File:Sydney Metro Australia’s first platform screen doors installed at Tallawong

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Australia’s first platform screen doors have been installed and are being tested at Tallawong Station, which is Australia’s first metro station.

The NSW Government is delivering Australia’s first fully-accessible metro railway with cutting-edge technology to keep customers safe.

Platform screen doors at all Sydney Metro stations keep people and objects like prams away from the tracks, creating a physical barrier at the edge of the platform which also allows trains to get in and out of stations much faster.

These doors only open and close at the same time as the train doors and are a key safety and technology feature of Sydney Metro, Australia’s biggest public transport project.

Platform screen doors are common around the world however Sydney Metro will be the first Australian railway to use them.

The doors are being tested as part of the commissioning process. They are being calibrated with the communication-based train control system, which lines up the train with the doors and only opens both sets of doors when both are aligned.

At the underground stations the door structures reach the ceiling and allow the platforms to be heated and cooled, providing additional comfort for customers and keeping the train corridor separate from them.

Sydney Metro is a fully accessible railway for people in wheelchairs, parents with prams and those who are less able – there are lifts at all stations, level access between platforms and trains, two wheelchair spaces per train carriage and two multi-purpose areas per train for prams, luggage and bicycles.