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sadly it isn't using real transfer times I supposed it would be much worse in Germany if real data was used
by kitkat_new 4y ago
sadly it isn't using real transfer times
I supposed it would be much worse in Germany if real data was used
- nicoburns 4y agoInteresting that it uses 20 minutes. I guess that's optimistic if you need to account for delays, but that's much longer than I often take to transfer (5 minutes often being workable if the trains are generally reliable, and you're able to catch a later train if you miss the intended one).
- ben-schaaf 4y agoSwizerland (SBB) has some nice data on this with 98.9% connection punctuality, 40% of connections <5min and 77% under 10min. Though they might be an outlier here given the integrated timetable.
- microtherion 4y agoIndeed the 20 minute interchange assumption interacts quite badly with Swiss schedules, because actual Swiss interchanges are routinely much tighter than that, so each is penalized with 30 or 60 minutes extra for the next connection.
- majewsky 4y agoIt depends on the station. If you're in Leipzig Central and you need to switch from platform 20 to platform 6, 5 minutes is very stressful because of the sheer number of platforms you need to walk past.
- kitkat_new 4y agodoesn't this assume that trains constantly leave the station? In reality there is a train e.g. every hour or so, or even none at the same day
- nicoburns 4y ago> In reality there is a train e.g. every hour or so, or even none at the same day That really depends on your route. Some busy lines in the UK have trains every 30 minutes, 15 minutes or even 10 minutes. Across London, it might be every 5 minutes or even every 2.