Almost took flight at Vendome Metro
As I entered the doors to the Vendome metro station today, an enourmous wind tunnel developed behind me and almost launched me upwards…
Seems to be a common thing for many of these metro station entryways … Either a giant suction vacuum emerges where you can either get airborne or you’re forced to push the hermetically sealed doors open with the crowbar you have tucked away in your bag.
Mount Royal metro is the worst for the ’sealing’ problem. Each day on the way to work, I would dread having to throw all my muscle into pushing the Friendly Giant-like big doors…
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I agree about the Mont-Royal station. Vendome is bad but Mont-Royal may be the worst. As you come up and out the doors, the force of the wind pushing you back is so strong it takes your breath away. Quite a challenge for the frail or elderly. There must be a way to fix the problem. Change the doors maybe?
I agree too! I remember being at Mont-Royal station one day waiting just inside the doors for a friend and every single person had to fight against those doors to get in! Oh, I miss Montréal!
Yes, Mount Royal metro station is the worst. It’s beacuse that statyion has no other ventilation, it only has it’s doors and the tunnels. Most of the other stations have some sort of way to let the air out but not this one. The only way to fix this problem is to put in a new vent shaft to the station.
Yes, Mount Royal metro station is the worst. It’s beacuse that statyion has no other ventilation, it only has it’s doors and the tunnels. Most of the other stations have some sort of way to let the air out but not this one. The only way to fix this problem is to put in a new vent shaft to the station.