Rapid Transit Stations

(1)Except as provided in this Section the requirements in this Division apply to rapid transit stations.

(1)In this Section: Ancillary space means the rooms or spaces in the station used only by the transit agency to house or contain operating, maintenance or support equipment and functions, but does not include booths and kiosks used by the transit agency or service rooms. Central supervising station means the operations centre where the transit agency controls and co-ordinates the system-wide movement of passengers and vehicles and from which communication is maintained with supervisory and operating personnel of the transit agency and with participating agencies when required. Crush load means the total of the seating capacity and the standing capacity of a car where (a) the seating capacity is the number of seats in a car, and (b) the standing capacity is 0.2 m2 per person for the standing area which is measured 300 mm in front of the seats. Egress capacity means the number of people able to travel from or through a type of egress facility in a specified period of time. Entraining load means the number of passengers boarding the train at a station. Fare-paid area means that portion of a rapid transit station to which access is gained by a pass or by paying a fare. Fare-paid area control means the point where passengers enter or leave the fare-paid area. Link load means the number of passengers on board the train(s) travelling between two stations. Maximum calculated train load means the crush load per car multiplied by the maximum number of cars per train in the peak period. Peak direction means, for each route, the direction of train travel having the largest passenger flow volume based on the sum of the incoming link load plus the entraining load per peak hour. Protected route means that portion of a means of egress that starts at the point where passengers would not be vulnerable to exposure from a train fire and that leads to the exterior of the station or through an exit to an adjacent building. Public area means the public circulation areas in a rapid transit station providing pedestrian access to and from trains. Rapid transit station means a building or part thereof used for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers of a rapid transit system but does not include open air shelters at street level. Rapid transit system means an electrified transportation system, utilizing guidance methods involving positive mechanical contact with the fixed way operating on a right-of-way for the mass movement of passengers.

• (a) the seating capacity is the number of seats in a car, and
• (b) the standing capacity is 0.2 m2 per person for the standing area which is measured 300 mm in front of the seats.

(1)Except as provided in this Subsection, the requirements in Subsections 3.2.1. and 3.2.2. do not apply to a rapid transit station.

(2)The requirements in Sentence (3) shall apply to

• (a) a rapid transit station erected entirely below the adjoining finished ground level, and
• (b) the underground portion of a rapid transit station.

(3)Except as permitted in Sentence (4), an underground station or an underground portion of a station in Sentence (2) shall be of noncombustible construction, and

• (a) floor assemblies shall be fire separations having a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h,
• (b) roof assemblies below ground level, shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h, but a fire-resistance rating is not required where steel tunnel liners are left in place to form part of the assembly and the tunnel liners are in direct contact with soil, and
• (c) all loadbearing walls, columns and arches shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the supported assembly.

(4)An interior stair extending to street level is permitted to be protected by a combustible roof.

(5)Where a rapid transit station is erected above and below the adjoining finished ground level, the above ground portion of the station shall be of noncombustible construction and

• (a) floor assemblies shall be fire separations with a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h.
• (b) mezzanines shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,
• (c) roof assemblies shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, and
• (d) all loadbearing walls, columns and arches shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the supported assembly.

(6)Except as permitted by Sentence (7), where a rapid transit station is erected entirely above the adjoining finished ground level and is a stand-alone building, the station shall be of noncombustible construction and

• (a) floor assemblies shall be fire separations with a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,
• (b) mezzanines shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,
• (c) roof assemblies shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, and
• (d) all loadbearing walls, columns and arches shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the supported assembly.

(7)A building classified as Group A, Division 2 occupancy that is not more than 1 storey in building height, and that has a building area not more than 3 200 m2 if not sprinklered throughout or not more than 6 400 m2 if sprinklered throughout, is permitted to be constructed with a roof and columns of heavy timber construction.

(8)An interconnected floor space is permitted in a public area of a rapid transit station.

(9)Stairs, escalators and elevators used by passengers are permitted to be included in the interconnected floor space in a rapid transit station.

(10)Passenger elevators within or adjacent to an interconnected floor space need not be enclosed in a hoistway separated from the remainder of the interconnected floor space provided the elevator machinery is located in a room separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than

• (a) 1.5 h, where the floor of the machine room is below grade, or
• (b) 45 min, where the floor of the machine room is located above grade.

(11)Elevator shafts that are not within or adjacent to an interconnected floor space are permitted to penetrate the fire separations required in Sentences (2) to (6) provided they are enclosed by

• (a) a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, or
• (b) wired glass assemblies conforming to MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-2, "Fire Performance Ratings".

