A few breakdowns were caused by "signal fault" which caused the platform doors to remain closed.
There should be a manual override to open these doors and keep them open until they are fixed. We did not have platform doors in the past.
The platform doors were installed to prevent people falling or jumping to the tracks. The risk is quite small even if the platform doors are kept open. For people who are prone to suicides, they can also jump from buildings, right?
Many train stations in other countries do not have platform doors anyway. It is nice to have this safety measure, but it is not essential.
This kind of problem is faced by Hong Kong's MRT. They have a 10 hour delay that occurred half a year ago, caused by the same kind of problem.
There should be a manual override to open these doors and keep them open until they are fixed. We did not have platform doors in the past.
The platform doors were installed to prevent people falling or jumping to the tracks. The risk is quite small even if the platform doors are kept open. For people who are prone to suicides, they can also jump from buildings, right?
Many train stations in other countries do not have platform doors anyway. It is nice to have this safety measure, but it is not essential.
This kind of problem is faced by Hong Kong's MRT. They have a 10 hour delay that occurred half a year ago, caused by the same kind of problem.
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