Metro Station Facts: When you have gone to the metro station, you must have seen yellow colored tiles on the ground there. If you have ever walked on them, they are bumpy instead of smooth like the rest of the tiles installed there. Usually these tiles are straight and round in shape. But, do you know why these tiles are installed at the metro station? Many people think that these rough tiles are installed so that no one slips, but you will be surprised to know that it is not so. Today in this news, we tell you that why these rough tiles of straight and round shape are installed at the metro station?
That’s why these yellow colored tiles are there
In fact, these rough tiles of straight and round shape are installed at the metro station for visually impaired people. People who are not able to see, they can walk on the station with the help of these rough tiles. The path made of these tiles is called Tactile Path.
What tile do you mean?
The yellow colored round tiles at the metro station indicate to stop and the straight tiles mean to keep going. These tiles help a lot for visually impaired people to walk at the station.
Other advantage of tactile path
Apart from this, these tiles also have another advantage at the metro station. Many types of cables, pipes and wires have to be taken from one place to another at the metro station. All these cables, pipes and wires are taken from under these tiles. These wires connect one place to another. If there is any problem in their connection, then the problem coming in the connection is rectified by easily removing the tiles. It is very easy to remove these and after the connection is fixed, these tiles are put back in their place.
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Other facilities for disabled people
Apart from this, there are many other facilities for the disabled people at the metro station. There is a ramp instead of stairs for disabled people at the station and there is a handrail along with the ramp, by holding which they can walk easily. Seats are also reserved for the disabled to sit in the metro. Braille is also written on the button in the lift at the metro station, so that visually impaired people can identify the correct bottom by touching it. Apart from this, there are also separate toilets for the disabled.
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