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James Shields · 04-03-2006, 09:25

I've been through the new access to the southbound platform at Lansdowne, and it looks good. At the moment there are no access gates and no ticket machine, so I suspect IE are losing even more revenue than they were before, though a couple of times I did see a surprise ticket checker on the temporary wooden ramp that was in place while it was being constructed.

Will the new Howth Junction station have a similar arrangement? I see the new overbridge is divided in two, to allow pedestrians to cross the line without entering the station, but it's unclear whether you'll be able to access the station from all three platforms without having to cross over on the public bridge first. I'm guessing that there will be a full ticket office on P1, TVM and entry/exit gates on P4, but the building on P2/3 looks fairly minimal, so I'm unsure.

04-03-2006, 09:25	#2
James Shields Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Drogheda, Ireland Posts: 1,275	I've been through the new access to the southbound platform at Lansdowne, and it looks good. At the moment there are no access gates and no ticket machine, so I suspect IE are losing even more revenue than they were before, though a couple of times I did see a surprise ticket checker on the temporary wooden ramp that was in place while it was being constructed. Will the new Howth Junction station have a similar arrangement? I see the new overbridge is divided in two, to allow pedestrians to cross the line without entering the station, but it's unclear whether you'll be able to access the station from all three platforms without having to cross over on the public bridge first. I'm guessing that there will be a full ticket office on P1, TVM and entry/exit gates on P4, but the building on P2/3 looks fairly minimal, so I'm unsure.