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James Shields · 06-04-2006, 16:34

Signs have improved, but it can still be really hard to tell which station you are in in some places. There needs to be a sign visible from every door of a train. This is especially important since under the new cream and grey colour scheme a lot of stations that were distinct now look the same. For example, you used to be able to tell Killester and Harmonstown apart because Killester had yellow walls and Harmonstown was green. Not that you can expect tourists to know that.

I also think exit signs are a problem in many stations. When they're quiet it's easy to just follow the crowd, but when it's busy it can be really hard to know which way to go. I'd like to see exit signs at similar regularity to the station name signs.

I like the idea of a continuous strip of information along the walls. Obviously this is only practical in stations which have walls of sufficient height.

I think the London Underground does this quite effectively, although it uses "Way out" rather then the international exit symbol. In many stations they will have a continuous strip showing which way to go for the exit, plus colour coded directions for other lines.

06-04-2006, 16:34	#4
James Shields Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Drogheda, Ireland Posts: 1,275	Signs have improved, but it can still be really hard to tell which station you are in in some places. There needs to be a sign visible from every door of a train. This is especially important since under the new cream and grey colour scheme a lot of stations that were distinct now look the same. For example, you used to be able to tell Killester and Harmonstown apart because Killester had yellow walls and Harmonstown was green. Not that you can expect tourists to know that. I also think exit signs are a problem in many stations. When they're quiet it's easy to just follow the crowd, but when it's busy it can be really hard to know which way to go. I'd like to see exit signs at similar regularity to the station name signs. I like the idea of a continuous strip of information along the walls. Obviously this is only practical in stations which have walls of sufficient height. I think the London Underground does this quite effectively, although it uses "Way out" rather then the international exit symbol. In many stations they will have a continuous strip showing which way to go for the exit, plus colour coded directions for other lines.