Editing Tram stop (section)

=== Tram stops without platforms ===
Many tram or streetcar stops, especially on older tram lines street-running on narrower streets, have no dedicated platforms. Instead, stops are located in the middle of the roadway. Passengers need to cross lanes for motor vehicles to board or alight from trams.

Examples of systems with this type of stops include:

North America

* Toronto, ON, Canada: Most stops on all [[Toronto streetcar system|TTC streetcar]] routes except 509, 510, and 512
* San Francisco, CA, United States: [[Muni Metro]] Lines J, K, L, M, and N and [[San Francisco cable car system|cable cars]]
* Philadelphia, PA, United States: [[SEPTA]] Routes 11, 13, 14, 15, 34, 36, 101, and 102.
* Dallas, TX, United States: [[M-Line Trolley]]
* New Orleans, LA, United States: [[St. Charles Streetcar Line|St. Charles Streetcar]] (in [[New Orleans Central Business District|Central Business District]])
* Boston, MA, United States: [[Green Line E branch|MBTA Green Line E Branch]] (3 stops) 
Europe

* Berlin, Germany: [[Trams in Berlin|Berlin Trams]]
* Frankfurt am Main, Germany: [[Trams in Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt Trams]]
* Vienna, Austria: [[Trams in Vienna|Vienna Trams]]
* Lisbon, Portugal: [[Trams in Lisbon|Lisbon Trams]]
Oceania

* Melbourne, VIC, Australia: [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne Trams]] (many stops outside CBD)
Asia

* Hiroshima, Japan: [[Hiroshima Electric Railway]] ([[Koami-cho Station|Koami-cho station]])
* Okayama, Japan: [[Okayama Electric Tramway]] (Chunagon and Kobashi stations)
* Takaoka, Japan: [[Man'yōsen Takaoka Kidō Line|Manyosen Takaoka Kido Line]] (Kataharamachi, Yochihisa, Shin-Yoshihisa stations)
* Hong Kong SAR: [[Hong Kong Tramways]] (6 stops)
* Dalian, China: [[Trams in Dalian|Dalian Tram Route 201]]
* Kolkata, India: [[Trams in Kolkata|Kolkata Tram]]
In most jurisdictions, to protect passengers' safety, at stops without a safety zone or designated platform, traffic cannot legally pass a tram or streetcar whose doors are open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Road Rules: Trams |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/trams |website=Vicroads |publisher=Victoria State Government |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=When the streetcar stops, you need to stop too |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/when-the-streetcar-stops-you-need-to-stop-too/article33532864/#:~:text=When%20a%20streetcar%20stops%20and,two%20metres%20behind%20the%20doors. |website=The Globe and Mail |publisher=The Globe and Mail |access-date=11 July 2024 |language=en-CA |date=6 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Transport Department - Pedestrians |url=https://www.td.gov.hk/en/road_safety/road_users_code/index/chapter_5_for_all_drivers/pedestrians_/index.html |website=www.td.gov.hk |publisher=Transport Department, Hong Kong |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>