Travelling in Sydney just got friendlier !
Accredited assistance dogs and their owners tested out the new Crows Nest Station on the Metro City line to make sure Australia’s only fully-accessible railway is up to scratch.
Their response ? It’s paw-some !
From the moment of opening , the Sydney Metro line is fully accessible .
Each station is built with people in wheelchairs, parents with prams and people with accessibility requirements in mind.
The accessible features of Sydney Metro stations and trains include:
- Level and gap-free access between platforms and trains, meaning no more ‘step’ into a trains;
- Australian-first technology in platform screen doors at every station to keep people and objects safely away from the tracks;
- Digital screens and interactive kiosks at stations to inform passengers of when the next service is;
- Hearing loop services;
- Braille signage;
- Lifts at all stations;
- Audio and video help points;
- Tactile flooring;
- Accessible toilets;
- Kerb ramps and accessible kiss-and-ride drop-off/pick-up points;
- Indicator lighting and sounding chimes to let passengers know when platform screen doors are opening and closing
Each metro train has two wheelchair spaces per carriage as well as dedicated priority seating for those with accessibility requirements. There are also two multi-purpose areas for prams, luggage and bicycles.
Sydney Metro City services will arrive every four minutes in peak hours at new stations located at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross in North Sydney, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Gadigal in the Sydney CBD, Central, Waterloo and Sydenham.
Just shows anything is paw-sible !
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