Why are subway/metro stations sometimes really windy?

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Especially on the escalators that go down? My guess is that it’s something about different air temperatures but really don’t know

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The trains are acting like the piston in a syringe. They push the air in front of them and draw a partial vacuum behind them. Air rushes in/out the escalator shafts to try and equalize pressures.

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