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Iarnród Éireann Booking Reference

  • 17-10-2021 09:02PM
    #1
    the-island-man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭


    Just booked a train ticket for an inter city train there. Not my first time but I'm a very occasional train user. Just wondering what's the rationale behind Iarnród Éireann providing you with a booking reference number rather than the actual ticket? Seems stupid that you have to go to a machine at the station and punch in a number to get the ticket printed out! Adds a bit of unnecessary hassle to the journey.

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  • #2
    banoffe2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 421 ✭✭banoffe2


    Travelled with Irish rail over the weekend, agree about the booking reference to collect ticket

    The ticket is designed to be scanned on arrival at the ticket machines, same as the ticket system in car parks



  • #3
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,122 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    They are in the process of rolling out QR code readers to the gate lines to allow for giving you the tickets digitally.



  • #4
    the-island-man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭the-island-man


    Do you know if they've a timeline? It's just I've gotten trains to Dublin for GAA matches as far back as 2005. They've always had this system and I'd say the technology for providing online tickets must exist for at least the last 10-15 years.



  • #5
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,152 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118033740#Comment_118033740

    It's not the technogy for providing tickets that's the issue, it's the funding for upgrading the equipment to read the tickets at station barriers, the booking office equipment and also the equipment used by revenue protection staff.

    As posted above, they are in the process of being upgraded as we speak, so I'd imagine next year will see the rollout of mobile or e-tickets.



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