Doors on the D.C. Metro Can Take 15 Seconds to Open After the Train Stops. Why?
6 min readMar 9, 2019
The train stops. People shuffle to the door, crowding around it. The doors stay shut. The announcement overhead declares what station it is and what the next stop is. The doors stay shut. People shuffle a bit more, pressing the people in front a little more against the glass.
