Abstract: A turbine guide vane (10) has a platform (12) from which at least a guide vane blade (13) extends. The platform (12) has a front rail (18) and a rear rail (20) arranged to be housed in guide vane carrier seats (19, 21). The front and rear rails (18, 20) have projecting pads (23, 24) arranged to rest against the guide vane carrier seats (19, 21). The front and rear rails (18, 20) have at least two pads (23) extending from one side of the front and rear rails (18, 20) and at least two further pads (24) extending from an opposite side of the front and rear rails (18, 20). The pads (23, 24) extend from opposite circumferential portions (26) of the front and rear rails (18, 20). The pads (23, 24) extending from the same circumferential portion (26) of the front and rear rails (18, 20) are at least partly staggered with respect to one another.