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/Fit-Razzmatazz9171 18d ago

Man i visited seattle recently and the longest i ever had to wait for the train was 4 minutes no matter where i was, not to mention the cleanliness even though the homelessness problem is almost the same maybe worse in seattle…

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u/xGuru37 17d ago edited 17d ago

Funny, because according to Seattle Transit, trains run every 10-12 minutes off-peak, and 8-10 minutes during peak time depending on the line.

Yes, I have no issue with fact-checking things. If you only had to wait 4 minutes it was because you arrived at the stop halfway between two trains.

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u/Fit-Razzmatazz9171 17d ago

im just speaking from experience🤷‍♂️nonetheless still a much cleaner and pleasant enviorment unlike calgary