Research methods: Based on the metro fire cases，the analysis was made for the characteristics of metro fire，the special research was done for the disaster design for metro station from the fields of platform type and evacuating passengers safety，and the countermeasures for disaster prevention were demonstrated for metro station.
Research results: The countermeasures for strengthening disaster prevention design were proposed for the different station types and transfer functions，and the practical suggestions to the disaster prevention were put forward for large- sized comprehensive transportation terminals.
Research conclusions: Metro fire can cause serious harm，so the attention should be paid to the disaster prevention design. It is proposed that for the station type，the priority should be given to island platform station with satisfying the requirements of separation and evacuation for fire prevention，and the fire prevention plan should be will worked out for the architectural space of large-sized transfer terminals in combination with the down-going square and entrance passage.
2007, Vol. 24 
