vegeta_skyline
Senior Member
NP, yeah as bad as it can be I'm sure its nothing compared to the TTC especially in terms of frequency.
Thanks for the reply! Oh, I could probably believe some of the stories, given I have to ride with the same nutters. Though I tend to find the real nutcases on TTC, rather than GO.
I believe that those on the Richmond Hill train that got flooded a couple of years ago got refunds.
I hadn't bothered claiming a refund on one leg of a return-trip (returns that start under 3 hours are part of the same trip), because the return trip was fine - so I assume I wasn't eligble.It's worth noting that it's also a voluntary refund.
There's at least one time where I skipped getting a refund (delay was forgiveable, and I was enjoying my extra time reading or working), though I did at another time once (when I was in a hurry or anxious). I realize it's a taxpayer burden, while at the same time it is a worthy mechanism of incentive to Metrolinx to keep maintaining the system to prevent lateness.
It was actually promised as a 10 minute guarantee. It changed to 15 after the election.GO's 15-minute threshold is ridiculously generous, but that wasn't GO's doing....it was thrust upon them by good old Dalton "Buy voters favour with their own money" McGuinty. I have no problem with some consideration shown to people after a major, ie hour or longer, delay. I would also rather see no refund than a policy that is so encumbered with loopholes as to resemble out of country health insurance
- Paul
Excellent table. It would be interesting to compare American commuter rail as well. I wonder how well Toronto compares to Boston and Chicago for example.Today I made a comparison table for the frequency of Canadian commuter rail lines as of January 2015.
(Link to Google Spreadsheet)
Wow.As promised, here is a new table comparing the service frequencies of all commuter rail lines in North America that radiate from a city with >1M metro population:
As promised, here is a new table comparing the service frequencies of all commuter rail lines in North America that radiate from a city with >1M metro population:
(Link to new Google Spreadsheet)
This "- Daily frequency is in AM Peak direction" is a little weird as a subnote. I did quick math on Milton line and came up with 3300 people per train, which caused me to jump to the schedule and start making corrections.
Took me a while before I noticed the note. Perhaps that column could be titled "Round-trip trains per day" or something?
Wow.
Also I hadn't fully appreciated how much we seem to have in common with Chicago (numbers-wise), or just how frequent some of those New York services - perhaps because the line I'm always looking to use down there is the Port Jervis line - perhaps the least frequent.
On another note, stouffville trains will now be stopping at Danforth in the new February schedule.
The main things I noted:
- Canadian lines really stand out as having higher ridership for a given number of trains.
On another note, stouffville trains will now be stopping at Danforth in the new February schedule.