(1)Except as provided in this Subsection and Subsection 3.13.4., the requirements in Subsections 3.3.1. and 3.6.2. apply to a rapid transit station.

(2)A door in a fire separation is permitted to be equipped with pivot hinges in conformance with NFPA 80, "Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives."

(3)The requirements in Subsection 3.4.4. for fire separation of exits do not apply in a rapid transit station.

(4)Except as provided in Sentence (5), the requirements in Sentence 3.4.6.16.(1) for doors to be readily opened from the inside apply to required exit doors in a rapid transit station.

(5)Where a group of two or more doors serves as a single exit facility, only one door in the group is required to comply with Sentence 3.4.6.16.(1).

(6)A door that is required to be readily opened in Sentence (4) or (5) shall have a sign attached to it that

• (a) displays the words EMERGENCY EXIT with the letters not less than 25 mm high, and
• (b) is visible from the exit approach.

(1)Booths and kiosks that are not more than 20 m2 in area and are used only by the transit agency for fare collection, dissemination of information or similar non-mercantile occupancies shall be of noncombustible construction and are not required to be separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation.

(2)Booths and kiosks that are more than 20 m2 in area and are used only by the transit agency for fare collection, dissemination of information or similar non-mercantile occupancies shall be

• (a) sprinklered, and
• (b) separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation of noncombustible construction that is not required to have a fire-resistance rating.

(3)A door acting as a closure in the fire separation in Sentence (2) is not required to be equipped with a self-closing device.

(1)An ancillary space in a rapid transit station shall be separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h.

(2)Except as provided in Sentence (3), a door opening from a service room onto a means of egress in a rapid transit station shall be located not less than 5 m from an escalator balustrade and from the top and bottom riser of a flight used as a means of egress from the rapid transit station.

(3)The requirements in Sentence (2) do not apply where

• (a) the service room is sprinklered, or
• (b) there is a vestibule between the service room and the means of egress.

(4)Where a door from a service room opens onto a means of egress less than 5 m wide

• (a) the service room shall be sprinklered, or
• (b) there shall be a vestibule between the service room and the means of egress.

(1)All leased areas within a rapid transit station shall be

• (a) sprinklered, and
• (b) separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation of noncombustible construction that is not required to have a fire-resistance rating.

(2)A door acting as a closure in the fire separation in Clause (1)(b) is not required to be equipped with a self-closing device.

(3)Where leased areas are located on opposite sides of a means of egress, the width of the means of egress shall not be reduced to less than 5 m.

(4)Except as provided in Sentence (5), where the leased area on any floor level exceeds 15% of the public area on that level, the public area shall be sprinklered.

(5)In a rapid transit station that is erected entirely above the adjoining finished ground level and is a stand-alone building, where the leased area on any floor level exceeds 20% of the public area on that level, the public area shall be sprinklered.

(6)In determining the leased area in Sentences (4) and (5), it is not necessary to include a leased area that is separated from the public area by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than

• (a) 2 h where the leased area contains a mercantile or medium-hazard industrial occupancy, or
• (b) 1 h where the leased area contains any other occupancy.

(7)A leased area is permitted on a platform level provided it is

• (a) located not less than 5 m from the platform edge,
• (b) located not less than 5 m from an egress facility, and
• (c) not located in a dead-end portion of the platform.

(1)Where an enclosed terminal serves vehicles powered by combustible fuels, and the terminal has direct access to a rapid transit station

• (a) the terminal shall be sprinklered, and
• (b) the terminal shall be separated from the rapid transit station
• (i) by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, or
• (ii) by wired glass assemblies conforming to MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-2, "Fire Performance Ratings," with wired glass doors equipped with self-closing devices.

(2)Doors in the fire separation or in the wired glass assembly in Clause (1)(b) are not required to have latches where close spaced sprinkler protection is provided on the station side.

(1)Where an access is provided between a rapid transit station and an adjacent building, the station and the building shall be separated by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h.

(2)The access in Sentence (1) shall be through a vestibule that is separated from the station and from the building

• (a) by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, or
• (b) by wired glass assemblies conforming to MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-2, "Fire Performance Ratings," with wired glass doors equipped with self-closing devices.

(3)The vestibule doors in Sentence (2)

• (a) are not required to be equipped with latches, and
• (b) shall swing in the direction of travel from the rapid transit station.

(4)Close spaced sprinkler protection shall be provided on each side of all vestibule doors.

(5)The vestibule

• (a) shall not contain an occupancy, and
• (b) shall be protected against the passage of smoke in accordance with Measure N of MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-4, "Measures for Fire Safety in High Buildings."

