PLATFORM WHEEL DENT

A stopping station () for use in a transportation network () is disclosed. The stopping station () comprises a passenger boarding/alighting platform () and a plurality of vehicle stopping surfaces (). The passenger boarding/alighting platform () has an upper surface () for boarding of passengers into a vehicle (). The passenger boarding/alighting platform () also has a vehicle-facing surface () comprising at least two of a cutout () for docking of a wheel () of the vehicle to the passenger boarding/alighting platform (). The vehicle stopping surface () is adjacent to the vehicle-facing surface () and is used for stopping of the vehicle () during the boarding/alighting of the passengers in/from the vehicle ().