As Metro transitions back to automatic operations, automatic doors will be coming to the Red Line. The announcement came at a meeting of the Metro board of directors on Thursday.
The return of automatic doors has two benefits. First, it removes the potential for dangerous human error, which can result in doors opening on the non-platform side of the train. Second, it improves timing for customers. With the current manual system, riders have to wait several seconds before the door opens. With the automatic system, the doors will open about five seconds after the train stops, compared to around 15 seconds with the current manual operations.
Metro says the return of automatic doors and automatic train operations could improve travel time on the line by 5 to 10 minutes and save WMATA $10 million. Metro expects to implement automated doors on the Red Line starting in October.
https://dcist.com/story/23/09/15/automa ... 7aiPVtA8DE
The return of automatic doors has two benefits. First, it removes the potential for dangerous human error, which can result in doors opening on the non-platform side of the train. Second, it improves timing for customers. With the current manual system, riders have to wait several seconds before the door opens. With the automatic system, the doors will open about five seconds after the train stops, compared to around 15 seconds with the current manual operations.
Metro says the return of automatic doors and automatic train operations could improve travel time on the line by 5 to 10 minutes and save WMATA $10 million. Metro expects to implement automated doors on the Red Line starting in October.
https://dcist.com/story/23/09/15/automa ... 7aiPVtA8DE