Cross-border review of rail network officially launched

Doesn't make a difference on fare evasion if you have competent revenue protection (Luas does this decent enough) but it is miles worse for Anti Social Behaviour.

I posted the stats here before. Luas has double the amount of ASB reports as Irish Rail services with similar passenger numbers. And as mentioned, Irish Rail only enforces fare gates in more urban locations. And they absolutely have less RPOs and security on the tracks. The facts are that by restricting urban locations that they reduce ASB at source.

The discussion was had here about a year ago. Countries have put up gates again to stop it. It’s undeniable but some here still seem to deny reality. I’ve no issue with people arguing the trade offs of accessibility here and maybe even making a cost argument. Fine.

This doesn’t really have much to do with lack of access to stations. That’s a choice by Irish Rail.