You can collect from any station on the list at the payment details screen. It need not be the same as the one you choose.
The list of stations to be upgraded with ticket machines is based on priority. So for instance we have sought that Cobh gets one asap as its very busy and not staffed most of the time and even when staffed can't cope with the queues on busy summers day, there is also a large scale fare evasion issue
The ticket machine solution ensures you can collect the ticket, any investment in the office equipment is wasted if the office is closed which it is more hours than it is open.
We have discussed this issue with Irish Rail several times and its a simple case of when the money is found each station remaining will get upgraded based on priority. At the outset of the reservation project Rosslare and Sligo where expected not to have intercity trains and therefore didn't need reservation equipment.
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