Automatic screen doors are being installed at new stations along Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel line, copying designs in other cities worldwide.
will match those in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Sydney with electronic screen doors along the length of platforms.About 300 doors will be fitted in the five new stations, with the sliding glass expected to prevent people or objects falling onto the tracks, graffiti or trespassers, and other hazards that can delay trains, which are planned to arrive every few minutes once services begin in 2025.
“They’re going to be an important safety feature for our new Metro Tunnel and provide a solid barrier between the platform and the trains, but it also means we can run more trains more efficiently through our tunnel system, plus it’s easy for passengers to know where to stand as the train pulls up.” Acting Premier Jacinta Allan at the Parkville station yesterday. She says the screen doors are necessary for running the service as efficiently as possibleRail Projects Victoria acting chief executive Peter Wilkinson said the screen doors also improved air conditioning on the platforms and reduced how much dust and wind blew onto passengers.
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