Editing Railway platform (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:Lights of Stasiun Gedebage at Night.jpg|thumb|Station in [[Indonesia]], where the station provides a crossing staircase between platforms for passengers. ]]
Some of the station facilities are often located on the platforms. Where the platforms are not adjacent to a station building, often some form of shelter or [[waiting room]] is provided, and employee cabins may also be present. The weather protection offered varies greatly, from  little more than a roof with open sides, to a closed room with heating or air-conditioning. There may be [[Bench (furniture)|bench]]es, [[lighting]], ticket counters, [[drinking fountain]]s, shops, [[waste|trash]] boxes, and static [[Public transport timetable|timetable]]s or [[platform display|dynamic displays]] with information about the next train.

There are often [[loudspeaker]]s as part of a [[public address]] (PA) system. The PA system is often used where dynamic timetables or electronic displays are not present. A variety of information is presented, including destinations and times (for all trains, or only the more important long-distance trains), delays, cancellations, platform changes, changes in routes and destinations, the number of carriages in the train and the location of first class or luggage compartments, and supplementary fee or reservation requirements.