Potter, a former maintenance worker with Canadian Pacific Railway, said platform safety barriers should be installed regardless of cost. commissioned a study on platform barriers in 1994, a copy of which was provided to the Star. He agreed transit agencies with automated train systems using identical trains would be the ideal for installing platform barriers. DeLeonardis, with the platform-door manufacturer, said part of the reason North American transit agencies have rejected the idea of platform barriers is antiquated technology. The comparatively lower populations in North American cities have also meant the average transit station is likely less crowded than its Asian counterpart.

Source: thestar August 19, 2018 18:45 UTC