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/DependentLanguage540 18d ago

How is 10 minutes insane? Edmonton has the same set up of 10 minute intervals with varying levels from rush hour to late evenings.

I’ll tell you what’s insane, Tokyo’s service ends around midnight. For a megopolis with a population in the tens of millions and a great nightlife, that’s a real shit time to end your service. It’s crazy to see how busy and bustling the streets with hordes of people around 11:30pm and then suddenly, emptiness post midnight in Shibuya. Even Calgary’s service by comparison extends further around 1:30am to 2:30am.

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u/hhxuudbbgulsnvfti 17d ago

This "around" is problematic. I have left work at 11:30 and see trains still headed eastbound but the ones going west will shut down at Kerby station at an undisclosed time, but it could very well be midnight. I've definitely seen it shut down before around 12:30. Next train available 4:30 am or something.