(6)Where an access is provided between a rapid transit station and an adjacent building that is regulated by the provisions of Subsection 3.2.6. or 3.2.8., the requirements of this Article do not apply to the rapid transit station, except for the following:

• (a) the access shall be through a vestibule that is separated from the station and from the building, and
• (b) the vestibule shall comply with Sentence (5).

(1)Emergency lighting shall be provided to average levels not less than 10 lx at floor or tread level in public areas in a rapid transit station.

(2)An emergency power supply conforming to Subsection 3.2.7. shall be provided to maintain the emergency lighting required in Sentence (1) for a period of 30 min after a power failure.

(1)Guards are not required at the guideway side of a platform in a rapid transit station.

(1)The occupant load for public areas within a rapid transit station shall be

• (a) determined in conformance with this Subsection, and
• (b) based on peak hour patronage as projected for design of the transit system.

(2)The platform occupant load for each platform in a rapid transit station shall be the greater of the a.m. or p.m. peak period loads calculated in accordance with Sentences (3) to (5).

(3)The a.m. and the p.m. peak period occupant loads for each platform shall be based on the simultaneous evacuation of the entraining load and the link load for that platform.

(4)The entraining load for each platform shall be the sum of the entraining loads for each track serving that platform and the entraining load for each track shall be based on the entraining load per train headway multiplied by

• (a) a factor of 1.3 to account for surges, and
• (b) in the peak direction for each route, an additional factor of 2 to account for a missed headway.

(5)The link load for each platform shall be the sum of the link loads for each track serving that platform and, except as provided in Sentence (6), the link load for each track shall be based on the link load per train headway multiplied by

• (a) a factor of 1.3 to account for surges, and
• (b) in the peak direction for each route, an additional factor of 2 to account for a missed headway.

(6)The maximum link load at each track shall be the maximum calculated train load.

(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), escalators conforming to the requirements of Sentences 3.13.4.5.(3) and 3.13.4.6.(1) shall be acceptable as part of a required means of egress in a rapid transit station.

(2)Escalators forming part of a required means of egress shall not comprise more than one-half of the required egress capacity from any one level.

(3)Horizontal exits conforming to Sentence (4) may provide all of the required egress capacity from a rapid transit station.

(4)Horizontal exits to any one building shall not comprise more than one-half of the required egress capacity from any area within a rapid transit station.

(5)A protected route shall be provided with emergency ventilation conforming to Subsection 3.13.7.

(6)In an aboveground unenclosed station, the protected route is permitted to begin at the point of leaving the platform.

(7)In an enclosed or underground station, the protection for the protected route shall consist of

• (a) a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,
• (b) construction having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, or
• (c) wired glass assemblies conforming to MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-2, "Fire Performance Ratings."

(1)Each platform in a rapid transit station shall be served by no fewer than two means of egress that are independent of and remote from each other from the platform to the exterior of the station.

(2)Where a continuous level walking surface is provided between two adjacent platforms, they may be considered as one platform for the purpose of conforming to this Subsection.

(3)At the platform level, the distance separating the egress facilities in Sentences (1) and (2) shall be the greater of one car length or 25 m.

(4)Except as required in Sentence (1), two or more means of egress are permitted to converge in conformance with Sentence 3.13.4.4.(6).

(5)Means of egress from platforms shall be located so that the travel time from the most remote point on a platform to a protected route does not exceed 4 min based on travel speeds of

• (a) 38 m/min for horizontal travel, and
• (b) 21 m/min for vertical rise.

(1)For a rapid transit station, the required aggregate egress capacity from each platform shall be determined by dividing the platform occupant load determined in accordance with Sentences 3.13.4.1.(2) to (6) by the required platform clearance time determined in accordance with Sentence (3).

(2)Where two platforms are considered as one platform as provided in Sentence 3.13.4.3.(2), the required egress capacity for each platform shall be determined separately.

(3)The required platform clearance time shall be 4 min less the travel time between the platform and the entry into the protected route based on travel speeds of

• (a) 38 m/min for horizontal travel, and
• (b) 21 m/min or vertical rise.

(4)For each means of egress, the required egress capacity at the platform shall be maintained for the entire length of the means of egress.

(5)Except as provided in Sentence (6), where two or more means of egress converge, the required egress capacity beyond that point shall be cumulative.

(6)The egress capacity in Sentence (5) need not be cumulative after converging where it can be shown that the platform clearance time in Sentence (3) is not exceeded.

