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@ West End:So before R+, was it really possible to reliably plan around a specific train with less than a six minute margin of error?

Yes, because you know that there will be a train about every 6 minutes. It does not really matter when that train comes. I just aim for a train that arrives about 10 minutes before my bus leaves. That leaves me a little buffer for delays of all kind. Trains can be late, and if I am late myself, I can catch the next train and still arrive a few minutes before my bus leaves, run my ass of and be safe.

From now on, I'm going to have to assume 12 minute intervals, because that's gonna be the interval most of the time. Three times an hour equals 36 minutes. Only 24 minutes of the hour can one count on 6 minute intervals, but it will be hard to predict when that is. Metro does not run on a reliable schedule.

So what's gonna happen is that I need to leave earlier to make sure I get the train that gets me to my bus in time. Sometimes I will get a 6 minute interval, and lucky me will get to wait 6 minutes more for my bus in stead of waiting for a train. Oh, the joy.

Case an point, the average wait time is going up, which means my commute will become longer.

by Jasper on Jun 14, 2012 10:01 am • link • report

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