diff --git a/css/30_highways.css b/css/30_highways.css
index 76505ebf0..56920c56c 100644
--- a/css/30_highways.css
+++ b/css/30_highways.css
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ path.stroke.tag-highway {
 
 /* highway areas */
 
-path.stroke.area.tag-highway {
+path.stroke.area.tag-highway,
+.low-zoom path.stroke.area.tag-highway {
     stroke: #fff;
     stroke-dasharray: none;
-    stroke-width: 2;
+    stroke-width: 1;
 }
 
 /* wide highways */
diff --git a/css/35_aeroways.css b/css/35_aeroways.css
index 7598949d3..1182b00e7 100644
--- a/css/35_aeroways.css
+++ b/css/35_aeroways.css
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /* aeroways */
 
 /* areas */
-path.stroke.area.tag-aeroway {
-    stroke:#fff;
+path.stroke.area.tag-aeroway,
+.low-zoom path.stroke.area.tag-aeroway {
+    stroke: #fff;
     stroke-dasharray: none;
-    stroke-width: 2;
+    stroke-width: 1;
 }
 
 /* narrow aeroways (taxiway) */
diff --git a/css/40_railways.css b/css/40_railways.css
index 4649ae2ea..2e3575669 100644
--- a/css/40_railways.css
+++ b/css/40_railways.css
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@
     fill: #eee;
 }
 
+/* railway areas */
+
+path.stroke.area.tag-railway,
+.low-zoom path.stroke.area.tag-railway {
+    stroke: white;
+    stroke-width: 1;
+    stroke-dasharray: none;
+}
+
+path.casing.area.tag-railway,
+.low-zoom path.casing.area.tag-railway {
+    stroke: none;
+}
+
 /* narrow widths */
 
 path.shadow.tag-railway {
@@ -70,21 +84,39 @@ path.stroke.tag-railway-subway {
 }
 
 
+/* railway platforms - like sidewalks */
+
+path.shadow.tag-railway-platform {
+    stroke-width: 16;
+}
 path.casing.tag-railway-platform {
-    stroke: none;
+    stroke: #fff;
+    stroke-width: 5;
+    stroke-linecap: round;
+    stroke-dasharray: none;
 }
 path.stroke.tag-railway-platform {
-    stroke: #999;
-    stroke-width: 4;
-    stroke-dasharray: none;
+    stroke: #ae8681;
+    stroke-width: 3;
+    stroke-linecap: butt;
+    stroke-dasharray: 6, 6;
 }
 
-
-.area.stroke.tag-railway {
-    stroke: white;
+.low-zoom path.shadow.tag-railway-platform {
+    stroke-width: 12;
+}
+.low-zoom path.casing.tag-railway-platform {
+    stroke-width: 3;
+}
+.low-zoom path.stroke.tag-railway-platform {
     stroke-width: 1;
-    stroke-dasharray: none;
+    stroke-linecap: butt;
+    stroke-dasharray: 3, 3;
 }
-.area.casing.tag-railway {
-    stroke: none;
+
+g.midpoint.tag-railway-platform .fill {
+    fill: #fff;
+    stroke: #333;
+    stroke-opacity: .8;
+    opacity: .8;
 }