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Hmmm. London Underground carries about 1.5 billion people reach year. In the last year for data I can find, around 80 ended up on the tracks. Only a few station
by Angostura 7y ago
Hmmm. London Underground carries about 1.5 billion people reach year. In the last year for data I can find, around 80 ended up on the tracks. Only a few stations have any pbarrier between track and platform.
- IneffablePigeon 7y agoAll/most of the new stations on the Elizabeth line are going to have barriers afaik. It seems to me like all the new/refitted underground stations are getting the barriers these days too - I think it's a great improvement personally.
- tomarr 7y agoAlternatively they cost a lot and reduce flexibility (want to change your train fleet / door configuration?)
- ant6n 7y agoLondon has extremely cramped, extremely crowded stations. Platform screen doors become necessary as a way to ensure safety of _crowds_ not individuals. In most metro stations around the world, this is not true. How about making a study, counting all metro stations noting whether they have platform screen doors, automation, and the year built. You'll very likely see there's a strong connection between automation and platform screen doors, but less so for the other variables.
- stuaxo 7y agoMost of the stations on the older bits of the London Underground have curved platforms which means each place would need custom doors (+ some larger gaps between train and doors). Newer lines, like the new section of the Jubilee line have straight track and doors.