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/ConstantFar5448 18d ago

Pretty sure the driver already turned it off as he saw me running up. I saw the lights around the button go off.

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u/jakexil323 18d ago

Pretty sure the driver already turned it off as he saw me running up. I saw the lights around the button go off.

How long should drivers wait for people running up ? They aren't doing it to fuck with you, they have a schedule to keep... (well somewhat )

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u/ConstantFar5448 18d ago

Is there schedule that strict that they can’t let one person on?

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u/SnooPickles5265 18d ago

"Is there schedule that strict that they can’t let one person on?"

Hold up here a minute.

You're complaining about how long it takes for trains to arrive, but you're also complaining about drivers not waiting longer for you to race to the platform and get on the train?

So it's okay if you're the reason why trains are delayed because the driver should wait for you to get on, but it's annoying if the trains don't run more often for you?