(1)Except as otherwise required in this Subsection, the required width of means of egress serving platforms in a rapid transit station shall be determined based on

• (a) the required egress capacity determined in conformance with Article 3.13.4.4., and
• (b) the pedestrian flow rate for the type of means of egress facility listed in Table 3.13.4.5.

(2)In calculating the required width of corridors and ramps with a grade of less than 4%, 300 mm at each sidewall shall be added to the width determined based on required egress capacity.

(3)In calculating the required width of egress routes, one escalator at each level in a rapid transit station is deemed to be out of service and not available for egress purposes.

(4)Except as provided in Sentence (5), the minimum width of means of egress facilities serving platforms shall be

• (a) 1 750 mm for corridors and ramps,
• (b) 1 750 mm for stairs,
• (c) 600 mm nominal width for escalators, and
• (d) 900 mm for a door leaf.

(5)A second means of egress as required by Sentence 3.13.4.3.(1) is permitted to be not less than 1 100 mm wide.

(6)The minimum width of platforms shall be

• (a) 3.2 m for side platforms, and
• (b) 6.4 m for island platforms.

(7)The minimum unobstructed width of platforms measured from the platform edge shall be 2.5 m.

(8)The minimum clear width for fare collection equipment providing means of egress from public areas in rapid transit stations shall be

• (a) 420 mm for turnstiles,
• (b) 455 mm for fare collection gates with a height of 1 000 mm or less, and
• (c) 530 mm for fare collection gates with a height of more than 1 000 mm.

(1)Escalators forming part of a required means of egress shall

• (a) where equipped to run reverse to the direction of egress travel, be capable of being stopped remotely and locally, and
• (b) have a vertical rise not more than 12 m between floors or landings.

(2)Where electrically operated gates or turnstiles used for fare collection are intended to be used as part of a required means of egress from a rapid transit station, provision shall be made to release the gates or turnstiles in accordance with Sentence (4) to allow them to operate freely in the direction of egress travel.

(3)Where locked doors that prevent entry into a fare-paid area are to be used as part of a required means of egress from a rapid transit station, provision shall be made to release the doors in accordance with Sentence (4) to allow them to operate freely in the direction of egress travel.

(4)The release device required in Sentences (2) and (3) shall be installed as an ancillary device to the fire alarm system and shall release immediately

• (a) upon activation of the fire alarm signal,
• (b) in the event of a power failure or ground fault, or
• (c) upon actuation of a manually operated switch accessible to authorized personnel and located in
• (i) a fare collector's booth or kiosk at the station, or
• (ii) the central supervising station.

(5)After release, the gates or turnstiles in Sentence (2) or the doors in Sentence (3) shall be capable of reactivation only by manual actuation of the switch in Clause (4)(c).

(1)Except as provided in this Subsection, a fire alarm system conforming to Subsection 3.2.4. shall be installed in a rapid transit station.

(1)Manual stations need not be installed in a rapid transit station.

(2)Audible signal appliances need not be installed in a rapid transit station.

(1)Except where the area is sprinklered, fire detectors shall be installed in every service room, ancillary space, leased space, booth and kiosk.

(1)Each rapid transit station shall be monitored by a central supervising station conforming to CAN/ULC-S561, "Standard for Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems."

(1)An annunciator shall be installed

• (a) in a location that is readily accessible to firefighters entering the building, and
• (b) in the rapid transit station
• (i) in a designated collector's booth, or
• (ii) within viewing distance of a designated collector's booth.

(1)All fire alarm, fire detectors, valve switches and water flow indicator signals when activated in a rapid transit station shall be indicated on the annunciator at the station.

(2)The annunciator at a rapid transit station shall be monitored simultaneously at the central supervising station.

(3)Where a means of egress from a rapid transit station leads through an adjoining building, any alarm signal originating in the building within 2 storeys above a connection to the station shall

• (a) be indicated on the rapid transit station annunciator, and
• (b) cause a message to flash a warning on a sign located in conformance with Sentence (4), that the means of egress shall not be used as an exit from the station.

(4)A sign required in Clause (3)(b) shall be located

• (a) at the doors from the rapid transit station to the adjoining building, and
• (b) in the means of egress to the adjoining building, at the last point where there is a choice of direction to travel to at least one other exit.

(1)An emergency power supply conforming to Article 3.2.7.8. shall be provided for the fire alarm system.

(1)In a rapid transit station, a public address system shall be installed and shall include loudspeakers that

• (a) can be operated from the central supervising station,
• (b) can be operated from the rapid transit station in which they are located, and
• (c) designed and located so that voice messages can be heard intelligibly throughout the public area in a rapid transit station.

