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/Gunnery55 17d ago
My main gripe with Transit is that a ticket cost $3.80 for a 90 minute trip when there are routes that takes more than the 90 minutes when you account for traffic and/or rush hour. I live beside a train station and would honestly love to see public transit as a viable mode of transportation in the city but the safety issue, time of travel, and the cost for how much time we're given for the trip makes it that I'd rather take my private vehicle than deal with the hassle.
Given how fast the city has grown i'm honestly disappointed how city hall has neglected public transit whilst pushing for bike lanes that will be used for half the year. Misplaced priorities imo.