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WASHINGTON — Beginning Monday, doors on Metro trains will be automatic. This feature will allow doors to open faster. The new feature will be added to the Blue, Orange, Silver, Green and Yellow ...
There are calls for Metro to leave train doors open longer at crowded platforms and to make clearer how to use emergency call boxes on trains. NEWS ALERT: Lebanese authorities say 182 people were ...
Video and a photo of the incident posted by riders shows the doors on both sides of the train open as the train stopped at the station platform just before 9 a.m.
WMATA Train Operator Dion Baker explains WMATA's safety protocols, which delay doors from opening, to Martinez and Adam Longo. Baker explained protocols have changed with the 7-000 series.
According to WMATA, customers will notice faster entries and exits on Red Line trains, causing doors to open within 3-5 seconds after the train stops on the station platform. The time saved per stop ...
The doors on Metro's red line trains are once again set to manual. The trains returned briefly to automation for the first time in a decade. However, that only lasted a few days. It's all because ...
WMATA aims to restore the automatic train operation system because of its potential to shorten wait times and enhance customer experience, according to the news release. “ Following a series of ...
Metro Train Operator Didn't Follow Protocol After Door Opened on Wrong Side of Elevated Platform, WMATA Says By Adam Tuss, News4 Anchor & Transportation Reporter • Published May 11, 2017 ...
In October, WMATA considered opening Metro stations an hour earlier on weekends. “We’ve got 35%, give or take, more efficiency in our over night work in the last year," Clarke said.