So the ticket gates debate between 
and the Belgian federal government continues.
As an inhabitant of a country where ticket gates are already installed in almost every major train station: installing ticket gates isn’t free, but most of the time trigger an extensive rebuild of stations to safely fit in barriers. For a country that is dealing with budgetary problems, I don’t know if this is a parcours you want to be on.
@smveerman and even in countries that are considered to have done ticket gates well (i.e. .nl) the ticket barrier design is one of the most awful pieces of design I've ever seen. An absolute bloody nightmare. Would not recommend.
@quixoticgeek @smveerman you know who has really good ticket gate design? Luxembourg.
I can see the mess it will create at Bruxelles Central 😋
@pglux.bsky.social @smveerman the only way to make Brussels central less of a mess involves high explosives... That station sucks...
