It's interesting, but I don't see any way it might be adopted. The existing directions are "From Osnabrück Hbf platform 11, take train IC2241, IC245, IC141, IC

It's interesting, but I don't see any way it might be adopted. The existing directions are "From Osnabrück Hbf platform 11, take train IC2241, IC245, IC141, IC143, IC145, IC147 or IC149 with the direction 'Berlin Hbf'". The old timetables (not sure if these are still present in German stations) would give information like this: From Osnabrück Hbf: ... Stendal Hbf: 06:04 IC2241*, 08:05 IC245**, 10:08 IC141, 12:08 IC143, 14:08 IC145, 16:08 IC147, 18:08 IC149. Plat. 11. (I have made up the * and **, which might annotate things like "Mon-Fri only".) Given a current time of 16:00, that becomes "From Osnabrück Hbf platform 11, take train IC 147" or "the 16:08 train from platform 11". The platform number is useful, as they're almost always numbered and signed in order. Once there, matching "IC 147" or "16:08" is easier and more reliable for most people than a collection of shapes and symbols. You will note that in the 1990s, it was perfectly reasonable to give an 11 year old the directions "take the train from platform 9¾ at 11:00". Edit: I'm mixed up. German stations seem to have the backward timetable (ordered by time, so I can arrive at the station at 16:00 and can see where I could go). The easy improvement is to format them like the British do. British stations have an indexed timetable. Every directly-connected station is listed in alphabetical order, the trains listed by departure time. If appropriate, important towns needing a connection will also be listed. Here's a general image: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-national-rail-notice-board-of-train-times-timetable-on-display-at-161827353.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-national-rail-notice-board... And here's a higher resolution part of a different one: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-uk-railway-train-timetable-82017403.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-uk-railway-train-timetable... Even works at the largest stations: https://www.alamy.com/paddington-railway-station-london-uk-woman-passenger-looks-at-map-on-the-concourse-image221010419.html https://www.alamy.com/paddington-railway-station-london-uk-w...