ticket gates
Transit entry points
Ticket gates are barriers at transit stations that open only when a valid ticket or pass is scanned or inserted.
They control access to platforms and ensure passengers have paid their fare.
Found in subway systems, train stations, and airports, they're designed to process crowds quickly while preventing fare evasion.
She tapped her card and pushed through the ticket gate.
Rotating single-passage barrier
- entryAccess or submission
- admissionEntry or confession
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
validation · card reader · scanner · faregate · mobile pass · contactless · tap in · tap out
Urban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- passengersTransported travelers
- morning rushEarly day congestion
- peak hoursBusiest usage times
queue · platform · commuter train · smart card · fare evasion · turnstile jumping · crowding · bottleneck
Open gathering area
- platformRaised flat structure
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- timetableArranged list of events
interchange · terminal · track · announcements · stationmaster · mezzanine · exit · entrance hall
Inspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
inspection · enforcement · CCTV · guard · patrol · tailgating · piggybacking · unauthorized entry
turnstile
Rotating single-passage barrier
tap · validation · card reader · scanner · faregate · mobile pass · contactless · tap in · tap out · beep
metro
Urban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- passengersTransported travelers
- morning rushEarly day congestion
peak hours · queue · platform · commuter train · smart card · fare evasion · turnstile jumping · crowding · bottleneck · throughput
concourse
Open gathering area
timetable · interchange · terminal · track · announcements · stationmaster · mezzanine · exit · entrance hall · wayfinding
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
badge · inspection · enforcement · CCTV · guard · patrol · tailgating · piggybacking · unauthorized entry · transit police
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- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
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- Melbourne transittrain, tram, bus, train station, tram stop
ticket gatesfree entry
Access requiring no payment
open access · free admission · free passage · honor system · open borders
ticket, gate, tickets, ticketed, ticketing, gates, gated, gating