06-14-2019, 11:24 AM
If there is padding in the schedule specifically to avoid bunching, then I find that encouraging. My understanding is that bunching occurs mostly as a result of delays imposed by passenger boarding and alighting, since that's the factor that is not predictable in the schedule. Those delays should be a lot less with Ion- more doors, level boarding platform fare payment, fewer stops overall.
I guess I also have to hope that the planners are being intentionally very conservative, and when they see that bunching is not such an issue (assuming it's not) they get a bit more aggressive in scheduling.
I guess I also have to hope that the planners are being intentionally very conservative, and when they see that bunching is not such an issue (assuming it's not) they get a bit more aggressive in scheduling.