(03-05-2017, 04:48 PM)Canard Wrote: I find buses very confusing to figure out the schedules so I avoid them. Trains are simple.
Honestly, I am so sick of hearing this "buses are confusing and trains are simple" argument. Complexity of service patterns and route branching have nothing to do with the mode. Rail service patterns can be just as confusing (see RER/Transilien services in Paris, National Rail in London area, JR-East commuter lines in Tokyo etc.) and bus services can be straight-forward and easy to understand (see BRT services like Viva, Züm, MiExpress, even our iXpress...)
GO operates a large number of additional express bus trips to accommodate peak commuter demands and students travelling to/from school and home for the weekend, and this results in many irregular service patterns. Some branches only operate once a week (25D WLU > Square One, for example), but they still have to be identified somehow. If you find the current service patterns so confusing, how would you classify and arrange these service patterns differently?
GO schedules may look overwhelming at first but there's nothing confusing about them. Just find your origin and destination, then look for all the trips that stop at the two points. Then pay attention to the special notes (Fridays only, no service during Reading Week, etc.) and you're ready to go. It's much better than back in the days where GO buses had no route numbers/branches at all.
Seriously, just use Google Transit and ask the driver if you can't figure out the schedules.