Poor Signage at Dart Stations

Eddie · 09-03-2014, 21:44

Having been asked a couple of times by tourists recently which platform was the one for trains into Dublin, I decided to have a look around at couple of local Dart stations to see why it was necessary to ask - you'd think there'd be plenty of informative signs at Dart stations.

In fact, it's impossible to believe how poor the signage is. The best you get is a direction to "Platform 1" or "Platform 2".

There is nothing to say which platform is for Northbound or Southbound trains. There is no signage to say which is the platform to go to for trains towards town. And the digital displays could be enhanced by adding "via City Centre" for northbound trains on stations south of the Liffey and southbound trains at stations north of Liffey.

Is the reason just to get visitors talking to the locals?

Thomas Ralph · 12-03-2014, 09:40

Yep "all stations to Howth" is not really informative for someone at Sandycove and Glasthule who hasn't the first notion where they, Howth, or Bray are.

comcor · 12-03-2014, 15:37

Would fixed signage present a possible problem for flexibility?

Not that we generally see it, but there must be occasions such as track closures where it would be helpful to use a non-standard platform.

09-03-2014, 21:44	#1
Eddie Really Regular Poster Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 258	Poor Signage at Dart Stations Having been asked a couple of times by tourists recently which platform was the one for trains into Dublin, I decided to have a look around at couple of local Dart stations to see why it was necessary to ask - you'd think there'd be plenty of informative signs at Dart stations. In fact, it's impossible to believe how poor the signage is. The best you get is a direction to "Platform 1" or "Platform 2". There is nothing to say which platform is for Northbound or Southbound trains. There is no signage to say which is the platform to go to for trains towards town. And the digital displays could be enhanced by adding "via City Centre" for northbound trains on stations south of the Liffey and southbound trains at stations north of Liffey. Is the reason just to get visitors talking to the locals?

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12-03-2014, 09:40	#2
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	Yep "all stations to Howth" is not really informative for someone at Sandycove and Glasthule who hasn't the first notion where they, Howth, or Bray are.

12-03-2014, 15:37	#3
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	Would fixed signage present a possible problem for flexibility? Not that we generally see it, but there must be occasions such as track closures where it would be helpful to use a non-standard platform.