Calgary Public Transit - Discussion

[para transit fellow]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Why after spending millions extending platform lengths at train stations are they still running 3 car trains during rush hour that are absolutely packed?

Not enough spare units to cover units under repair?

[GGG]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Why after spending millions extending platform lengths at train stations are they still running 3 car trains during rush hour that are absolutely packed?

Are trains absolutely packed now? I don’t ride as much as I used to probably once a week now but outside of cold weather days I wouldn’t describe the trains that way.

Have they recovered to pre-pandemic levels

[Locke]

Originally Posted by para transit fellow

Not enough spare units to cover units under repair?

Hosing off the vomit and feces doesnt qualify as 'under repair.'

Thats why the floors are made of plastic.

Originally Posted by GGG

Are trains absolutely packed now? I don’t ride as much as I used to probably once a week now but outside of cold weather days I wouldn’t describe the trains that way.

Have they recovered to pre-pandemic levels

Yeah, I was wondering the same. They were increasing ridership, needed to upgrade to the 4th carriage and then that little bug went around...where are we at with that?

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by GGG

Are trains absolutely packed now? I don’t ride as much as I used to probably once a week now but outside of cold weather days I wouldn’t describe the trains that way.

Have they recovered to pre-pandemic levels

In total trips, as of September CTrain appears to have recover to 2019 numbers (but buses are still way down). But the weekday numbers are still lower, suggesting the usage profile has changed in that there are less rush hour trips for commutes and more trips during the weekend for shopping/leisure. Even 2019's weekday trips was down from 2014 (over 310K) before the oil price crash affected DT employment.