1.1 Scope.
1.1.1 This standard shall cover fire protection requirements for passenger rail, underground, surface, and elevated fixed guideway transit systems, including trainways, vehicles, fixed guideway transit stations, and vehicle maintenance and storage areas, and for life safety from fire in fixed guideway transit stations, trainways, vehicles, and outdoor vehicle maintenance and storage areas.
1.1.2 Fixed guideway transit stations shall pertain to stations accommodating only passengers and employees of the fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems and incidental occupancies in the stations. This standard establishes minimum requirements for each of the identified subsystems.
1.1.3 This standard shall not cover requirements for the following:
(1) Conventional freight systems
(2) Buses and trolley coaches
(3) Circus trains
(4) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations
(5) Any other system of transporation not included in the definition of fixed guideway transit system (see 3.3.52.1)
1.1.4 To the extent where a system, including those listed in 1.1.3(1) through 1.1.3(5), introduces hazards of a nature similar to those addressed herein, this standard shall be permitted to be used as a guide.
NFPA 130-2003 history
2023NFPA 130-2023 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
1970NFPA 130-2020 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (Effective Date: 06/02/2016)
2017NFPA 130-2017 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (Effective Date: 06/02/2016)
2014NFPA 130-2014 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (Effective Date: 08/21/2013)
2010NFPA 130-2010 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems Effective Date: 8/26/2009
2007NFPA 130-2007 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems Effective Date: 8/17/2006
2003NFPA 130-2003 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems