line 2 (Chengdu Metro)|Line 2 of Chengdu Metro]] is in the middle, while the double tracks of [[Rail transport in China|national rail transport system]] ([[Chengdu–Dujiangyan intercity railway]]) are on both sides.]]

[[Xipu Station]] in [[Chengdu]] provides cross-platform interchange between [[Line 2 (Chengdu Metro)|Line 2]] of [[Chengdu Metro]] and [[Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway]] of the [[Rail transport in China|national rail transport system]]. It is the first implementation of cross-platform interchanges between different train categories in China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chengdu.gov.cn/special/yitihua/detail.jsp?id=277890 |title=成灌快铁犀浦站正式开建 |publisher=成都市官方网站 |date=26 August 2009 |access-date=8 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424171235/http://www.chengdu.gov.cn/special/yitihua/detail.jsp?id=277890 |archive-date=24 April 2014 }}</ref> Metro-only cross-platform interchanges exist between Lines [[Line 2 (Chengdu Metro)|2]] and [[Line 4 (Chengdu Metro)|4]] at [[Chengdu University of TCM & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital station]], between Lines [[Line 5 (Chengdu Metro)|5]] and [[Line 6 (Chengdu Metro)|6]] at [[Xibeiqiao station]], between Lines [[Line 17 (Chengdu Metro)|17]] and [[Line 19 (Chengdu Metro)|19]] at [[Jiujiang North station]], between Lines [[Line 18 (Chengdu Metro)|18]] and [[Line S3 (Chengdu Metro)|S3]] at [[Futian station (Chengdu Metro)|Futian station]] and outbound direction interchanges between Lines [[Line 3 (Chengdu Metro)|3]] and [[Line 10 (Chengdu Metro)|10]] at [[Taipingyuan station]].

====Chongqing====
[[Line 5 (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Line 5]] and [[Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Line 6]] of the [[Chongqing Rail Transit]] offer a paired cross-platform interchange for passengers transferring among four directions between the two lines at [[Ranjiaba Station|Ranjiaba]] and [[Dalongshan Station|Dalongshan]] stations. Same-direction cross-platform interchanges are also provided at [[Chongqing West railway station|Chongqing West Station]] between Line 5 and [[Loop line (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Loop line]], [[Baoshuigang station|Baoshuigang]] between [[Line 4 (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Line 4]] and [[Line 9 (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Line 9]], [[Shangwanlu station|Shangwanlu]] between [[Line 10 (Chongqing Rail Transit)|Line 10]] and Line 9 and [[Wangjiazhuang station|Wangjiazhuang]] between Line 6 (International Expo Branch) and Line 10. Meanwhile, an opposite-direction cross-platform interchange is provided at [[Jiangbeicheng station|Jiangbeicheng]] between Line 6 and Line 9.

Aside from these, [[Min'an Avenue station|Min'an Ave.]] between Loop line and Line 4 is an exception. Due to the fact that Line 4 only uses one side of the platforms at this station, there formed a half cross-platform interchange.

====Dalian====
The [[Dalian Metro]] has a cross platform interchange between [[Line 1, Dalian Metro|Line 1]] and [[Line 12, Dalian Metro|Line 12]] at Hekou Station.

====Delhi====
The [[Delhi Metro]] has 4 cross-platform interchanges in total. These are located at the following stations:-  
*'''[[Central Secretariat metro station|Central Secretariat]]:''' Underground interchange between the [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]] and [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]]
*'''[[Yamuna Bank metro station|Yamuna Bank]]:''' At-grade interchange between Line 3 (Main line) and Line 4 (Branch line) of the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]]
*'''[[Anand Vihar metro station|Anand Vihar]]:''' Elevated interchange between Line 4 (Branch line) of the Blue Line and [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]] 
*'''[[Botanical Garden metro station|Botanical Garden]]:''' Elevated interchange between Line 3 (Main line) of the Blue Line and [[Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)|Magenta Line]]

==== Fuzhou ====
[[Fuzhou Metro]]'s [[Difengjiang station]] offers a cross-platform transfer between [[Line 4, Fuzhou Metro|Line 4]] and [[Line 5, Fuzhou Metro|Line 5]] and [[Liangcuo station]] between [[Line 1, Fuzhou Metro|Line 1]] and [[Line 6, Fuzhou Metro|Line 6]].

====Guangzhou====
[[Guangzhou Metro]] offers three two way cross-platform interchanges by 2016, between [[Line 2, Guangzhou Metro|Line 2]] and [[Line 3, Guangzhou Metro|Line 3]] at [[Jiahewanggang station]], between [[Line 8, Guangzhou Metro|Line 8]] and the [[Guangfo Metro|Guangfo Line]] at [[Shayuan station]], between Line 22 and 18 at [[Panyu Square station]], between Line 14 and 21 at [[Zhenlong station]], between Line 11 and 21 at [[Tianhe Park station]] and one between both branches of Line 3 at [[Tiyu Xilu station]]. At Tiyu Xilu station the northern section of Line 3 terminates at the center track serving both island platforms connecting to the southern section of Line 3 stopping at the outer tracks. In 2016, a same-direction cross platform interchange started operating between the westbound [[Line 7, Guangzhou Metro|Line 7]] and northbound Line 2 trains at [[Guangzhou South Railway Station]]. Several cross platform interchanges are under construction across the network including [[Chisha station]] (Line 11 and 12), [[Guangzhou Baiyun railway station|Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station]] (Line 12 and 24) and [[Caihongqiao station]] (Line 13 and 11).

====Hangzhou====
[[Hangzhou Metro]]'s [[Hangzhou East Railway Station|East Railway Station]] and [[Pengbu station]] offer paired cross-platform interchange between [[Line 1, Hangzhou Metro|Line 1]] and [[Line 4 (Hangzhou Metro)|Line 4]] and another paired cross-platform interchange at [[West Lake Cultural Square station|West Lake Cultural Square]] and [[Wulin Square station|Wulin Square]] stations between Line 1 and [[Line 3 (Hangzhou Metro)|Line 3]]. Same-direction cross-platform interchange is offered between [[Line 2, Hangzhou Metro|Line 2]] and Line 4 at [[Qianjiang Road station]], [[Coach Center station|Coach Center]] between Line 1 and [[Line 9 (Hangzhou Metro)|Line 9]], [[Zhejiang Chinese Medical University station]] between Lines 4 and [[Line 6 (Hangzhou Metro)|Line 6]], [[Xintiandi Street station]] between Line 3 and Line 4, [[Guanyintang station]] between Line 7 and Line 9, [[South Xixi Wetland station]] between Line 3 main line and branch line (Line 14 future), [[Lvting Road station]] between Line 3 and Line 16 and [[Hangzhou West Railway Station|West Railway Station]] between Line 3 and Line 19.

====Hong Kong====
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[[File:MTR Tsuen Wan Line Cross-platform Interchanges.svg|thumb|left|A diagram showing the directions and cross-platform interchange stations between the [[Tsuen Wan line]] and the [[Kwun Tong line]]]]

In the [[MTR|Mass Transit Railway]] (MTR) system, cross-platform interchange stations first appeared at [[Mong Kok station|Mong Kok]] and [[Prince Edward station|Prince Edward]] stations in [[Kowloon]] when [[Tsuen Wan line]] was opened and took over the southern half of the [[Modified Initial System]]. The interchange is two platforms in sequence, with an opposite-direction cross-platform interchange assigned to Prince Edward and a same-direction interchange to Mong Kok, as large volumes of traffic had been anticipated in both modes.

