Steel guardrails will be installed at TMU station this year, positioned close to the platform edge. The barriers are described as similar to those installed on New York City subway platforms. The TTC will also deploy an AI system that uses data on track intrusion to build an algorithm predicting the probability of someone jumping onto the tracks. The Advancing Safety report identifies platform barriers as a priority and plans to pilot the infrastructure at 10 stations, with $20 million targeted, though funding is secured only for TMU so far. The plan also targets AI system pilots at the same 10 stations, estimated at $2 million, with TMU funding already secured. Platform-edge doors remain under assessment for high-volume Line 1 stations, with a prior TMU pilot scaled back and an estimated cost of $50 million per station.
"One of the focus areas remains piloting platform-edge doors, with assessments currently underway for high volume stations along Line 1, according to the plan. The TTC had previously walked back from a pilot project that would see these doors installed at TMU station. Platform edge doors act as a wall between the subway train and platform, opening only when a train stops at a station to prevent people, animals and objects from falling onto the tracks."
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