PART 3 — FIRE PROTECTION, OCCUPANT SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITYUpdated for the 2024 Ontario Building Code
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3.13.4.5.Width of Means of Egress
(1) Except as otherwise required in this Subsection, the required width of means of egress serving platforms in a rapid
transit station shall be determined based on
(a) the required egress capacity determined in conformance with Article 3.13.4.4., and
(b) the pedestrian flow rate for the type of means of egress facility listed in Table 3.13.4.5.
(2) In calculating the required width of corridors and ramps with a grade of less than 4%, 300 mm at each sidewall shall
be added to the width determined based on required egress capacity.
(3) In calculating the required width of egress routes, one escalator at each level in a rapid transit station is deemed to
be out of service and not available for egress purposes.
(4) Except as provided in Sentence (5), the minimum width of means of egress facilities serving platforms shall be
(a) 1 750 mm for corridors and ramps,
(b) 1 750 mm for stairs,
(c) 600 mm nominal width for escalators, and
(d) 900 mm for a door leaf.
(5) A second means of egress as required by Sentence 3.13.4.3.(1) is permitted to be not less than 1 100 mm wide.
(6) The minimum width of platforms shall be
(a) 3.2 m for side platforms, and
(b) 6.4 m for island platforms.
(7) The minimum unobstructed width of platforms measured from the platform edge shall be 2.5 m.
(8) The minimum clear width for fare collection equipment providing means of egress from public areas in rapid transit
stations shall be
(a) 420 mm for turnstiles,
(b) 455 mm for fare collection gates with a height of 1 000 mm or less, and
(c) 530 mm for fare collection gates with a height of more than 1 000 mm.
Table 3.13.4.5.
Pedestrian Flow Rates
Forming Part of Sentence 3.13.4.5.(1)
Flow Rate, pedestrians per minute
Type of Egress Facility Flow Rate, pedestrians per minute
per metre width
Platforms n/a 80
Corridors n/a 80
Doorways n/a 80
Gates n/a 80
Ramps not more than 4% n/a 80
Ramps more than 4% n/a 55(1)
Stairs n/a 55(1)
Escalators moving in direction of egress travel, nominal width
: 1 200 mm 100 n/a
: 800 mm 80 n/a
: 600 mm 60 n/a
Turnstiles, height of bar
: not more than 900 mm 45 n/a
: more than 900 mm 25 n/a
Notes to Table 3.13.4.5.:
(1) Flow rate is applied vertically.
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