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- Bengaluru Metro (BMRCL) will install platform screen doors (PSDs) at the 12 underground stations of the Pink Line, which runs 21.26 km between Kalena Agrahara and Nagavara, marking the first time PSDs are being fitted in the city's metro.
- The move follows over 40 incidents of people falling or jumping onto tracks between 2023 and 2026, including 14 suicide attempts, 4 deaths, 20 unauthorized entries, and 4 accidental falls.
- A sample PSD has already been installed at MG Road by a Panasonic subsidiary, and Alstom Transport, which holds the contract for the Pink and Blue lines' signalling system, will install the doors as part of that work.
- The doors open only when a train stops precisely at the platform and are already in use in Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai metro stations.
What to watch next
- Completion of PSD installation across the 12 underground Pink Line stations before the line opens
- Whether BMRCL extends screen doors or gates to stations on the operating Purple, Green, and Yellow lines as officials have indicated plans for some stations
- Passenger demands for similar safety systems at elevated stations on existing routes
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