ticket barrier
noun1
Rail transport, Railways, Transport A manned barrier at which travel tickets are presented. Modern barriers are machines which can read tickets or where cards can be scanned before allowing passengers through.
- The modernisation of Limerick is approaching completion [...]. A new ticket barrier painted black and white divides the concourse from the platforms.1962 July, “The Irish Scene”, in Modern Railways, page 11:
- Synonyms
- ticket gate