It's pretty bad on some of the Northern line services. I'm not certain, but I suspect it comes down to timetable padding. Put simply, the train is timetabled to depart an intermediate station at a certain time, so it can't leave before that, no matter how early it arrives.
A lot of Dundalk trains also change driver in Drogheda. I can comfortably read my book until the train stops, finish the paragraph, close the book, get my bag down off the overhead rack, put my book away, get my coat off the rack, put on my coat, get my hat and gloves out of my bag, put on hat and gloves, stroll to the door and step off - and usually I can still make it out of the station building before the train departs.
On the London Underground, if you're not waiting at the doors by the time the train comes to a halt, you've missed your stop.
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