80cm-wide walkways, proposed for Metro West and Western Sydney Airport lines, requires users to squeeze along the side of a train stuck in a tunnel

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Sydney Metro has proposed using “squeezeways” for emergency access in its Metro West and Western Sydney Airport lines instead of the elevated walkways built in previous metro tunnels, prompting concerns that passengers may not be able to evacuate as quickly.

Squeezeways are walkways built into the bottom part of the round underground tunnels. They are about 80cm wide and involve the user literally squeezing along the side of a train stuck in the tunnel.

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