Abstract:Abstract:By comparative analysis of a fire emergency evacuation between China's current \" subway design specifications\" and \"NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems-2007 Edition \" acted on by National Fire Proteciton Association, this paper points out the escalator capacity is too high and walking speed of all kinds of evacuation facility is not well-defined in China's \" subway design specifications\". The paper also points out the deficiencies of evacuation design provisions in China's specifications,and offer suggestions for revision and perfection of the China's subway design specifications.