Meanings
plural platform screen doors
- rail transportOne of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.
They will feature wider gangways for better wheelchair accessibility, as well as compatibility with platform screen doors - should these ever be introduced in the future.
2023 August 9, “Network News: SPT delighted with testing of new Glasgow Subway trains”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24Synonyms: platform door, platform edge door, PSD, PED
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.
Translations
Arabic أَبْوَاب المِنَصَّة
- أَبْوَاب المِنَصَّة (ʔabwāb al-minaṣṣa)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Chinese Mandarin 月台幕門
- 月台幕門one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Finnish laituriovi (hōmu doa)
- laituriovi (hōmu doa)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
German Bahnsteigtür
- Bahnsteigtürone of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Japanese ホームドア, スクリーンドア
- ホームドア (hōmu doa)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
- スクリーンドア (sukurīn doa)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Korean 스크린도어, 안전문
- 스크린도어 (seukeurindo'eo)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
- 안전문 (anjeonmun)one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Polish drzwi ekranowe
- drzwi ekranoweone of a series of doors at a train or subway station
Cite this entry
platform screen door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20screen%20door
“platform screen door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20screen%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platform screen door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20screen%20door.
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