Probably a better source is this: http://www.france24.com/en/20140521-french-trains-wide-old-stations-sncf-order/ http://www.france24.com/en/20140521-french-tr

Probably a better source is this: http://www.france24.com/en/20140521-french-trains-wide-old-stations-sncf-order/ http://www.france24.com/en/20140521-french-trains-wide-old-s... a) This only applies to very old platforms, build by standards over 50 years ago. b) If the trains were ordered by the older standards, i can imagine an issue that newer platforms would need to be widened (modern trains try to provide gapless entry). So, all in all, the problem was found late (unfortunate), but the real problem is: platforms following different standards which should probably be unified anyways.