Editing Cross-platform interchange (section)

===Between different train categories===
Some railway lines, usually in more congested areas, also offer cross-platform interchanges between different categories of trains, for example between express and stopping ("local") trains. For instance, this kind of interchange is used at many European railway minor hubs to connect fast trains to local feeder services, as well as surface sections of suburban lines like the [[RER E]] in Paris or the [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Metro North Hudson Line]] in New York State. However, local–express interchanges are found in only a few metro networks, such as [[Chicago 'L'|Chicago]], [[Chengdu Metro|Chengdu]], [[London Underground|London]] (as in the case of Stratford [[#London|discussed below]]),<ref name=stratford>{{Cite web|url=https://anonw.com/2019/12/10/crossrail-and-stratford-station/dscn9932-11/|title = The Cross-Platform Interchange Between Crossrail and the Central Line at Stratford Station|date = 10 December 2019}}</ref> [[New York City Subway|New York City]], and [[Broad Street Line|Philadelphia]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} The New York City Subway system has numerous stations facilitating cross-platform transfers between local and express trains, typically using pairs of island platforms, each serving express trains on one side, and local trains on the other side, with both alternatives headed in the same direction.<ref name=MTA-HowtoRideSubway>{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/subway/howto_sub.htm |title=How to Ride the Subway |access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="IRT2007">{{cite book|author=[[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]]|title=IRT Interborough Rapid Transit / the New York City Subway: Its Design and Construction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UZRiky7CzEkC&pg=PA30|access-date=27 February 2016|date=June 2007|publisher=The Interborough Transit Company|isbn=978-1-4303-2550-5}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}}

As express and stopping trains usually head for different directions, cross-platform interchange between different train categories (e.g. interchanges between metros and railways) is commonly combined with cross-platform interchanges between different lines.

Some stations offer cross-platform transfers between different modes, such as tram and bus, such as at Madeleine station in Charleroi, where two island platforms sit between a central bus lane and tram line on the outside. Similarly, light rail–bus connections can be found at Juniors Kingsford and Haymarket light rail stations in Sydney.