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Turn sound on for that extra guillotine-feeling.
Park Pobedy (Saint Petersburg Metro)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Pobedy_(Saint_Petersburg_Metro)
"In Soviet Russia, door closes you."
intercitydude
In Russia, door shuts you.
trinxter
Victory Park. Guy peeing on the other side of the car.
TiredSnowball
I wonder what the purpose was of doing this. Having a set distance means all future trains will have to be the same, which also means custom orders long term. Like in our city there are 3 versions of subway trains since 60s, and all 3 have slightly different door placement.
DerpMeister
Soviet subways were build with civil defense in mind. My guess is that it's to seal of the station from the subway tunnels. They also have huge gates that are raised by hydraulic motors to seal off the station entrances.
Cpthornswoggler
A lot of newer stations in the UK have 2 sets of doors. They offer a load of benefits, the main ones are stopping people falling, jumping, or being pushed onto the tracks.
TiredSnowball
Oh, that makes sense. Extra safety.