At present, there are only stations along the East Rail Line in the MTR local network, and no curtain gates have been installed. There are many incidents of passengers entering the rails every year.
The MTR explained in the past that since the doors of the 12-car train are different from those of the 9-car train, the installation of platform gates can only be started after the old fleet is fully retired.
Since last Saturday (7th), the East Rail has fully switched to the nine-truck service. It is reported that the engineering team will start the installation work after the sea crossing section is opened to traffic. It is expected that the installation will be completed at individual stations this year or next year at the earliest. , but it will still take years to install curtain doors across the board.
The MTR replied that the engineering team is currently carrying out the preparatory work for the installation of the gates. When the sea crossing section is opened to traffic and the relevant preparatory work is completed, the installation process of the automatic platform gates will be carried out in stages.
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A total of 1,600 gates involving 35 platforms are planned to be built and have not been seen for 10 years
At present, only the stations along the East Rail Line in the MTR's local network do not have platform curtain doors or gates installed to prevent objects from falling or passengers from entering the tracks.
According to the Legislative Council Finance Committee document last year, there were 111 incidents of passengers entering the tracks on the East Rail Line from 2018 to 2020.
As early as about 10 years ago, the MTR had indicated that it was preparing to install curtain doors for the East Rail Line, but it has not yet been seen.
Looking through the information, when the MTR introduced the plan to install platform gates on the East Rail Line in 2013, it pointed out that the installation of platform gates requires changing the platform structure, updating the trains and updating the signalling system, and there are 35 platforms along the East Rail Line. , the project involves the installation of about 1,600 gates.
At that time, it was expected that the operation of the East Rail Station and the train service would be maintained, and at the same time, the gate installation project would be carried out. Since the construction could only be carried out at night, the construction period was expected to take about three years.
The MTR had expected in 2013 that the first gate would be ready for service in 2019.
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The progress of the construction of the gate is 63%, and the train parking position is being fine-tuned
The documents show that the new trains were expected to be fully operational in 2019, and the first automatic platform gates would be put into service in the same year.
However, the progress of the sea crossing project and the transition to new cars has been delayed. The East Rail has just started using new trains on the entire line. The East Rail has installed platform gates. So far, only the sound of the stairs has been heard.
As of April 30 this year, the MTR reported to the Legislative Council on the progress of the SCL project, stating that the progress of the construction of automatic platform gates on the East Rail Line was 63%, and the construction of related system equipment rooms and facilities had been substantially completed, and the engineering team was in progress Preliminary work for the installation of the gate; it is expected that after the replacement of the new train, the work including fine-tuning the parking position of the new train at the existing station of the East Rail Line will continue. After the relevant preparatory work is completed, the installation of the gate will be officially launched.
▼On May 10th, the first work day of the 9 trucks running on the East Rail Line▼
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News: The first gate may be visible within this year
The MTR started using new trains on its entire line last Saturday. It is reported that after the sea crossing section is opened to traffic, the installation of the platform curtain gates will be fully launched, and the gates will be visible at individual stations as soon as this year.
It is understood that the platform gate of the East Rail Line will be 1.8 meters high, which is higher than the gates of the stations in the Ma On Shan area of the Tuen Ma Line.
According to the information, it took about 3 years from the installation of the first gate to the completion of the installation of the 9 stations along the former Ma'anshan Line. The gates used on this line are produced in Switzerland and are 1.7 meters high.
However, the scale of the project at that time was small for the installation of curtain gates for the East Railway, involving about 720 pairs of gates.
MTR: Installation of automatic platform gates to commence in phases
The MTR responded to the enquiry that the entire East Rail Line fleet is now running with new trains, and the engineering team is currently carrying out the preparatory work for installing the gates. When the sea crossing section is opened to traffic and the related preparatory work is completed, the automatic platform will be launched in stages Gate installation process.
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