Abstract: Objective: In the event of a fire in metro without effective control, there is a risk of serious casualties and property damage. To ensure the safe evacuation of a highdensity crowd within a limited time, it is crucial to thoroughly investigate the risks associated with different evacuation methods, aiming to provide insights for the fire safety design of metro compartments. Method: Utilizing numerical simulation method, a fullscale metro compartment model is created using Pathfinder simulation software. The safe evacuation time in metro is simulated, and the impact of six different personnel evacuation scenarios, such as longitudinal and transverse arrangement of metro seats and mainstream evacuation methods, on the required safe evacuation time in a fire is analyzed. Result & Conclusion: The required safe evacuation time is positively correlated with passenger load and linearly correlated with the distance between the train and the platform. In comparison to transverse seat arrangement, longitudinal one is more conducive to the evacuation of metro compartment passengers.