(2)A two-way communication system shall be installed in each rapid transit station with telephones located at

• (a) the collector's booth, and
• (b) at each end of each platform.

(3)The telephones in Sentence (2) shall be provided with connections to the central supervising station.

(1)Emergency reporting devices shall be located on passenger platforms and throughout a rapid transit station such that the distance of travel from any point in the public area to such a device is not more than 90 m.

(2)The emergency reporting devices required in Sentence (1) are permitted to be public telephones with an emergency no charge capability and their location shall be plainly indicated by appropriate signs.

(1)Sprinkler systems shall conform with the requirements of Articles 3.2.5.12 to 3.2.5.15.

(2)There shall be identification on a fire department connection for a sprinkler system in a rapid transit station to indicate that the connection is part of the station system.

(1)A standpipe and hose system conforming to the requirements of Articles 3.2.5.8. to 3.2.5.11. be installed in a rapid transit station, except as otherwise required or permitted in this Article.

(2)Where a rapid transit station includes more than one standpipe riser there shall be a cross-connection pipe having a diameter not less than 100 mm between each standpipe riser so that supplying of water through any fire department connection will furnish water throughout each riser.

(3)There shall be identification on a fire department connection for a standpipe system in a rapid transit station to indicate that the connection is part of the station system.

(4)Hose stations shall be located so that every portion of the rapid transit station can be reached by a hose stream and is within 3 m of a hose nozzle when the hose is extended.

(5)In addition to the requirements in Sentence (4), hose stations shall be located in each tunnel not more than 20 m from the end of the platform.

(6)Each hose station shall have a 38 mm hose connection and a 65 mm hose connection.

(7)All supply piping shall have a diameter not less than 100 mm.

(1)Except as provided in this Subsection, Subsection 3.7.4. applies to a rapid transit station.

(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), a washroom for each sex, containing at least one water closet and one lavatory, shall be provided in each rapid transit station for use by employees.

(2)Where the number of employees in a rapid transit station is not more than five, a washroom containing one water closet and one lavatory is permitted to be used by both sexes provided the door to the room can be locked from the inside.

(3)Where a rapid transit station is not staffed during operating hours, a washroom is not required in the station.

(4)In each rapid transit station located at the end of a line, a washroom for each sex, containing no fewer than three water closets and two lavatories, shall be provided for use by the public.

(1)Every rapid transit station shall be provided with an emergency ventilation system conforming to NFPA 130, "Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems."

(1)Except as provided in this Subsection, the requirements in Section 3.8. apply to rapid transit stations.

(2)A rapid transit station need not be provided with more than one barrier-free entrance described in Article 3.8.1.2.

(3)At least one barrier-free path of travel shall be provided from a barrier-free entrance

• (a) into the fare-paid area, and
• (b) to each platform.

(1)Where an elevator is used to comply with the requirements of Article 3.3.1.7., the provisions of Clause 3.3.1.7.(1)(a) do not apply where the elevator system complies with Article 3.13.8.3.

(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the elevator described in Article 3.13.8.2. shall be capable of providing transportation from each platform to a barrier-free entrance described in Article 3.8.1.2.

(2)Where it is necessary to change elevators to reach the entrance described in Sentence (1), the elevator system shall be designed so that not more than one change of elevator is required between

• (a) a platform and a fare-paid area control, and
• (b) the fare-paid area control and the entrance.

(1)Manual emergency recall operation shall be provided for all elevators.

(2)Key-operated switches for emergency recall described in Sentence (1) shall be provided and shall be located on the outside of each elevator shaft at the level of the fare-paid area control.

(3)In-car emergency service switches shall be provided in all elevator cars.

(4)Keys to operate the switches required in Sentences (2) and (3) shall be located at

• (a) the annunciator required in Clause 3.13.5.5.(1)(a), and
• (b) the collector's booth designated in Clause 3.13.5.5.(1)(b).

(1)A barrier-free path of travel shall be provided to the washrooms required in Article 3.13.6.2.

(2)Where a washroom required in Sentence 3.13.6.2.(1) contains only one water closet and one lavatory, the washroom shall be designed in conformance with the requirements in Article 3.8.3.12.

(3)Where a washroom required in Sentence 3.13.6.2.(1) contains more than one water closet, the washroom shall be designed in conformance with the requirements in Articles 3.8.3.8. to 3.8.3.11.

(4)The washroom required in Sentence 3.13.6.2.(2) shall be designed in conformance with the requirements in Article 3.8.3.12.

(5)The washrooms required in Sentence 3.13.6.2.(4) shall be designed in conformance with the requirements in Articles 3.8.3.8. to 3.8.3.11.