new machines they have at Grand Canal Dart

pheasantplucker · 02-05-2006 02:01PM #1

what is going on with those new machines they have at Grand Canal Dart station..??? they are too big for such a narrow station!! At peak times there are two machines allowing people out of the station and the delays to get out in the mornings are ridiculous. Grand Canal Dart station is too narrow for these massive machines. I understand that some form of ticket checking is necessary to deter fare evaders, but adding an extra 5 minutes to my journey time just to get OUT of Grand Canal dart station is not a solution...
Is it a pilot scheme? if so, its not working.
I have mailed IE and will post reply when (if) recieved.

MarkoP11 · 02-05-2006 02:55PM

By posting your issue in the public domain means IE will respond they are eager readers of internet message boards (guys maybe you could do some work ?)

The machines are not installed correctly in GCD they are quite wide, there is a requirement to have 1 extra wide one to cope with luggage etc. GCD only ever had 3 turnstiles in the first place

One of the major problems is people fumbling for there ticket and the lack of practice, have a look at the London Underground the gate is almost always open as people know the timing

Fare evasion is a problem the scale of which is scary. I've no objection to exit validation at all quiet stations which to be honest is where the evasion is taking place. GCD is way too small in the first place for the volume of people it now serves

Victor · 02-05-2006 07:12PM

Docklands is getting 10 (1 extra wide).

icdg · 02-05-2006 08:50PM

Looks like they are going in at Clontarf Road too - all the turnstiles there were removed the other day. Given that people literally race to get out of this station every morning (in order to catch the bus to East Point, and I'm surprised no one has yet been knocked down the steps) I can imagine people going into rage over this.

pheasantplucker · 03-05-2006 01:39PM

MarkoP11 wrote:

One of the major problems is people fumbling for there ticket and the lack of practice, have a look at the London Underground the gate is almost always open as people know the timing

I agree that there is a learning curve and there will be less fumbling in time, but in my opinion, with only two machines, no amount of efficient ticket processing will avoid the queues. It's a shame that they chose such a narrow Dart Station (such as GCD) to pilot test these machines.

new machines they have at Grand Canal Dart

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