W. K. Lis
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I don’t think that platform screen doors were ever part of the plan for Line 5. There has been talk of it for the Ontario Line however.
They can still put it in. (Especially if they have "another year" to complete Line 5.)
I don’t think that platform screen doors were ever part of the plan for Line 5. There has been talk of it for the Ontario Line however.
They can still put it in. (Especially if they have "another year" to complete Line 5.)
Because Line 5 has at grade segments, PSDs might be practically impossible. To have effective use of PSDs, some degree of automation is necessary, and median LRTs simply won't cut it.Is it written in "stone" that platform screen doors will be installed on the Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown?
The Montréal REM line has it so...
Or will the penny-pinchers non-transit using politicians say "NO!"?
Yup, and that's why there is no excuse to not have them on the Ontario line, given how heavily they are emphasising automation as the solution to capacity. As for the Crosstown, I guess they could add them later if the tunnel section is automated, like what's planned for Line 1. One bit of good news is that unlike the Line 1 platforms, the Line 5 platforms don't have a gap below them that requires additional structural work to add doors down the line, it's just a question of automation.PSDs also require precision stopping and integration with vehicles. Not a simple matter of putting in some doors.
PSDs also require precision stopping and integration with vehicles. Not a simple matter of putting in some doors.
Because Line 5 has at grade segments, PSDs might be practically impossible. To have effective use of PSDs, some degree of automation is necessary, and median LRTs simply won't cut it.
Yup, and that's why there is no excuse to not have them on the Ontario line, given how heavily they are emphasising automation as the solution to capacity. As for the Crosstown, I guess they could add them later if the tunnel section is automated, like what's planned for Line 1. One bit of good news is that unlike the Line 1 platforms, the Line 5 platforms don't have a gap below them that requires additional structural work to add doors down the line, it's just a question of automation.
criticise the chinese all you want but they do have a very world class brt system that is actually more sophisticated than our LRTThe underground sections will be automated in the same way Line 1 is. Platform screen doors are possible for trams but are very rare. The only example I know of is Dubai Tram. But there are actually many BRTs with platform screen doors. But usually they are in full-on stations. China has many BRTs with platform edge doors. Not sure how well they could stand in winter without any overhead shelter like is being done for the crosstown.