No platform doors, but special measures to ensure no falls on tracks at Hong Kong high-speed rail link terminus, union leader says

By Cannix Yau, South China Morning Post; September 9, 2018

It would be next to impossible for passengers to jump or fall onto rail tracks at the Hong Kong high-speed link terminus even without screen doors at station platforms, a workers’ union leader has said.

Citing special measures in place to prevent such incidents, Hong Kong Federation of Railway Trade Unions vice-chairman Tam Kin-chiu made the remarks ahead of the September 23 launch of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-H­ong Kong Express Rail Link. It is expected to serve about 80,000 commuters daily.

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