Metro and Subway Systems

Physical Accessibility of Montréal Metro Stations Linked to the Main RÉSO Network

by Giovanni Velez

Published in the proceedings of the 46th Annual CTRF Conference, Quebec, Canada

This research paper presents the results of the physical accessibility of six Métro stations in Montréal which are... more This research paper presents the results of the physical accessibility of six Métro stations in Montréal which are connected to the underground city. Existing facilities and structures from the station’s ground level access point, the RÉSO and to the Métro’s train platform were audited based on three types of impairments which include wheel chair users, women with child strollers and those with visual impairments. Results show that several facilities within the Metro stations linked to the RÉSO pose challenges to the three types of users. The paper concludes with recommendations that would improve use and access to the Métro and the underground city that could benefit not only to those who experience impairments but also to the general public.

On the Delhi Metro: An Ethnographic View

by Rashmi Sadana

Published in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) in November 2010.

Out of space: the architecture of subway’s stations

by Slawomir Lotysz

Published in [Polish]: "Czasopismo Techniczne: Architektura." 2008, issue 6-A, pp. 405-410.

When we are talking about urban space, we mostly think about a pattern of buildings and works of architecture framing... more When we are talking about urban space, we mostly think about a pattern of buildings and works of architecture framing the streets and the city’s squares. But how do we consider the structures hidden out of sight of an ordinary pedestrian, like subway stations? Being a part of subterranean infrastructure, they were shaped mainly by engineers, according to local geological conditions rather than architectural styles from above the surface. But for millions of people traveling daily by metro worldwide, those structures are limits forming subterranean space – out of city space.

[full version, although secured from being printed or edited, is available here, at digital library of Technical University of Krakow: http://www.biblos.pk.edu.pl/bc_downloadResource&resource_id=1443&url=bc.biblos.pk.edu.pl/bc/resources/CT/CzasopismoTechniczne_6A_2008/LotyszS/PozaPrzestrzenia/pdf/LotyszS_PozaPrzestrzenia.pdf ]