Popular with passengers, this design was repeated on [[Admiralty station (MTR)|Admiralty station]] when the [[Island line (MTR)|Island line]] in [[Victoria, Hong Kong|Victoria]] was opened to deal with anticipated heavy opposite-direction interchange ridership. Years later, another interchange spanning [[Tiu Keng Leng station]] (same direction) in the [[New Territories]] and [[Yau Tong station]] (opposite direction) in [[New Kowloon]] was built to the same configuration as the earlier Mong Kok and Prince Edward interchanges.

[[File:Yau Tong Station.jpg|thumb|left|[[Yau Tong station]] cross-platform interchange]]

The [[Ma On Shan line]] is specifically designed to follow [[Right- and left-hand traffic|right-hand traffic]] rules (unlike other railway lines in Hong Kong), to enable a same-direction cross-platform interchange at [[Tai Wai station]] to the [[East Rail line]] while keeping the two southbound platforms connected via ramps.

Another configuration found in [[Lai King station]] makes commuting in both directions more convenient by aligning both tracks leading towards the city next to each other on one level, and both tracks leading away from city next to each other on another level. The configuration for [[North Point station]] is similar, to provide convenience for passengers traveling inbound, although the distance between the two platforms is longer compared to other stations.

Before the [[MTR–KCR merger]] in 2007, [[Nam Cheong station]] was served by [[MTR]]'s [[Tung Chung line]] and [[Kowloon–Canton Railway|KCR]]'s [[West Rail line|West Rail]] line. Due to the different fare systems, platforms of southbound Tung Chung Line and northbound West Rail were separated by barriers despite being at the same elevation, and interconnecting passageways were regulated with one instead of two sets of ticketing barriers. After the merger, some sections of the barrier were demolished in order to provide free cross-platform interchange between southbound Tung Chung Line and northbound [[West Rail line]] trains. However, this arrangement does not serve the dominant rush hour passenger flows, which are between New Territories and [[Hong Kong Island]], as well as between [[Lantau Island]] and [[Tsim Sha Tsui]].

To connect East Rail and West Rail lines at [[Hung Hom station|Hung Hom]] without through-running, both lines were in the past terminated in the south there, alternating on both East/West Rail platforms to offer cross-platform interchanges.

At [[Sunny Bay station|Sunny Bay]], passengers on the Tung Chung line from the city can make a cross-platform interchange to a {{lnl|MTR|drl}} train. However, the inverse is not the case, so passengers returning to the city from [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] need to use an overpass to catch a [[Hong Kong station|Hong Kong]]-bound train.

====Kuala Lumpur====
[[File:Putra_Heights_LRT_Terminal.jpg|thumb|left|Putra Heights is an interchange station between 2 LRT lines-[[Sri Petaling Line]] and [[Kelana Jaya Line]].]]
{{lrts|Putra Heights}} offers cross-platform interchange between [[Sri Petaling Line]] (Line 4) and [[Kelana Jaya Line]] (Line 5) while {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}} offers cross-platform interchange between [[Ampang Line]] (Line 3) and Sri Petaling Line (Line 4). [[Tun Razak Exchange MRT station|Tun Razak Exchange]] and [[Kwasa Damansara MRT station|Kwasa Damansara]] also offers cross-platform interchange between MRT [[Kajang line|Kajang Line]] and the MRT [[Putrajaya line|Putrajaya Line]].

====Kyoto====
There is a cross-platform interchange between the [[Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line]] and the [[Keihan Keishin Line]] at {{STN|Misasagi|x}}.

====Nanjing====
[[Nanjing Metro]]'s [[Nanjing South Railway Station]] offers cross-platform interchange between Lines 1 and 3 and same-direction cross-platform interchange between [[Line S1 (Nanjing Metro)|Line S1]] and [[Line S3, Nanjing Metro|Line S3]]. In addition, a cross platform interchange is available at [[Xiangyulunan Station]] between Line S1 and [[Line S9 (Nanjing Metro)|Line S9]], and [[Konggangxinchengjiangning Station]] between Line S1 and [[Line S7 (Nanjing Metro)|Line S7]].<ref name=jschina1>{{Cite web|url=http://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/nj/a/201805/t20180506_1579931.shtml|title=江宁一波交通利好来袭 宁句城际有望年底开工_中国江苏网|access-date=6 May 2018|last=韩震霞|work=jsnews.jschina.com.cn|archive-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520053758/http://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/nj/a/201805/t20180506_1579931.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Nanning====
A paired cross platform interchange is available between [[Line 1, Nanning Rail Transit|Line 1]] and [[Line 2, Nanning Rail Transit|Line 2]] at [[Nanning railway station]] and Chaoyang Square station.

====Osaka====
The [[Osaka Metro]] has a cross-platform interchange between the [[Midosuji Line]] and the [[Yotsubashi Line]] at [[Daikokuchō Station|Daikokuchō]], where the platforms are at the same level.

[[Kintetsu Railway]] also has a cross-platform interchange between the [[Nara Line (Kintetsu)|Nara Line]] and the [[Osaka Line]] at [[Tsuruhashi Station|Tsuruhashi]], where the platforms are at the same level.

[[Hanshin Electric Railway|Hanshin Railway]] has a same direction cross-platform interchange between the [[Hanshin Namba Line|Namba Line]] and [[Hanshin Main Line]] at [[Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)|Amagasaki]].

====Qingdao====
Cross-platform interchange is available between [[Line 2 (Qingdao Metro)|Line 2]] and [[Line 3 (Qingdao Metro)|Line 3]] at {{stl|Qingdao Metro|May 4th Square}}. Provisions for cross-platform interchange between Line 3 and [[Line 8 (Qingdao Metro)|Line 8]] were made at [[Qingdao North Railway Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qdxin.cn/qingdao/2017/131485.html|title=青岛迎来双地铁时代 2号线东段今开通试运行 - 信网{{!}}青岛财经生活服务门户|website=www.qdxin.cn|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>

====Seoul====
[[Seoul Subway]] [[Geumjeong Station]] offers cross-platform transfer between [[Seoul Subway Line 1|Line 1]] local services and all [[Seoul Subway Line 4|4]] services. [[Gimpo Airport Station]] also offers cross-platform transfer between all [[Seoul Subway Line 9|Line 9]] services and [[AREX]] local service. Also several Line 1 stations offer cross-platform transfer between trains heading to [[Incheon Station|Incheon]] or [[Cheonan Station|Cheonan]]/[[Sinchang Station|Sinchang]].

====Shanghai====
[[Oriental Sports Center Station]] offers cross-platform interchange between Lines [[Line 6, Shanghai Metro|6]] and [[Line 11, Shanghai Metro|11]]. In addition, [[Hongqiao Railway Station (metro)|Hongqiao Railway Station]] provides cross platform interchange between Lines [[Line 2, Shanghai Metro|2]] and [[Line 17, Shanghai Metro|17]]. While [[Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 Station]] provides a same-direction cross-platform interchange between the [[Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 2]] Pudong International Airport bound trains and [[Line 10 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 10]] Xinjiangwancheng bound trains. [[Shanghai Railway Station metro station|Shanghai Railway Station]] and [[Zhongshan Park (Shanghai)|Zhongshan Park]] also offer cross-platform interchanges between Outer Loop [[Line 4, Shanghai Metro|Line 4]] trains and [[Shanghai South Railway Station metro station|Shanghai South Railway Station]] bound [[Line 3, Shanghai Metro|Line 3]] trains and Inner Loop Line 4 trains and [[North Jiangyang Road station|North Jiangyang Road]] bound Line 3 trains, as the two lines share a portion of the same track.

