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Unread 03-05-2014, 14:35   #3
Inniskeen
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You have hit the nail on the head in respect of a number of issues - the name of the town/city to which the train is destined or about to serve should always be announced and displayed.

The subsidiary name should only be used
  1. If the train serves more than one station in the same town - really only relevant in respect of Dublin or Belfast.
  2. If a station has services to multiple destinations in the same town/city - again only really relevent in Dublin or Belfast, particularly on the Maynooth line.

Jamie, 30 second stops are anything but common on Irish Rail - one of the trains I use daily typically spends over two minutes at every station and this is a suburban train !

Last monday we were stationary for 14 minutes over six stops on an overall journey of 55 minutes for little more than 30 miles.

On my last trip from Pearse to Howth only one stop was less than 30 seconds.

Last edited by Inniskeen : 03-05-2014 at 14:58.
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