Are there ever announcements targeted to other groups beside passengers? There is also some value that the announcements fatefully reflect each other (that is actually is the same content). From the pictures i would also seem that now it is 4 lines and without the prefix it would be 3 lines. 3 lines would still use 2 screens.
In this case they’re not: you get two announcements per train: one with “approaching” and then one with “arriving”. This is important information, but less important than which direction, especially because if you’re seeing an announcement for the first time it’s probably “approaching”.
Are there ever announcements targeted to other groups beside passengers? There is also some value that the announcements fatefully reflect each other (that is actually is the same content). From the pictures i would also seem that now it is 4 lines and without the prefix it would be 3 lines. 3 lines would still use 2 screens.
The text could be further condensed to something like:
Everybody knows they are passengers and that they are here for the train so that information is redundant on the sign.
But the most important information, which direction the train is going, would now be on the first sign.
~all of the information is in lines 2 and 3, so you’d get all of the info on the first screen if you nix line 1.~
edit: not sure what I was thinking—thanks, Slider
departure annoucements are not a thing?
In this case they’re not: you get two announcements per train: one with “approaching” and then one with “arriving”. This is important information, but less important than which direction, especially because if you’re seeing an announcement for the first time it’s probably “approaching”.