GWC London Underground Sign, Mind The Gap, Medium Metal Sign

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The phrase "Mind the gap" was coined in around 1968 for a planned automated announcement, after it had become impractical for drivers and station attendants to warn passengers. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Some newer Métro trains also play this announcement in Italian, English, German, Japanese and Spanish. Our standard vinyl comes with an advanced 'air-release' system which means any air bubbles can easily be pushed out by gently smoothing the face of the sticker from the centre to the outside edges. On the Berlin U-Bahn, the phrase " Bitte beachten Sie beim Aussteigen die Lücke zwischen Zug und Bahnsteigkante" ("Please mind the gap between train and platform edge when alighting") is used, followed by the English "Please mind the gap between platform and train.

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It also can be heard in Chennai Metro in two languages (English and Tamil): " அன்புகூர்ந்து இடைவெளியை கவனத்தில் கொள்ளவும்" "Please Mind the gap". What you are viewing here is an original MIND THE GAP Sign which has been handmade into a vintage style sign using composite aluminium panel and printed vinyl which has been laminated for additional durability.

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kòp kun ká) and can be translated into: "Attention, passengers, while entering and exiting the train, please mind the gap between the platform and the train. In Bangla, however, the audio announcement does not explicitly mention or announce the gap; therefore, the phrase goes as " দয়া করে নিরাপদ দূরত্ব বজায় রাখুন" ( romanised: Doya kore nirapod doorott(b)o bojaay raakhun) meaning "Please maintain a safe distance". which translates as "There is a big gap between the station platform and the train, please be careful when getting off") and "Please watch your step" in Korean and English. The phrase is used in the songs "Deadwing" by Porcupine Tree, "Bingo" by Madness, " Someone in London" by Godsmack, Metal Airplanes by Matthew Good and " New Frontier" by the Counting Crows. The MBTA in Boston has added "Mind the gap" warnings near the platform edges in the 2016 renovated Government Center Station.Some grammarians argue that as specific and countable nouns, the words "train" and "platform" should be preceded by "the". Mind the gap" ( listen ⓘ) or sometimes " watch the gap" is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train doorway and the station platform edge. Several mainland Chinese metro systems use the phrase extensively; on the Tianjin Metro, announcements and stickers on train doors and platforms mention the gap (as well as to "mind the gap") in both English and Chinese.