====Shenzhen====
[[Shenzhen Metro|Shenzhen metro network]] includes cross-platform interchanges at [[Laojie station|Laojie]] (Lines 1 and 3), [[Huangbeiling station|Huangbeiling]] (Lines 2 and 5), [[Chegongmiao station|Chegongmiao]] (Lines 7 and 9), [[Hongshuwan South station|Hongshuwan South]] (Lines 9 and 11), [[Nanyou station|Nanyou]] (Lines 9 and 12), [[Huangmugang station|Huangmugang]] (Lines 7 and 14), [[Gangxia North station|Gangxia North]] (Lines 11 and 14), and [[Universiade station|Universiade]] (Lines 14 and 16) stations. Reservations have been made for future cross platform interchanges at {{stl|Shenzhen Metro|Luohu North}} (Lines 14 and 17), [[Xiangmihu West]] (Lines 14 and 20), [[Xinsheng Station|Xinsheng]] (Lines 3 and 21),<ref>{{Cite web |last=bendibao |title=深圳地铁3号线东延段站点位置及分布情况 |url=http://m.bendibao.com/show838614.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=m.bendibao.com |language=zh-CN}}</ref> and [[Aobei station|Aobei]] (Lines 14 and 21) stations.

====Singapore====
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[[File:Cross platform interchange of Bayfront station.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bayfront MRT station|Bayfront interchange]] in [[Singapore]]]]

The [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] system in [[Singapore]] has a similar two-station transfer arrangement to allow quick transfers between [[North–South MRT line|North–South]] and [[East–West MRT line|East–West]] lines. Both [[City Hall MRT station]] and [[Raffles Place MRT station]] have double underground [[island platforms]] stacked on top the other, allowing commuters to switch trains to a different line by walking across the same platform at the appropriate station.

[[Jurong East MRT station]] has a less complicated arrangement, with the terminating rail for the North–South Line aligned between that of the East–West Line, allowing commuters to alight and board simultaneously on either side, with an additional rail for the North–South Line used during peak hours. [[Tanah Merah MRT station]] also has a similar arrangement, with the terminating rail for the East West line Changi Airport Extension aligned between the two the East West line platforms, allowing commuters to alight and board simultaneously on either side too.

The [[Bayfront MRT station]] is also a cross-platform interchange with double underground [[island platforms]] between the Marina Bay branch of the [[Circle MRT line|Circle Line]] and [[Downtown MRT line|Downtown Line]]. The original plans for [[Promenade MRT station]] contained a similar arrangement but the existing [[Circle MRT line|Circle Line]] tracks to and from Dhoby Ghaut need to be crossed at the same levels by [[Downtown MRT line|Downtown Line]] trains.  Thus,  Bayfront MRT station is the only station on the MRT system which offers cross-platform interchange between two different operators' MRT lines ([[SBS Transit]] operates the Downtown Line whilst [[SMRT Trains|SMRT]] operates the Circle Line).

====Tehran====
[[Sadeghieh (Tehran) Metro Station|Sadeghieh metro station]] of [[Tehran Metro|Tehran metro]] offers cross-platform interchanges between both terminating metro lines 2 and 5; while suburban line 5 uses the outer tail tracks of each platform, metro line 2 uses one platform for alighting and the other for boarding. Line 2 uses platforms 2 and 3, and Line 5 uses platforms 1 and 4. [[Eram-e Sabz Metro Station|Eram-e Sabz metro station]] also has a cross-platform interchange. It has a cross platform interchange between Lines 4 and 5. Line 4 uses platforms 1 and 4, and Line 5 uses platforms 2 and 3.

====Taipei====
[[File:Cross-platform interchange on the B3 platform in Guting Station.jpg|thumb|right|[[Guting metro station|Guting station]], a main interchange station of [[Taipei Metro]], provides cross-platform interchange between the [[Songshan–Xindian line]] (Green Line) and [[Zhonghe–Xinlu line]] (Orange Line) in [[Taipei]], Taiwan.]]

The [[Taipei Metro]] has four stations for cross-platform interchanges: {{metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}} (between the [[Songshan–Xindian line]] and [[Tamsui–Xinyi line]]), {{metro|Ximen}} (between the [[Songshan–Xindian line]] and [[Bannan line]]), {{metro|Guting}} (between the [[Songshan–Xindian line]] and the [[Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]) and {{metro|Dongmen}} (between [[Zhonghe–Xinlu line]] and the [[Tamsui–Xinyi line]]). All these stations have two [[island platform]]s on different floors, most of them are same-direction cross-platform configuration except Dongmen Station which has an inverse cross-platform.

[[Beitou Station]] allows for cross-platform transfers for southbound trains only due to differing operating routes.

====Tokyo====
[[File:Rail Tracks map Tokyo Metro Akasaka-mitsuke Station.svg|thumb|right|Akasaka-mitsuke station track diagram, showing how cross-platform transfer works]]
In the [[Tokyo Metro]], [[Akasaka-mitsuke Station]] provides cross-platform transfer between [[Ginza Line]] and [[Marunouchi Line]].

At [[Omotesandō Station]], transfer between Ginza Line and [[Hanzōmon Line]] can be done on its two island platforms at the same level. [[Shirokane-takanawa Station]] uses the same way to offer cross-platform interchange between [[Tokyo Metro Namboku Line|Namboku Line]] and [[Toei Mita Line|Mita Line]].

At [[Kudanshita Station]], cross-platform interchange is possible between a Shinjuku bound [[Toei Shinjuku Line|Shinjuku Line]] train and an Oshiage bound [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] train.

In [[Shinjuku Station]], transfers between [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]]'s [[Yamanote Line]] and [[Chūō–Sōbu Line]] use directional cross-platform interchange on two parallel island platforms. Between {{STN|Tamachi|x|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Tabata|x|Tokyo}}, there are cross-platform interchanges between the Yamanote Line and the [[Keihin-Tohoku Line]]. At [[Ochanomizu Station]], there is a cross-platform interchange between the Chūō–Sōbu Line and the [[Chūō Rapid Line]].

In the [[Tokyu Corporation|Tokyu Railway]] network at [[Ōokayama Station]], cross platform interchange is provided between the [[Tōkyū Meguro Line|Meguro Line]] and the [[Tōkyū Ōimachi Line|Ōimachi Line]]. In addition [[Naka-Meguro Station]] provides cross platform interchange is available between the [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] and [[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line]], and [[Futako-Tamagawa Station]] provides a cross platform interchange between the [[Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line]] and [[Tōkyū Ōimachi Line]].

