MTR To Retrofit Platform Screen Gates
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MTR plans shorter platform doors
8 January 2008
Hong Kong Standard
The MTR Corp will spend HK$300 million installing 1.5-meter-tall platform screen doors at nine elevated stations, it announced yesterday.
The company also plans to build public washrooms on the ground floor in three stations.
Before MTRC and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp merged last month, the MTR had installed platform screen doors at 30 stations.
The screen doors at Tsuen Wan, Kwai Hing, Kwai Fong, Heng Fa Chuen, Chai Wan, Kowloon Bay, Ngau Tau Kok and Kwun Tong will be completed by 2012.
MTR said installing full-size screen doors on elevated platforms was as complicated as rebuilding an entire station since ventilation systems had to be completely remodeled.
In addition, some platforms could not support the weight of screen doors.
It therefore decided shorter gates, such as those used at the Disneyland Resort station, were more suitable for elevated platforms.
The washrooms will be built at Prince Edward, Quarry Bay and Ngau Tau Kok stations.
Less than half of the 82 MTR stations have washrooms, although there are facilities within four minutes' walking distance of 90 percent of the stations.
The company said it will find more sites for washrooms before seeking approval.
It will spend HK$13 million on the washroom project, which should be completed in 12 months. -
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just a matter of time people in smrt will propose that...
and a good reason for another series of increase in fare -
Well done, MTR!
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Wonder when the MRT (Singapore) will wake up their idea... 1.5 meters is good enough to prevent someone from jumping already!
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Better still, use the taller gates found at the Tung Chung line platforms at Sunny Bay. The Disneyland line ones a bit too short.Originally posted by NickL_C151:Wonder when the MRT (Singapore) will wake up their idea... 1.5 meters is good enough to prevent someone from jumping already! -
Sometimes these half-height doors are so heavy that they need to strengthen the platforms.
KCRC did a study on whether to put Platform Screen Doors or the 1.5m doors or 1.7m doors.
They found that although PSDs are extremely expensive as compared to the other doors, supposedly it is easier to maintain them. And while PSDs completely solve problems of deliberate tresspass, the half-height doors deter attempts to climb but does not solve the problem. For all we know some people might find loopholes, or try to scale the barrier like SOC low wall.
PSDs also have the advantage of protecting the floor from getting wet during rain. It also acts as noise barrier between platform and track.
Of course this is all KCR's situation, not sure whether it would apply to Singapore as well.
If you wish, you may request that I post the full table of comparisons from the study.
It comes from the book "Managing Railway Operations and Maintenance - Best Practices from KCRC" by University of Birmingham. -
dun take our SMRT to compare MTR.... cannot compare one
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hmm went SP today and saw 1 project about building platform gates...~