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The clock-face scheduling system is really neat and convenient for many people, but sometimes really tight. A bus in Papiermühle (near Bern) leaves 1 (one) minu
by _nalply 7y ago
The clock-face scheduling system is really neat and convenient for many people, but sometimes really tight. A bus in Papiermühle (near Bern) leaves 1 (one) minute after arrival of the train. This works because the bus is waiting at the train platform.
But sometimes you would like to buy something at the railway station or there are older people or families with small children or you need to find out where to walk to first. Then you are out of luck. Mostly you just wait 30 minutes for the next train, but there are lines with one hour cadence and very rarely with two-hour cadence.
- cjslep 7y agoI haven't found it tight in my Gemeinde, which also has a bus home that departs 1 minute after the train arrives. I view it as liberating: instead of trying to rush in a grocery store I get an excuse to fill the time and shop slower, text the wife if I need to pick anything else up, socialize with locals in the store, etc.
- lolc 7y agoYep, the schedule is optimized for the common case.