====Wuhan====
[[File:English zhongnan & hongguang.svg|thumb|Wuhan's paired cross-platform transfer]]
[[Line 2 (Wuhan Metro)|Line 2]] and [[Line 4 (Wuhan Metro)|Line 4]] of [[Wuhan Metro]]'s [[Hongshan Square station]] and [[Zhongnan Road station]] offer paired cross-platform interchange for passengers transferring among four directions of the two lines.<ref name="武汉地铁2号4号线将采取“连续同站台换乘”模式">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnhubei.com/news/ctdsb/ctdsbsgk/ctdsb25/200805/t325004.shtml |title=武汉地铁2号4号线将采取"连续同站台换乘"模式 |access-date=7 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref name="同台换乘">{{cite web |publisher=长江日报 |script-title=zh:2号线最宽地铁站 4条隧道贯通一半 |url=http://cjmp.cnhan.com/cjrb/html/2011-12/17/content_4936326.htm |author=颜波 |date=17 December 2011 |access-date=17 December 2011 |language=zh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206001321/http://cjmp.cnhan.com/cjrb/html/2011-12/17/content_4936326.htm |archive-date=6 December 2012 }}</ref> Two more cross platform interchanges opened in Wuhan at [[Zhongjiacun station]] between Line 4 and [[Line 6 (Wuhan Metro)|Line 6]], and [[Hongtu Boulevard station]] between Line 2 and [[Line 3 (Wuhan Metro)|Line 3]].

====Zhengzhou====
A number of cross platform interchanges are reserved across the system with [[Shibalihe station]] reserving same direction cross-platform interchange between [[Line 2 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 2]] and [[Line 9 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 9]] ([[Chengjiao line]]), [[Zhengzhou East Railway Station]] reserves same direction cross-platform interchange between [[Line 5 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 5]] and [[Line 8 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 8]], [[Zhangjiacun station]] reserves same direction cross-platform interchange between [[Line 4 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 4]] and [[Line 7 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 7]] and [[Yaozhuang station]] reserves same direction cross-platform interchange between [[Line 4 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 4]] and [[Line 16 (Zhengzhou Metro)|Line 16]].

===Europe===
====Amsterdam====
[[Amsterdam Metro|Amsterdam metro]] network includes cross-platform interchanges at [[Van der Madeweg metro station|Van der Madeweg station]] between metro lines 50 and 53 and at [[Amsterdam Zuid railway station|Amsterdam South station]] between metro lines 50 and 52. Further, cross-platform connections are offered at [[Amsterdam Amstel railway station|Amstel station]] between metro lines 51, 53, 54 and suburban and intercity services of [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|Netherlands Railways]].

====Barcelona====

The [[Barcelona Metro]] has a cross-platform transfer between L2 and L3 at [[Paral·lel station]].

====Berlin====
The [[Berlin S-Bahn|Berlin suburban rail]] network includes cross-platform transfers at [[Berlin Ostbahnhof|Berlin East]] and at [[Baumschulenweg railway station|Baumschulenweg]] / [[Berlin Schöneweide railway station|Schöneweide]], [[Berlin Bornholmer Straße railway station|Bornholmer Straße]], [[Berlin Gesundbrunnen railway station|Gesundbrunnen]], [[Berlin Treptower Park railway station|Treptower Park]] and [[Berlin Wannsee railway station|Wannsee]] suburban railway stations.

[[Berlin U-Bahn|Berlin metro]] services offer cross-platform connections at [[Mehringdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)|Mehringdamm]] (metro lines [[U6 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U6]]/[[U7 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U7]]), [[U Nollendorfplatz|Nollendorfplatz]] (metro line [[U4 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U4]] with outbound lines [[U1 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U1]]/[[U3 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U3]]) and [[Wittenbergplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)|Wittenbergplatz]] (metro lines [[U2 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U2]]/U3, outbound also U1) metro stations.

Additionally, [[Berlin Wuhletal railway station|Wuhletal]] station offers cross-platform interchanges between lines S5 of [[Berlin S-Bahn|Berlin suburban rail]] and [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]] of [[Berlin U-Bahn|Berlin metro]].

[[Jungfernheide (Berlin U-Bahn)|Jungfernheide]] metro station was built for cross-platform interchanges between line U7 and an extended line U5 towards [[Tegel Airport]]; the extension plan was abandoned following the decision to replace Tegel Airport with [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]]. A part of one of the U5 tunnels is used by Berlin [[firefighter]]s for fire and rescue training in a metro tunnel with an original train taken out-of-service. Similar provisions were also made at [[Schloßstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)|Schloßstraße]] metro station for cross-platform interchanges between line U9 and a never realised line U10.

====Bochum====
In [[Bochum]]'s light rail and tram network (operated by [[Bogestra]]), a cross-platform interchange is offered at [[Bochum Hauptbahnhof|Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Bochum Main Railway Station)]] between light rail line U35 and sub-surface tram lines 302 and 310 on the lower level of the underground light rail station complex. U35 and 302/310 services to the south and southeast, and to the north and north-east stop at the same platforms.

====Brussels====
[[Brussels South railway station]] offers an interesting example of double-level cross-platform interchange, where the goal is to make it easier for passengers to "double back". The metro and premetro lines interweave so that, for example, one can arrive on the metro 2 or 6 from the north-east, walk across the island platform, and catch a tram 3 or 4 going south-east. Passengers making this journey in the opposite direction use the level below. Similar cross-platform interchanges offers [[Beekkant metro station|Beekkant station]] between metro lines 1/5 and 2/6; in this area, lines 1/5 run on the right while lines 2/6 run on the left due to historical layout when formerly line 1B between Herrmann Debroux and Roi Baudoin stations branched off line 1B (running between Stockel and Erasme stations) and line 1A needed to change driving direction at Beekkant station. At [[Brussels-North railway station|Brussels North premetro station]] cross platform interchange is offered between tram lines 25 and 55 coming from Schaerbeek to the premetro lines 3 and 4 towards the city center.

==== Bucharest ====
[[Basarab metro station|Basarab station]] of metro lines [[Bucharest Metro Line M1|M1]] and [[Bucharest Metro Line M4|M4]] is the only cross-platform interchange in the [[Bucharest Metro|Bucharest metro]] network where lines cross each other.

==== Charleroi ====
The [[Métro Léger de Charleroi|Charleroi light rail system]] includes two stations, Beaux-Arts and Waterloo, with possible cross-platform interchanges.

==== Cologne ====
The only cross-platform interchange of the [[Cologne Stadtbahn|Cologne premetro network]] is [[Ebertplatz (KVB)|Ebertplatz station]], where passengers can change easily between high and low floor lines sharing an island platform for each direction.

==== Copenhagen ====
The [[S-train|Copenhagen suburban network]] contains cross-platform interchanges between circle line F and lines B, C, E at [[Hellerup station]].

==== Duisburg ====
[[Duisburg Stadtbahn]] includes two cross-platform interchange stations, [[Duisburg Hauptbahnhof|Duisburg Hauptbahnhof (Duisburg Main Railway Station)]] for same-direction interchange and König-Heinrich-Platz station for opposite-direction interchange.

==== Düsseldorf ====
[[Düsseldorf Stadtbahn|Düsseldorf premetro network]] contains a four-track route between [[Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof|Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (Düsseldorf Main Railway Station)]] and [[Heinrich-Heine-Allee (VRR)|Heinrich-Heine-Allee station]] comprising two island platforms for same-direction cross-platform interchange at each station; while at both mentioned stations, the two platforms are located parallel, they are built one above the other at both intermediate stations.

==== Essen ====
[[Essen Stadtbahn]] includes two stations with cross-platform interchange on two parallel island platforms at [[Essen Hauptbahnhof|Essen Hauptbahnhof (Essen Main Railway Station)]] and Essen Rathaus station; cross-platform connections at Essen Hauptbahnhof are between standard-gauge premetro lines and metre-gauge sub-surface tram lines.

