Pattern 1: Passing through a ticket gate twice is required. The platforms are separated for each operator, and transfer gates are provided at the boundaries. When a passenger transfers from another connecting line, he/she only has to go through the transfer ticket gate. On the other hand, if the station is a boarding or alighting station, the passenger must go through the ticket gate twice. This pattern is not likely to occur in a third-sector conversion of a national railway local line. However, there are specific examples of stations where different operators serve the same station and connect the internal corridors. For example, Wakayama Station is served by Wakayama Electric Railway’s Kishigawa Line (formerly Nankai Kishigawa Line) in addition to JR. However, there is no ticket gate that allows direct access to the Kishigawa Line platform from the outside. Passing through the JR ticket gate first, one goes up to the Kishigawa Line platform, and then passes through the transfer gate there. In many Shinkansen stations, there are no dedicated Shinkansen ticket gates, and passengers must first pass through the conventional line ticket gates and then go through the transfer gates located at the boundary between the conventional and Shinkansen lines.
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