I don't understand this, there are no exit validation gates in Coolmine certainly not there on Thursday
Since the exit gates went in at Lansdowne Rd, its actually faster that the old arrangements, Tara Street is better as well, Pearse will be faster once the gates go in, not sure about Connolly since the number of passengers has increased significantly in recent years but its certainly no worse. Grand Canal Dock is the only real problem location and there is work ongoing to solve that
The principle cause of delays is the mad search for the ticket in the bag/wallet/pocket, there is a lack of preparedness in having the ticket ready. Compare this to the almost military order in which things work in London, the whole left and right side thing and so on, people work with the system for the benefit of all
Turnstiles are common in mass transit, most main line termini in London have them or are getting them, the entire Metro in Paris and the central RER stations have them, this is accepted practice
There was a noticeable increase in revenue when the gates appeared, elsewhere entry/exit gates have also led to a reduction in anti-social behavour since they make it significantly harder to gain access to the platform and train. A very large number of people where issued with fines, again we have yet to be contacted by a passenger with a legitimate case against the fine
The whole Luas honor system is a joke, fare evasion is rife and given the crush loads carried the Luas revenue protection strategy doesn't really work. It works in Europe since they don't have crush loaded trams and they have respect for public services
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