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Originally Posted by Thomas Ralph
Welcome to the board.
I'm not sure why short-forming continues (Mark might help on this) but drivers are instructed to stop at the far end of the platform as that is where the CCTV monitors (to help them see when to close the doors) are. At Tara Street and Pearse this results in them being further from the exit when going south, but they're nearer the exit at Connolly, Grand Canal Duck, and Sandymount. Swings and roundabouts.
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Same reason as the Spanish DARTs are being left to rot - a six car 8100 comfortably handles the traffic offering on all but a handful of DART services. Indeed Northern and Maynooth commuter services are generally significantly more overcrowded than DART. Some peak period northbound DART services load between 200 and 300 passengers out of Connolly - i.e plenty of spare seats on a 6x 8100 set.