Re: Met Automated Ticketing
Michael Walker (walker@hotkey.net.au)
Sun, 15 Feb 1998 23:18:47 +1100
> I think the initial validation of train tickets is something a lot of people
> don't know about, so perhaps more emphasis should be placed on this. I know it
> is seen as inconvenient, but the plus of being able to buy tickets from station
> TVMs in advance far outweighs it, IMHO. (This should probably be pointed out to
> more people too - it would help with the long queues at machines on weekday
> mornings if people knew they could buy tomorrow's ticket on the way home
> tonight.)
At Box Hill and Canterbury, there are frequent announcements over the
station PA when I have been there about buying tickets in advance and
only validating them before you travel. They repeat them every couple of
minutes and they get quite annoying after a while. They also tend to
obscure other announcements about late running trains and other more
important information.