Metro officials say they have been testing automatic doors for months after service hours, a time in which the door system has performed more than 2,500 times without safety issues.

Metro says it has been testing the Auto Doors feature for months during off hours. Officials say the system performed without safety issues more than 2,500 times. RELATED: Fare jumper causes ...

The rest of the system would follow a similar sequence, with automatic doors early next year and full ATO adoption in the first quarter of 2024, according to Metro planning documents.

Metro estimates in today’s dollars, it would cost $5.65 billion, with $3.6 billion of that for upgrade railcars and the rail signaling system, and $2.1 billion for full automation with platform ...

Metro removed many of its automatic systems after the 2009 Red Line crash, but the agency has been testing automatic door openings on a handful of trains.

Metro train doors will automatically open within three to five seconds after the train stops. ... This new system is expected to save up to 10 seconds per stop, ...

The transit system previously launched auto doors on the Red Line last December. Officials say in all, 10 seconds will be saved at each Metro stop using the new doors.

Metro is making repairs to its doors and brakes in an effort to reduce significant delays. ... A full, new door system being installed on 2000 and 3000 Series cars.

Other transit systems, including in San Francisco, have backed off plans for the doors because of the cost. Metro officials said they are currently finding the funding to design a screen door system.

Metro leaders and employees gathered at Judiciary Square to mark the end of a project in which taller faregate doors were installed at all 98 stations.