Switzerland does something called the takt, which I suppose in English would best translate in cycle. Swiss timetables are calculated so that trains make stops

Switzerland does something called the takt, which I suppose in English would best translate in cycle. Swiss timetables are calculated so that trains make stops on a very consistent hourly, half hourly, or quarter hour cycle. Coordination points are at major hubs; every train shows up within the same five minute period, so one can walk down the stairs and head to a different platform to catch any possible number of trains that have stopped at the coordinated time.