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Certain doors on the new M1 between Sydenham to Bankstown will remain closed at some platforms.
trainsDownload today The problem will only affect certain doors on the Metro trains, those that line up with curved parts of platforms where the distance between train and platform are the widest.
Six doors in total are affected on the M1 line from Sydenham to Bankstown, and those doors will remain locked at the affected stations due to safety concerns. Commuters heading to Dulwich Hill, Canterbury, Campsie or Marrickville will need to move to an unaffected exit when getting off at these stations. Transport Minister John Graham defended the rollout of the $30 billion project which has been years in the making.
“This train will be running. These communities will have a Metro service every four minutes very, very soon,” he said. The new South West Metro line set to open this month has run into a slight safety issue with some of the train doors. An official opening date for the South West Metro is also yet to be confirmed.
Transport officials are already forecasting higher passenger demand than originally expected, with an extra 2500 passengers between 8am and 9am alone — a 35 per cent jump.
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