==== Frankfurt (Main) ====
At [[Frankfurt Konstablerwache station|Konstablerwache station]], Frankfurt's [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn|suburban train]] lines S1 to S6, S8 and S9 and [[Frankfurt U-Bahn|Frankfurt premetro]] lines U6 and U7 share one island platform for each direction, with the suburban railway (inner) side of the platforms being much longer than for the premetro. Also, the premetro station located at [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (Frankfurt Main Railway Station)]] was once designed for cross-platform transfers between different [[Frankfurt U-Bahn|Frankfurt premetro]] lines but is now only used by premetro lines U4/U5 running along the same corridor.

==== Hamburg ====
[[Hamburg U-Bahn|Hamburg metro]] offers cross-platform interchanges at [[Barmbek station|Barmbek]] (between circle and branch of metro line U3), [[Berliner Tor station|Berliner Tor]] (between metro lines U2/U4 and U3), [[Kellinghusenstraße station|Kellinghusenstraße]] (between metro lines U1 and U3) and Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (between metro lines U1 and U3) metro stations; all cross-platform interchanges are also timetable coordinated to make it as easy and convenient for the passengers as possible.

Another cross-platform interchange is used at the northwestern terminus of metro line U1 at [[Norderstedt Mitte (Hamburg U-Bahn station)|Norderstedt Mitte station]] where metros use the outer tracks and interconnect with the non-electrified suburban line A2 of AKN private railway company terminating on the center track in between the two island platforms.

[[Hamburg S-Bahn|Hamburg suburban railway]] offers cross-platform interchanges at [[Hamburg-Altona station|Altona station]] and [[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof|Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg Main Railway Station)]] ensuring short connections for four of five branches to both inner city routes.

==== Hanover ====
[[Hanover Stadtbahn|Hanover premetro]] offers two cross-platform interchanges, one at [[Hannover Hauptbahnhof|Hannover Hauptbahnhof (Hanover Main Railway Station)]] and one at Aegidientorplatz station.

==== London ====
[[File:Finchley Road tube station - geograph.org.uk - 671881.jpg|thumb|Cross-platform transfer at [[Finchley Road tube station|Finchley Road]]]]
[[File:Cross-platform Oxford Circus.png|thumb|left|Simplified diagram of a Cross-platform interchange at [[Oxford Circus tube station]], between the [[Bakerloo line]] and the [[Victoria line]]]]

In [[London]]'s [[London Underground|deep-level tube network]], these usually occur in pairs for both directions of two lines. This allows for extremely quick and convenient interchange. The effect is that the two lines, despite having completely separate operation, can be treated by passengers as branches of a single network.

Examples include:
* Several slow and fast services have multiple cross-platform interchanges. [[Finchley Road tube station|Finchley Road]] offers cross platform transfers between the fast [[Metropolitan line]] and slow [[Jubilee line]] at surface level before diverging from [[Wembley Park tube station|Wembley Park]]. [[Acton Town tube station|Acton Town]], [[Barons Court tube station|Barons Court]], [[Turnham Green tube station|Turnham Green]] and [[Hammersmith tube station (Piccadilly and District lines)|Hammersmith]] all have cross platform transfers between the fast [[Piccadilly line]] and the slow [[District line]].
* [[Mile End tube station|Mile End]] has cross platform transfers between the [[District line|District]]/[[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] and [[Central line (London Underground)|Central]] lines at sub-surface level.
* [[Barking station|Barking]] has cross platform transfers between [[District line|District]]/[[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] lines and [[c2c]] services from platform 3, 4, 5 and 6.
* [[Stratford station|Stratford]] has cross platform between the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] and [[Elizabeth line]] services.<ref name=stratford />
* For the deep-level interchanges the term "same level interchange" is sometimes preferred as there is invariably an intermediate circulating area between the platforms.  Convenient same level interchanges feature at various [[Victoria line]] stations, including [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]] with the [[Northern line]] and [[Euston tube station|Euston]] with the Bank branch of the [[Northern line]]; [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]] with the [[Bakerloo line]]; [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]] with the [[Piccadilly line]]; and [[Highbury and Islington]] with the [[Northern City Line]]. There is also a cross platform interchange at [[Baker Street tube station|Baker Street]] between the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines, and a cross platform interchange at [[Kennington tube station|Kennington]] between the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern line, which during normal service times operates as two separate branches south of [[Camden Town tube station|Camden Town]].

==== Lisbon ====
The [[Lisbon Metro]] has two stations with an island platform and two side platforms (with the island platform being used for same-direction cross-platform interchanges between lines entering downtown Lisbon): [[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)]] (which has an inbound cross-platform transfer between the Green Line and the Blue Line) and [[Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]] (which has an inbound cross-platform transfer between the Green Line and the Yellow Line). Transfers between trains leaving downtown Lisbon require passengers to change platforms.

[[CP Urban Services|Lisbon regional rail]] has cross-platform interchanges on the belt line within [[Lisbon]] as well as on the [[Sintra]] line, where Sintra line trains connect with [[Azambuja]] line trains.

==== Liverpool ====
[[Kirkby railway station]] (until 1977) and [[Ormskirk railway station]] (until 1970) were [[double-track railway]], when they were converted into [[single-track railway]] with cross-platform interchange.
[[File:Kirkby Station - geograph.org.uk - 747868.jpg|thumb|[[Kirkby railway station]] single-track railway [[Interchange station|interchange]] (former double-track railway)]]

==== Madrid ====
[[Madrid Metro]] uses cross-platform interchanges mainly for easy transfer between urban and suburban sections operated separately on metro lines 7 (Estadio Olimpico), 9 (Puerta de Arganda) and 10 (Tres Olivos). At Casa de Campo station, metro lines 5 and 10 are interconnected cross-platform with line 5 terminating on center track in between the island platforms shared with line 10. At Principe Pio station, metro lines 6 and 10 share an island platform for each direction. Further applications of cross-platform interchanges connect only one direction of each line, for example at Pinar de Chamartín station between metro lines 1 and 4.

==== Milan ====
[[Cadorna (Milan Metro)|Cadorna FN]] station on [[Milan Metro]] serves as interchange between [[Milan Metro Line 1|M1]] and [[Milan Metro Line 2|M2]] lines (the other one is [[Loreto (Milan Metro)|Loreto]]). Each line is served by a couple of [[side platform]]s located on the same level. This provides a direct link between M1 northbound platform (towards [[Sesto 1º Maggio (Milan Metro)|Sesto 1° Maggio]]) and M2 southbound platform (towards [[Abbiategrasso (Milan Metro)|Abbiategrasso]] or [[Assago Milanofiori Forum (Milan Metro)|Assago Milanofiori Forum]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milanocittastato.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mm1_cadorna_spaccato_3.jpg|title=Station cutaway highlighting M1 (red) and M2 (green) lines}}</ref> All the other connections have to be done through the upper level mezzanine.

==== Moscow ====
[[File:Китай-Город (станция метро), зал южного направления, указатели.JPG|thumbnail|Kitay-gorod station, interchange signs]]

Some stations in the [[Moscow Metro]] utilize cross-platform interchanges. They include [[Kitay-gorod (Moscow Metro)|Kitay-gorod]], [[Tretyakovskaya (Moscow Metro)|Tretyakovskaya]] and [[Kashirskaya]].

