Division 4.2.7 Passengers' emergency exits

Arrangement: the vehicles shall have a minimum number of emergency exits on each side of the vehicle, and shall conform to the following rules:

• the distance between each passenger seat and an emergency exit shall always be less than 16 m,

• there shall be at least two emergency exits in each vehicle accommodating 40 passengers or less and more than two in each vehicle accommodating more than 40 passengers,

• the dimensions through the emergency exits shall be at least 700 mm × 550 mm.

Operation: if doors cannot be opened, it is permissible to use the following as emergency exits:

• the windows, by ejection of the window or glazing or by breaking the glass,

• compartment doors, by rapid removal of the door or breaking the glass,

• access doors, by ejecting them or breaking the glass.

Trains must allow evacuation in a limited time. The dimension of doors and corridors must allow a free flow of passengers to the access doors and promote an even distribution of passengers over the doors.

Signage: emergency exits shall be clearly identified to passengers and rescue teams by means of suitable signs.

Evacuation via the doors: the interoperable high-speed trains shall be equipped with emergency devices allowing the evacuation of passengers via the access doors away from stations (emergency steps or ladders).