According to a report going before the transit agency’s board on Monday, 62 of the network’s 69 stations likely require retrofits to narrow the gaps between trains and platforms. The TTC is planning to make modifications to almost all of its subway stations in order to make train platforms safer for passengers with mobility issues. Jim Ross, deputy chief operating officers for the TTC, said there are multiple reasons why the agency is planning the retrofits. The TTC has already built a ramp at one end of Eglinton station, where the platform was constructed unusually low. The report asks the TTC board to endorse the new gap standards, and to carry out further study to design a platform retrofitting plan.

Source: thestar November 13, 2017 01:41 UTC