==== Mülheim (Ruhr) ====
Mülheim located roughly in the centre of the [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr|Rhein-Ruhr premetro]] network offers selected cross-platform interchanges at [[Mülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof|Mülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof (Mülheim Main Railway Station)]].

==== Munich ====
[[Munich U-Bahn|Munich metro]] offers coordinated cross-platform connections at both ''[[Scheidplatz (Munich U-Bahn)|Scheidplatz]]'' (metro lines U2/U3) and ''[[Innsbrucker Ring (Munich U-Bahn)|Innsbrucker Ring]]'' (metro lines U2/U5) metro stations; all same-direction connections are optimised, so that usually U2 and U3 respectively U5 trains of the same direction arrive, stop and depart at the same time.

''[[München Neuperlach Süd station|Neuperlach Süd]]'' is a combined station for [[Munich U-Bahn|Munich metro]] and [[Munich S-Bahn|Munich suburban rail]]. Original plans intended cross-platform interchanges in both directions at parallel [[island platform]]s. However, Munich suburban rail is still single-track there, and offers therefore only cross-platform interchange in the outbound direction and from outbound (terminating) Munich metro U5 services to inbound Munich suburban rail S7 services. Although possible, the arrival and departure times of both lines are not matched together.

Within the [[Munich S-Bahn|Munich S-Bahn (suburban rail)]] network, ''[[München-Westkreuz railway station|Westkreuz]]'', ''[[München-Giesing railway station|Giesing]]'', ''[[München Berg am Laim railway station|Berg am Laim]]'' and ''[[München Flughafen Besucherpark railway station|Besucherpark]]'' junction stations offer cross-platform interchanges for transfers between both branches. Under discussion are cross-platform interchanges in the same running direction for connecting the central bypass to the existing trunk route at least at ''[[München-Laim station|Laim]]'' and ''[[München-Leuchtenbergring station|Leuchtenbergring]]'' stations.

At ''[[München Donnersbergerbrücke station|Donnersbergerbrücke]]'' suburban station, cross-platform interchanges can be made in the same running direction between the S-Bahn lines along the trunk route and lines S7, S27, [[Bayerische Oberlandbahn|BOB]]; although not interconnected by timetables. However, the S-Bahn lines along the trunk route run frequently during most of the day: every 2 to 6&nbsp;minutes on lines except S7, and every 2 to 4&nbsp;minutes including the S7.

At ''[[München Ost station|Ostbahnhof]]'', cross-platform interchanges have been possible since 2004 between regional trains from [[Rosenheim]] and [[Mühldorf]] to S-Bahn lines towards [[Ebersberg]], [[Erding]] and [[Munich Airport]] (only in these directions).

Further cross-platform interchanges between [[Munich S-Bahn]] and regional trains can be made at ''[[Freising]]'', ''[[Petershausen]]'', ''[[Geltendorf]]'', ''[[Grafing]] Bahnhof'' and ''[[Markt Schwaben]]'' stations, as Munich S-Bahn partly runs on mainline tracks anyway.

==== Nuremberg ====
[[Nuremberg U-Bahn|Nuremberg metro]] includes one cross-platform interchange between metro lines U1/U11 and U2/U21/U3 at underground [[Plärrer (Nuremberg U-Bahn)|Plärrer metro station]] where the outbound metro platform is located above the inbound.

==== Nizhny Novgorod ====
[[Nizhny Novgorod Metro|Nizhny Novgorod metro's]] Moskovskaya station is prepared to offer cross-platform interchanges at a later point of time between both metro lines; before 2012, both lines terminate there and are connected to through running operation eliminating any needs to change trains. After an extension was completed for Line 1 beyond Moskovskaya station, cross-platform interchange was put in use to transfer between both lines.

==== Paris ====
[[Paris Métro]] has cross-platform interchange at [[La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle]] stations between [[Paris Métro line 8]] and [[Paris Métro line 10|line 10]], as well as [[Louis Blanc (Paris Metro)]] between [[Paris Metro Line 7]] and [[Paris Metro Line 7bis]].

[[Paris RER]] suburban network includes cross-platform interchanges between trains of different lines at several major hubs:
* [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet - Les Halles]] between lines [[RER A]] and [[RER B]]
* [[Gare du Nord|Paris North station]] between lines [[RER B]] and [[RER D]]
It also includes cross-platform interchanges between express and local trains at several stations of the RER suburban network:
* [[RER B]] at [[Massy - Palaiseau (Paris RER)|Massy - Palaiseau]]
* [[RER E]] at [[Val de Fontenay (Paris RER)|Val de Fontenay]]. Its final station [[Chelles - Gournay (Paris RER)|Chelles - Gournay]] also offers cross-platform interchange between local RER E trains and express [[Transilien Paris - Est|Transilien P]] trains.

==== Rhine-Ruhr area ====
The [[S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr|suburban services]] in the German Rhine-Ruhr area include cross-platform interchanges at Dortmund-Dorstfeld station between lines S2 and S4 (including coordinated timetables), at [[Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof]] and at [[Essen Hauptbahnhof]].

For information about the [[Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn]] (premetro) network, see among the related cities (Bochum, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Mülheim).

==== St. Petersburg ====
[[Tekhnologichesky Institut]] offers cross-platform interchange between lines 1 and 2.

[[Sportivnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Sportivnaya]] will have a cross-platform interchange between lines 5 and 8, but [[:ru:Кольцевая линия (Санкт-Петербург)|line 8]] is not built yet.

==== Stockholm ====
[[Stockholm Metro]] includes cross-platform interchanges at [[T-Centralen metro station|T-Centralen (Main Railway Station)]], [[Gamla stan metro station|Gamla stan]] and [[Slussen metro station|Slussen]] metro stations between red and green metro lines, where [[T-Centralen metro station|T-Centralen (Main Railway Station)]] offers opposite-direction connections while the latter two make cross-platform connections possible in the same direction. Additionally, passengers between [[Nockebybanan]] and green metro lines can change cross-platform at [[Alvik metro station|Alvik station]]. [[Södertälje Hamn railway station]] on the [[Stockholm commuter rail]] network provides optimised transfer between the J40, J41 and J48 lines.

==== Vienna ====
[[Vienna U-Bahn|Vienna metro]] optimised cross-platform connections at Längenfeldgasse station between lines U4 and U6 by demanding trains to wait as soon as the connecting train is approaching in case of delays or during different train intervals operated; this additional functionality is carried out by a special white light signal demanding the driver to wait. Before line U2 was extended from Schottenring further east, U2 trains terminated at (upper) U4 platform level on a center track sharing platforms with U4 trains on both sides; originally, this station level had been used for merging U2 and U4 lines and consisted of 4 tracks with 2 island platforms, but both platforms were merged to a single island platform after U2 extension opened.

==== Weesp ====
The [[Weesp railway station]] railway lines towards [[Amsterdam Centraal station]] and [[Schiphol railway station]] to the west and [[Hilversum railway station|Hilversum]] and [[Flevolijn|Flevoland]] to the east come together, and offer a cross-platform transfer in the same cardinal directions, with train arrival times coördinated. Because local trains are overtaken by intercity trains (who do not stop here), local trains stand at the station a long time (sometimes 11 minutes scheduled, on trains with a 15mn headway).

===North America===

==== Boston ====
An inbound-only cross-platform transfer is provided between the [[MBTA]] [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange Line]] and [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] at [[North Station (subway)|North Station]]. Outbound transfers must be done by changing levels. There is another cross-platform interchange at [[Kenmore station|Kenmore]] so riders can transfer among the different Green Line branches.

