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> for no reason Keeping trains on schedule is a reason. A very good reason to do something. It is unlikely that earlier arrival would have benefited anyone in

> for no reason Keeping trains on schedule is a reason. A very good reason to do something. It is unlikely that earlier arrival would have benefited anyone in cases like this, where they likely would have had to wait the equivalent time at a different transfer stop or signal, given that the whole system is timed so well.

lmm 9y ago
How does waiting outside the station keep trains on schedule any better than waiting in the platform? And while people with appointments may not benefit from the train arriving earlier, people who are just going shopping / to the park / what-have-you definitely do.
- cryptoz 9y ago
  I'm not sure it's any better at all! It's likely also a cultural difference, as I would prefer to use a system that would arrive early. I'm just saying that there are reasons a train system might like its trains to arrive on schedule, rather than early or late. Saying that there are "no reasons" to arrive on schedule is just silly. There are lots.
- Grollicus 9y ago
  Propably because the platform is not yet free or they can't yet get a route to the platform (because some other trains need to pass through first)?
  - pc86 9y ago
    That's not what @socrates1998 said, though. The platform isn't in use if the reason the train stops is that the driver wants to arrive precisely on schedule.
- Feniks 9y ago
  The train system is operating near peak capacity. Any deviation from schedule is going to ruin the entire rush hour. You get miles of traffic jams only with trains.
- stordoff 9y ago
  A station becoming unexpectedly busy may have knock-on effects (e.g. taking longer to make your way through and thus missing a train), so it might not be a net benefit.
jordache 9y ago
assumptions. If you can get out early and start the next leg of the trip, that's better than waiting inside the train and be locked to predefined gates. The opportunities of an idling train, accessible at a platform greatly outweighs a non acessible idling train

lmm 9y ago

How does waiting outside the station keep trains on schedule any better than waiting in the platform? And while people with appointments may not benefit from the train arriving earlier, people who are just going shopping / to the park / what-have-you definitely do.

cryptoz 9y ago
I'm not sure it's any better at all! It's likely also a cultural difference, as I would prefer to use a system that would arrive early. I'm just saying that there are reasons a train system might like its trains to arrive on schedule, rather than early or late. Saying that there are "no reasons" to arrive on schedule is just silly. There are lots.
Grollicus 9y ago
Propably because the platform is not yet free or they can't yet get a route to the platform (because some other trains need to pass through first)?
- pc86 9y ago
  That's not what @socrates1998 said, though. The platform isn't in use if the reason the train stops is that the driver wants to arrive precisely on schedule.
Feniks 9y ago
The train system is operating near peak capacity. Any deviation from schedule is going to ruin the entire rush hour. You get miles of traffic jams only with trains.
stordoff 9y ago
A station becoming unexpectedly busy may have knock-on effects (e.g. taking longer to make your way through and thus missing a train), so it might not be a net benefit.

jordache 9y ago

assumptions. If you can get out early and start the next leg of the trip, that's better than waiting inside the train and be locked to predefined gates. The opportunities of an idling train, accessible at a platform greatly outweighs a non acessible idling train