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Platform barriers. Grand St. L line "Canarsie line".

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Mar 21 21:26:34 2026

Most stations have platform barriers located around the middle of the platform.

Usually at the conductors position and one or two car lengths in each direction.

But for some reason, they were installed along the entire length of the Grand St station on the L line, Manhattan-bound platform. What other stations have these installed from the first car to the last?

For example, stations like Graham Ave and 63rd Drive/Rego Parkistan only have them installed at the middle of the platform but not the ends.

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Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''.

Posted by Italianstallion on Sun Mar 22 17:22:59 2026, in response to Platform barriers. Grand St. L line "Canarsie line"., posted by LuchAAA on Sat Mar 21 21:26:34 2026.

Many stations in Manhattan have them full length.

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Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''.

Posted by Italianstallion on Sun Mar 22 17:23:49 2026, in response to Platform barriers. Grand St. L line "Canarsie line"., posted by LuchAAA on Sat Mar 21 21:26:34 2026.

Many stations in Manhattan have them full length. What’s the point of having them only in the middle?

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Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''.

Posted by AlM on Sun Mar 22 18:51:13 2026, in response to Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''., posted by Italianstallion on Sun Mar 22 17:23:49 2026.

What’s the point of having them only in the middle?

They're most important at the points where passengers stream onto the platform. Those are the points where the safety risk from a crowd surge is highest.

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Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''.

Posted by LuchAAA on Sun Mar 22 19:12:12 2026, in response to Re: Platform barriers. Grand St. L line ''Canarsie line''., posted by AlM on Sun Mar 22 18:51:13 2026.

I agree.

But I'm wondering why Grand St on the L in Brooklyn has barriers along the length of the platform but the next station, Graham Ave, doesn't. At Graham it's only around the center of the platform.

Another consideration is traffic patterns. Some stations have a lot of passengers waiting on one side but not the other.

For example, 63rd/Rego Park Manhattan-bound platform gets crowded because a large number of people are waiting for a train. So I'd say this station needs barriers along the length not just the middle of the station.

On the other side of 63rd/Rego Park, Forest Hills-bound platform, has a relatively small number of waiting passengers.

The more crowded the platform the closer people get to the edge and the more likely it is someone falls or gets pushed. I'm thinking this is the strategy used by MTA/NYCT when installing the barriers.

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