==== Chicago ====
In the [[Chicago "L"]] metro network, [[Howard (CTA station)|Howard]], [[Wilson station (CTA)|Wilson]], [[Belmont (CTA North Side Main Line station)|Belmont]], and [[Fullerton (CTA station)|Fullerton]] stations offer cross-platform interchange in the same direction between different services on the [[North Side Main Line]]. All stations are served by the [[Red Line (CTA)|Red Line]] at all times and by the [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple Line]] at peak times; the [[Brown Line (CTA)|Brown Line]] and [[Yellow Line (CTA)|Yellow Line]] also serve some of these stations.

==== Jersey City and Newark ====
[[File:PATH PA-5.jpg|thumb|Signage for cross-platform transfer at Journal Square]]
The [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]] system, serving the [[New York metropolitan area]], contains cross-platform interchanges in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and [[Newark, New Jersey]]. At [[Journal Square Transportation Center]] in Jersey City, there is a cross-platform transfer between terminating [[Journal Square–33rd Street]] and [[Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken)]] trains, connecting to through [[Newark–World Trade Center]] trains. At [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Pennsylvania Station]] in Newark, there is a cross-platform interchange between Newark–World Trade Center and [[NJ Transit]] trains bound for [[New York City]]. Newark Penn Station also contains a cross-platform interchange for NJ Transit trains coming from New York City.

A paid cross-platform connection exists between the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson]] (PATH) rapid transit system and [[Amtrak]] and [[New Jersey Transit rail operations|NJT]] trains at [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]], allowing passengers to switch to trains to the [[World Trade Center (PATH station)|World Trade Center]].

==== Montreal ====
[[File:Lionel-groulx-montreal-metro.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lionel-Groulx station]] in [[Montreal]]]]
Two transfer stations in Montreal feature cross-platform interchange. At the [[Lionel-Groulx station]], the upper platforms serve Henri-Bourassa or Montmorency ([[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line 2]]) and Honoré-Beaugrand ([[Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)|Green Line 1]]) trains, ''entering'' downtown; the lower platforms serve Côte-Vertu (Orange Line 2) and Angrignon (Green Line 1) trains, ''leaving'' downtown.  Since most transferring passengers are either entering or leaving downtown, most transfers at this station are cross-platform.

At the [[Snowdon station]], however, the outbound Orange Line platforms are at the same level as the Blue Line terminal platform, with the inbound Orange Line platforms linked to the Blue Line departure platform, reducing efficiency. This is explained because the Blue Line was originally planned to be continued west of the station, in which case this arrangement would have provided the same benefit as the arrangement at Lionel-Groulx.

==== New York City ====
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The [[New York City Subway]] has many three- or [[Quadruple track|four-track lines]] with local and express service. Cross-platform interchanges are located in numerous locations throughout the system to allow for convenient transfers between [[express train|express]] and [[local train|local]] trains. In general, express trains run on the inner pair of tracks and bypass local-only stations, while local trains run on the outer pair of tracks and stop at every station. Express stations typically have island platforms between the express and local tracks, allowing passengers to quickly switch between trains heading in the same direction simply by crossing a platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.nycsubway.org/|title=Nycsubway.org|publisher=Nycsubway.org|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref>

In addition to the very common express-local interchanges, the New York City Subway also has several cross-platform interchanges between lines that do not share a three- or four-track right-of-way:
* The [[Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway)|Queensboro Plaza]] station contains a same-directional cross-platform transfer between the [[IRT Flushing Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Flushing}}) and [[BMT Astoria Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Astoria}}).
* The [[Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (New York City Subway)|Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets]] and [[Jay Street–MetroTech (IND Lines)|Jay Street–MetroTech]] stations in Brooklyn allow cross-platform interchanges between the {{NYCS trains|Crosstown}} of the [[IND Crosstown Line]] with the {{NYCS trains|Fulton}} of the [[IND Fulton Street Line]], the {{NYCS trains|Sixth Rutgers}} of the [[IND Culver Line]], respectively.
* At the [[Seventh Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line)|Seventh Avenue&ndash;53rd Street]] station, there is a feature unique to the system, as anti-directional cross-platform interchanges can be made here (albeit between trains heading in the same general cardinal direction, due to the track layout near the station).
* The [[DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)|DeKalb Avenue]] and [[Prospect Park (BMT Brighton Line)|Prospect Park]] stations on the [[BMT Brighton Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Brighton}}) in Brooklyn feature cross-platform interchanges to the [[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Fourth center local day}}) and the [[BMT Franklin Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Franklin}}), respectively.
* The [[Lexington Avenue–63rd Street (63rd Street Lines)|Lexington Avenue–63rd Street]] station in Manhattan has a cross-platform interchange between the two [[63rd Street Lines]] ({{NYCS trains|63rd Lexington header}}).

The [[Jamaica (LIRR station)|Jamaica]] hub station of the [[Long Island Rail Road]] (LIRR) features cross-platform interchanges among the many services that stop there. 

The LIRR's electrified [[Ronkonkoma Branch]] extends over non-electrified tracks to [[Greenport  station]] with diesel trains, requiring a transfer. At Ronkonkoma, the two tracks are served by side platforms for passengers wanting to get off at this station, and an island platform for passengers transferring between trains. Trains use the [[spanish solution]], opening doors on both sides.

==== Philadelphia ====
The [[SEPTA Metro]] [[Broad Street Line|B]] has cross-platform interchanges between local and express trains at [[Olney Transit Center]], [[Erie station (SEPTA)|Erie]], [[Girard (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)|Girard]], [[Spring Garden (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)|Spring Garden]], [[Race-Vine (SEPTA station)|Race-Vine]], [[15th Street/City Hall station|15th Street/City Hall]], and [[Walnut–Locust station]].

==== San Francisco Bay Area ====
Three adjacent [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) stations – {{bart|12th Street Oakland City Center}}, {{bart|19th Street Oakland}}, and {{bart|MacArthur}} – have cross-platform transfers between northbound {{lnl|BART|Yellow}} and {{lnl|BART|Orange}} trains, with 19th Street Oakland as the designated timed transfer point; MacArthur additionally has a southbound timed transfer for the same lines. East of {{bart|Pittsburg/Bay Point}}, there is a dedicated transfer platform between the main BART system and [[eBART]], for continuation of travel inbound or outbound.

[[File:Caltrain Transfer at San Jose Diridon.png|thumb|Caltrain [[Stadler KISS]] and South County Connector diesel train on two sides of the same platform at San Jose Diridon.]]
[[San Jose Diridon station|San Jose Diridon]] provides timed cross-platform transfers between electric trains and South County Connector diesel services of [[Caltrain]]; transfers between the same services are possible on the same platform at [[Tamien station|Tamien]], albeit noncoordinated. Cross-platform transfers also exists at {{bart|Millbrae}} between the northbound Caltrain platform and one of the BART platforms and at [[Santa Clara Transit Center|Santa Clara]] between northbound Caltrain and [[Amtrak]] ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' and [[Altamont Corridor Express]] (ACE) trains.

