Request Stop Kiosks

[duncanp]

Not sure I would trust this to work properly, especially on a line with such an infrequent service.

Even though the kiosk would say that a request to stop has been made and accepted, can you be 100% sure that the message has got through to the train driver.

I would still want to be on the platform ready to give a hand signal as per current practice.

Request Stop Kiosk Trial To Begin At Scottish Railway Station

Scotscalder station on the Far North Line will have the first request stop kiosk put in place on the 15th August.

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Request Stop Kiosk Trial To Begin At Scottish Railway Station​

As announced last year, Scotscalder railway station on the Far North Line will have the first request stop kiosk put in place on the 15th August.

The kiosk, which is the first of eight, will allow passengers to access the next service electronically without needing to hand signal the driver.

These kiosks are a part of a bigger £5 million investment in the lines signalling system and will improve request stop stations.

Depending on whether the trial is successful or not, the kiosks will be placed at Altnabreac, Kinbrace, Kildonan, Dunrobin Castle, Rogart, Invershin and Culrain over the next few months.

While passengers can use the radio system to message the driver to request the stop, once on the train, passengers still need to communicate to the guard whether they wish to alight at a request stop.

The trial location will be monitored regularly to ensure all runs smoothly and information will be on the platform for passengers to see about the changes.

 

[swt_passenger]

There’s an existing thread about this:

ScotRail request stop buttons at stations

Just seen this on Network Rail Twitter page. https://twitter.com/networkrailscot/status/1475863361636081666?s=21 At remote stations on the Far North Line, passengers will soon request trains to stop using a radio system linked to the train driver’s cab. Does anyone have any more information...

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