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intermodal · 14-06-2010, 13:32

Was at Townsend St. entrance to Tara last Thursday at between 18.50 and 18.55. All gates were shut. When I got to the main entrance, at least a 5min walk, I asked the lad on the gate whether I could make a complaint (this is hardly the 1st time over the past few years I've missed a train due to the entrance being closed early). The ticket office he directed me to was closed, fed-up again, I just went back and validated my ticket. Having just checked the IE website today, the smartcard log shows I tagged on in Tara St. at 19.01 --my watch definitely wasn't slow.

In the past, any time I've said anything to a member of staff, they say Ulster Bank is responsible for the outer gates being shut. How can IE rely on a third-party to grant access to one of their stations like this? Is it actually true? Has anyone else had a problem here? Incidentally, the inner station gate has always been shut too when the outer Ulster Bank gates are shut early!

14-06-2010, 13:32	#10
intermodal New to the board Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	more Townsedn St. woes Was at Townsend St. entrance to Tara last Thursday at between 18.50 and 18.55. All gates were shut. When I got to the main entrance, at least a 5min walk, I asked the lad on the gate whether I could make a complaint (this is hardly the 1st time over the past few years I've missed a train due to the entrance being closed early). The ticket office he directed me to was closed, fed-up again, I just went back and validated my ticket. Having just checked the IE website today, the smartcard log shows I tagged on in Tara St. at 19.01 --my watch definitely wasn't slow. In the past, any time I've said anything to a member of staff, they say Ulster Bank is responsible for the outer gates being shut. How can IE rely on a third-party to grant access to one of their stations like this? Is it actually true? Has anyone else had a problem here? Incidentally, the inner station gate has always been shut too when the outer Ulster Bank gates are shut early!