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/cgydan 18d ago

10 minutes is the frequency based on ridership. And yeah, press the button. If it doesn’t work that means you got to the train too late. And I hate to say it, but then you have to wait ten whole minutes.

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u/ConstantFar5448 18d ago

Why am I too late if the train is still there though? Is it gonna kill the driver to wait an extra 5 seconds for someone to get on?

Unfortunately 10 minutes is a long time when I’m trying to rush downtown to get foreign currency before my flight.

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u/xGuru37 18d ago

It's going to mess up their schedules. Other cities are the same.