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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Its appallingly inaccurate geographically but make a half effort just like the London map, the map definitely helps you figure out where you are particularly on the southside since you can see where you are
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If you don't know where you are, you should never have to look at a map to find out. What's the point of that? We (should have) have digital scrollers and verbal announcements.
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Presumably someone in 1984 had a look at it and figured they couldn't fit in a standard advertising space so they went with 1.5 times width which was a perfect fit, that was before Kildare started
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Kildare is only a problem because they're trying to fit a system map into a route map. All that needs to go on the overhead displays in a Dart, is a route map with an indication where to change for the Kildare Line (haha).
The way it's done in LA is:
- current route map on the overhead displays
- system map on the glass screens either side of the door (ie backs of seats)
- decent signage in the stations so you know where you are
- decent announcements
I know IR have problems with at least two of those (and with the 29000s) but its not excuse for the crummy maps on the Dart.