NEW YORK — Platform edge barriers have now been installed at 56 New York City subway stations as part of an ongoing Metropolitan Transportation Authority safety initiative, with the goal of installing the barriers at more than 100 of the subway system’s 472 stations this year.
The barriers, which help to keep passengers from entering the subway right-of-way, were among measures launched as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2025 State of the State programs. The barriers were introduced in the wake of a number of incidents that saw passengers pushed onto the tracks as trains approached. They are common on some systems elsewhere in the world, and often have sliding gates that fully seal off the platform edge. The New York barriers leave openings for train doors.
“Customers are telling us platform barriers make them feel safer and they want to see more of them,” New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said in a press release. “Thanks to Gov. Hochul’s support, we’re getting barriers into stations quickly … I’m proud of the NYC Transit team for the incredible work they’re doing in-house to build and install barriers and look forward to keeping up the momentum.”…