Key:platform_lift
 platform_lift
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Indicates the availability of platform lift for wheelchair users. 
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Status: approved
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Platform lifts are used to elevate a wheelchair user across height differences, like steps, stairs or other vertical barriers.
This tag indicates the existence of a platform lift at a certain feature and can describe two kinds of platform lifts:
- stair lifts - They are installed on or nearby stairs and help wheelchair users to overcome them.
- portable lifts - They are moveable and can be found at railway platforms to help wheelchair users on- and off board vehicles.
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Note: The platform in platform_lift=* should not be confused with the platform of a public transport stop or station. In this case the platform is the area where wheelchair users roll onto to be lifted up, in contrast to a seat mostly used on incline stair lifts. |
Usage
As a stair lift
Add the key platform_lift=* to the 
with highway=steps with one of the following values: yes/no/inclined/vertical.
In this case platform_lift:portable=no is implied.
As a portable lift
Add the Key platform_lift=* and platform_lift:portable=yes to the element for example a public transport platform tagged with public_transport=platform.
Standalone
If the platform lift is not attached to any stairs or steps, treat the platform lift as highway=elevator and indicate its restrictions and limitations by adding wheelchair=designated and capacity=1.
Values
As a stair lift
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| platform_lift=yes | wheelchair=yes | It is known that there is a platform lift, but not what kind. Use a more detailed value if possible. | |
| platform_lift=inclined | wheelchair=yes | The platform lift moves at an angle, usually along stairs. |  
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| platform_lift=vertical | wheelchair=yes | The platform lift only moves vertically up and down. |  |
| platform_lift=no | wheelchair=no | There is no platform lift at this feature. |
As a portable lift
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| no implication | It is known that a portable platform lift exists at this feature. |  
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| no implication | There is no portable platform lift at this feature. |
Tags to use in combination
- platform_lift:portable=* - If the platform lift is portable, i.e. it is not permanently installed at the platform.
- platform_lift:seat=* - If the platform lift has a foldable seat.
- platform_lift:maxlength:physical=* - The length in meters of a platform lift's usable space.
- platform_lift:maxwidth:physical=* - The width in meters of a platform lift's usable space.
- platform_lift:maxweight=* - The maximum load capacity of the platform lift in tons.
- platform_lift:supervised=* - If the platform lift is only operated by service workers.
Examples
As a stair lift
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As a portable lift
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See also
- service_times:wheelchair=* - The times when a service worker is available to assist wheelchair users.
- ramp=* - Indicates the existence of a ramp.