Doors wouldnt open! missed my stop!!

[obrienalana]

Was on the sallins to hazelhatch train today at 6.15, and wen the train pulled up in celbridge the door wouldnt open! This man and i pressed the button but the doors still didnt open. This was in coach C by the way. Absolutely rediculas, had to get off in adamstown then, and wait 35 mins for the next train BACK to celbridge! >

[Mark Gleeson]

In this circumstance you are completely entitled to use the emergency handle/button.

I'm assuming the door button lit up and the normal door unlocked beeps occurred.

[ThomasJ]

this happened before with a maynooth line train, when it arrived at clonsilla the door wouldnt open and people had to get off at leixlip.

As Mark says, pull the emergency handle you are entitled to in those circumstances.

Did you have to catch another train at adamstown? was it a long wait?

[Mark Gleeson]

Just to confirm

In these circumstances you will not be fined for activating the emergency equipment. I have that in writing from Irish Rail

On some trains there is a indicator panel at the door which indicates when it is locked out due to a technical failure.

In an real emergency the advice is always to remain onboard the train unless there is a real and imminent risk (generally fire) which mandates evacuation. In that case break the glass panel either above or to the side of the door and pull/rotate the handle push door out and use the hand holds to get a grip so you can slide the door

[Thomas J Stamp]

a firm kick can also work the door, i have given plenty of 22k doors a boot to get them to open

[Mark Gleeson]

Just like the old Mk3 days