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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma

Passengers hold on as driverless Metro train speeds through Sydney tunnel with an open door

Sydney Metro tunnel
A Sydney metro train raced between two stations with an open door and passengers close by. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Passengers held on to handrails after a door stayed open on a driverless Metro racing underneath Sydney, with a transport union later calling for the system to be shut down until safety measures were put in place.

A “door fault” was identified on a train travelling between Chatswood and Crows Nest stations at about 8.01am on Wednesday, the Metro Trains Sydney chief executive, Daniel Williams, said in a statement.

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