How should railways deal with greater security threats?

摘要

Whether security gates should be introduced at railway stations has been debated among experts and politicians for some time, but it was only in the aftermath of the Paris attacks in November 2015, and subsequent introduction of tight controls on Thalys cross-border trains in France that the discussion became a hot topic across Europe. The French government called upon other countries served by Thalys to introduce similar measures. The response was mixed. And now, nine months later - and after the Brussels bombings in March - an assessment of the pilot project seems due.