==== Vancouver ====
In December 2016, [[Lougheed Town Centre station]] on the [[Vancouver SkyTrain]] was expanded to a 3-track, 2-platform station in preparation for the beginning of service on the Evergreen Extension. For the first 18 months of service on the Evergreen Extension, the third platform served eastbound trains while the southern half of the island platform served westbound trains (with Millennium Line trains running left-handed through the station); this measure allowed a same-direction cross-platform transfer between Millennium Line trains headed to VCC–Clark and Expo Line trains headed to Waterfront (via [[Columbia station (SkyTrain)|Columbia]]). On 25 June 2018, normal right-hand running of Millennium Line trains through the station resumed, making it possible to do an anti-directional cross-platform transfer between Expo Line trains headed for Production Way–University and Millennium Line trains headed to Lafarge Lake–Douglas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chan|first=Kenneth|date=11 June 2018|title=Train directions at Lougheed Town Centre Station permanently change this month|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lougheed-town-centre-platforms-june-2018-changes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615065232/http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lougheed-town-centre-platforms-june-2018-changes|archive-date=15 June 2018|access-date=8 July 2019|work=Daily Hive}}</ref>

===Oceania===

==== Auckland ====
At [[Newmarket Railway Station, New Zealand|Newmarket Station]], there are three lines serving two island platforms. [[Western Line (Auckland)|Western Line]] services use the centre line (which can serve both platforms) allowing cross-platform interchange with [[Southern Line (Auckland)|Southern Line]] services which use the outer lines.

==== Adelaide ====
[[Adelaide Metro]] offers cross-platform interchanges between the [[Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines|Outer Harbor line]] and [[Grange line]] at [[Woodville railway station, Adelaide|Woodville]] for outbound services only.

==== Brisbane ====
Cross-platform interchanges are offered between [[Ipswich railway station, Queensland|Ipswich]] and [[Rosewood railway station|Rosewood]] services at Ipswich, and between outbound express [[Gold Coast railway line|Gold Coast line]] and stopping [[Beenleigh railway line|Beenleigh line]] services at [[Altandi railway station|Altandi station]].

==== Melbourne ====
[[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne's suburban railway]] offers cross-platform interchanges along the [[City Loop]] according to the operation concept, and depending on time and day. All three underground stations consist of four tracks and two island platforms one above each other.

Burnley Group passengers can change between Flinders Street direct and City Loop services at [[Richmond railway station, Melbourne|Richmond station]] on weekday mornings, and between stopping and limited express services at [[Burnley railway station|Burnley station]].

[[Camberwell railway station, Melbourne|Camberwell station]] operates as a partial cross-platform interchange off-peak, when Alamein services operate as shuttles from Camberwell. During the day, terminating trains from Alamein drop passengers off (before proceeding to a reversing track west of the station) on platform 2, which connects to a city-bound Belgrave/Lilydale line train on platform 1. At night, trains from Alamein terminate and reverse on platform 1, allowing cross-platform transfers for passengers from the city arriving on platform 2 on a Belgrave/Lilydale service.

==== Perth ====

The [[Railways in Perth|Transperth Trains network]] offers cross-platform interchanges between
the [[Midland line, Perth|Midland line]] and
the [[Armadale, Western Australia|Armadale]]/[[Thornlie]] lines at both
[[McIver railway station|McIver]] and
[[Claisebrook railway station|Claisebrook]] stations,
but only when transferring from the Midland line to the Armadale/Thornlie lines.
There is no cross-platform interchange in the opposite direction.

==== Sydney ====
The [[Sydney Trains]] suburban railway system offers cross-platform interchange at [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] between express and local trains to/from Strathfield as well as on the four-track section from [[Westmead railway station|Westmead]] to [[St Marys railway station, Sydney|St Marys]] along the [[Main Western railway line|Western Line]], each in the same direction. Selected cross-platform interchanges can also be made at [[Campbelltown railway station|Campbelltown]], [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]], [[Glenfield railway station, Sydney|Glenfield]], [[Granville railway station|Granville]], [[Hornsby railway station|Hornsby]], [[Lidcombe railway station|Lidcombe]], [[Redfern railway station|Redfern]], [[Regents Park railway station|Regents Park]], [[Revesby railway station|Revesby]], [[Sydenham railway station, Sydney|Sydenham]] and [[Town Hall railway station, Sydney|Town Hall]].

Cross-platform interchange is also available between [[Sydney Metro]] and [[Sydney Trains]] services at [[Chatswood railway station|Chatswood]].

===South America===

==== Buenos Aires ====
[[Plaza Miserere (Buenos Aires Metro)|Plaza Miserere]] provided cross transfer interchange between subway [[Line A (Buenos Aires Metro)|line A]] and suburban railroad line [[Sarmiento line#Sarmiento line|Sarmiento]]. There is a never used cross-platform interchange between lines A and D at Plaza de Mayo station and three abandoned cross-platform interchanges: at Primera Junta station between line A and the former tram service towards Lacarra avenue and at San José station on line E between the branch going to Bolívar station and the closed branch to Constitución station where another cross-platform interchange was provided between lines C and E.
Suburban lines Sarmiento, San Martín and Roca offers many cross-platform interchanges between express and local services on their 4 track stretches.

==== Santiago de Chile ====
[[Vicuña Mackenna metro station]] of [[Santiago Metro]]  was built to offer cross-platform transfer; the through-running [[Line 4 (Santiago Metro)|line 4]] and its shuttle [[Santiago Metro Line 4A|line 4A]] were to be interconnected cross-platform. Line 4A would have used the center track between both island platforms, with line 4 stopping on the outer tracks, but the idea was abandoned during construction. Exclusive Line 4A platforms where built on top of the station, leaving the original central track below abandonded. On 2013 the central track was filled, leaving it as the only [[Island platform]] in the whole network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Construcción de andén central en Vicuña Mackenna beneficiará a 70 mil usuarios |url=https://www.metro.cl/noticias/detalle/1261 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Metro de Santiago |language=es}}</ref>

==== São Paulo ====
Four stations of [[São Paulo Metro|São Paulo metro]] and train network offer cross-platform interchange: [[Paraíso (São Paulo Metro)|Paraíso]], between lines 1 (towards [[Jabaquara (São Paulo Metro)|Jabaquara]]) and 2 (towards [[Vila Madalena (São Paulo Metro)|Vila Madalena]]), [[Brás (São Paulo Metro)|Brás]], between lines 10 (towards [[Rio Grande da Serra (CPTM)|Rio Grande da Serra]]) and 11 (towards [[Luz (CPTM)|Luz]]), [[Osasco (CPTM)|Osasco]], where line 9 terminates at a center track between two islands platforms serving line 8, and [[Presidente Altino (CPTM)|Presidente Altino]], also between lines 8 and 9 where the latter uses the inner tracks, the northernmost island platform serves westbound trains (to [[Itapevi (CPTM)|Itapevi]] and [[Osasco (CPTM)|Osasco]]), and the southernmost island platform serves eastbound trains (to [[Júlio Prestes (CPTM)|Júlio Prestes]] and [[Grajaú (CPTM)|Grajaú]]).

At Luz, when "Service 710" is running ([[through service]] between lines 7 and 10), cross-platform interchange is also available between alighting-only line 11's trains (which terminates here before relaying) and southbound trains to [[Rio Grande da Serra (CPTM)|Rio Grande da Serra]]. When "Service 710" is not running, cross-platform interchange is done with line 7 southbound trains to [[Brás (São Paulo Metro)|Brás]], which is also served by line 11 eastbound trains to [[Estudantes (CPTM)|Estudantes]].

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