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Summary of accessibility features by type of rail car (Additional references)
For certain accessibility features, carriers are invited to refer to the Canadian Standards Association Standard CAN/CSA-B651 Barrier-free Design and, where it is appropriate to do so, to adopt the technical specifications contained in it.
This information is referenced in Passenger Rail Car Accessibility and Terms and Conditions of Carriage by Rail of Persons with Disabilities (Rail Code).
Wheelchair accessible coach car
| Feature | Technical specifications in the CAN/CSA-B651? |
|---|---|
| Identification | |
| Signage | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Stairs | Yes |
| Handrails and grab bars | Yes |
| Floors | Yes |
| Emergency window exits | |
| A number of seats with space for service animal | |
| Tactile seat markers | |
| Means to communicate announcements | |
| Wheelchair accessible doorways | Yes |
| At least one accessible washroom, including wheelchairs | Yes |
| Wheelchair tie-down (If a train has only one wheelchair tie-down, the train should have space to store one other personal wheelchair) |
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| At least 10% movable armrests |
Coach car
| Feature | Technical specifications in the CAN/CSA-B651? |
|---|---|
| Signage | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Stairs | Yes |
| Handrails and grab bars | Yes |
| Floors | Yes |
| Emergency window exits | |
| A number of seats with space for service animal | |
| Tactile seat markers | |
| Means to communicate announcements | |
| Accessible washrooms, excluding wheelchairs | Yes |
At least one wheelchair accessible sleeping car
| Feature | Technical specifications in the CAN/CSA-B651? |
|---|---|
| Identification | |
| Signage | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Stairs | Yes |
| Handrails and grab bars | Yes |
| Floors | Yes |
| Emergency window exits | |
| Means to communicate announcements | |
| Accessible washrooms, excluding wheelchairs | Yes |
| Wheelchair accessible doorways | Yes |
| At least one accessible washroom, including wheelchairs, in an accessible room | Yes |
| At least one accessible room, including wheelchair | Yes |
Sleeping car
| Feature | Technical specifications in the CAN/CSA-B651? |
|---|---|
| Signage | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Stairs | Yes |
| Handrails and grab bars | Yes |
| Floors | Yes |
| Emergency window exits | |
| Means to communicate announcements | |
| Accessible washrooms, excluding wheelchairs | Yes |
Lounge car, food service car, bar service car or other service car
| Feature | Technical specifications in the CAN/CSA-B651? |
|---|---|
| Signage | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Stairs | Yes |
| Handrails and grab bars | Yes |
| Floors | Yes |
| Emergency window exits | |
| A number of seats with space for service animal | |
| Means to communicate announcements | |
| Accessible washrooms, excluding wheelchairs | Yes |
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