by SouthernRailway
I'm glad that Metro-North has digital signs on platforms, typically reading "Good Service"- but why can't those signs also (or) just show the next few trains to arrive, their times and the track numbers? Wouldn't that be more helpful?
At Stamford yesterday, I went straight from street level (from downtown) to the platform nearest the street, and then walked through a stopped train (perhaps a New Canaan branch one) onto the platform for GCT-bound trains. Never once did I see any sign showing where GCT-bound trains would stop, and when; I just figured that I was on the right platform, and heard some audio announcements stating that I was on the right platform. More departure boards would have been helpful.
At Stamford yesterday, I went straight from street level (from downtown) to the platform nearest the street, and then walked through a stopped train (perhaps a New Canaan branch one) onto the platform for GCT-bound trains. Never once did I see any sign showing where GCT-bound trains would stop, and when; I just figured that I was on the right platform, and heard some audio announcements stating that I was on the right platform. More departure boards would have been helpful.