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shyjenny t1_j93k0vu wrote

Reply to comment by TedToaster22 in Man dies after touching 3rd rail at MBTA's Downtown Crossing station by riski_click

I have seen them, but mostly on monorail systems
There aren't platform screen doors in LA, NYC, Chicago, DC, most of London
Trivia: Invented in Boston

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BACsop t1_j93z6zl wrote

Platform screen doors are pretty much standard on new metro lines in Europe and Asia nowadays, and many cities have retrofitted old lines to add platform screen doors. North America is unique in not moving in this direction--the only project with them on the continent I'm aware of is the new Honolulu automated metro.

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alexbaguette1 t1_j99dbmi wrote

The Toronto Ontario Line is meant to have them, however knowing Toronto, it will probably be 2050 before it's finished.

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BACsop t1_j9ao5bz wrote

Interesting--I didn't realize this!

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