No, not on the TMRT trains.
Right; if the procedure is to rely on communication with the control centre in an emergency that requires halting a train (and Iâm inferring that it is, since the emergency brake is kept under lock and key), then this kind of response time isnât good enough to replace readily-accessible emergency stops on the train (and even platform).
They say that if it was the Brown Line of the Taipei MRT, all one had to do would be to prevent the door/gate from closing while the train is stopping at the platform. The train wouldnât pull away with an open door.
I had a door close and reopen on the orange line once because my backpack strap was caught between the doors without my knowledge. Was kind of surprised when it happened. Not sure if this would be the same on all the lines.
Thereâs a ton of safety system on trains, the brake wonât even release unless the door is confirmed to be properly closed.
I am not an expert but if you think of automatic driving, todayâs technology is so advanced that it shouldnât be too difficult or expensive to install sensors that detect any foreign object in the path of the train especially because that path is pretty static (sun and rain being the only variants really).
I wouldnât really blame the individuals at the scene, because it happened so quick, but if that guy in orange had been a bit faster in assessing the situation, he would have alarmed the train lady in the first car, or stopped the doors from closing.
I still donât know how the professor fell off the train, looked pretty low speed, no one was shouting? Did she have earphones on or something?
I know itâs wack conspiracy and all that, but what if she was assassinated and then they used the crane accident as a cover? I imagine China doesnât like her.
Thereâs âdetecting any foreign objectâ and there âdetecting any foreign object in time to be able to stopâ. I would imagine the first is easy, you drive into it and if the train slows down or doesnât accelerate at the as expect you have deteched it. The second one is not as easy when you consider factors like rain, dust, plastic bags, darkness with neon lights etc etc.
I got a friend whoâs a railway engineer.
He said they donât have a âdetect foreign objectsâ sensor because nobody expects a freaking crane to fall onto a track when itâs elevated and the chance of something falling onto the track is remote. Basically they plan for whatâs reasonable and reduce the reasonable risk to very low. And if thereâs a typhoon they basically donât operate the train anyways (as thatâs the time when a high chance of stuff ending on the track).
Maybe theyâll add the sensor, or you know, make it so cranes donât fall onto the track again.
Yeah it is, obviously, which is presumably why nobody responded to you the previous time you said it (thatâs definitely why I ignored it).
So why do you keep suggesting it? 
Andrew, open your eyes! The lack of any evidence to support this theory shows just how profound the conspiracy really is. /sarcasm off
Guy
They actually do have sensors on the tracks, but the crane fell onto the sound barrier and got suspended over the tracks, and didnât touch them.
All these details you guys keep questioning are in the news articles. Just read the news.
Would we call this a âsmart craneâ? Maybe it homed in on her TikTok app. /obvious s
No I meant a sensor on the train itself to watch for objects that blocks the track that may not touch the track, like for example if a strong wind blows one of the soundproof panels off and it lays across the path of the train but not touching the track.
Taichung councilors have criticized the operators of the cityâs metro system for failing to act in time to prevent a deadly collision last week after a construction crane fell onto the tracks.
Meanwhile in Taipei, the growing number of visitors from Korea have prompted the MRT management to add Korean announcements at 15 stations in the system. This is expected to be rolled out by August. At these fifteen stations, you can expect the station name to be announced five six times (!): in Mandarin, in English, in Japanese, in Korean (this is the new one), in Taiwanese Hokkien, and in Hakka.
If this continues, theyâll need to slow down the train speed to ensure that all these announcements can be completed in time. 
Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306060020
Guy
I count 6. If they start immediately after departing the previous station they might finish in time for the next.
Good catch! Now corrected.
Guy
Is there a real reason why trains to danshui are so infrequent even during a rush? Because it seems trains are at least 8 minutes apart even during rush, and is more than 10 minutes apart when thereâs no rush. Is it because the line is so long?
Orange line to huilong is crowded but not nearly as bad because trains can even run 4 minutes apart if need be.
I havenât heard anything since a couple months ago about the request to increase frequency. At peak times itâs one every six minutes.
According to the Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS), Taipei City Government, Tamsui MRT Station ranks sixth in terms of passenger volume. This is despite the average frequency of trains departing the station being half that of other stations.
Talking about the Taichung MRT for a second, I wish more stations had lockers. Only 6 out of 18 stations have lockers facilities, although I donât think itâs something thatâd be necessary at Xin Wuri (connecting to TRA and HSR), but more at stations in the city would be nice.