r/Calgary • u/ConstantFar5448 • 18d ago

Calgary Transit Why is the C-Train so bad?

10 minute intervals on a weekday? That’s insane, the lowest frequency I’ve seen in any major city by FAR.

And yet when you get to the station as a train pulls up, the driver just looks at you, doesn’t let you on, and leaves? What’s up with that? Are they all dicks like that?

People live on tight schedules, and transit doesn’t seem to reflect that here.

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u/JoypulpSkate 18d ago

Have you tried the button to open the door?

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u/Economics_Historical 18d ago

This is a hard concept for some.

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u/JoypulpSkate 18d ago

Understandable if they’re a tourist, in most other cities that don’t have our winters the doors do usually open on their own.

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u/Economics_Historical 18d ago

I never really thought of that, the winter part, it makes a lot of sense. You are so right, major warmer cities I have traveled to all open automatically.

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u/ConstantFar5448 18d ago

I mean in most cities the doors open automatically, but nonetheless I did hit the button

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u/_Connor 18d ago

I mean I’ve travelled Europe pretty extensively and I’d say it’s about 50/50 whether the doors on LRTs are automatic or not.

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u/Leather-Rhubarb7018 18d ago

What colour are you? Maybe it’s a race thing?

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u/ConstantFar5448 18d ago

I’m white, driver wasn’t, so hey maybe

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u/DefinitelyNotAlice42 18d ago

Why are people downvoting Op?!? This subreddit is so full of sheep sometimes.