tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post1204117662846418403..comments2024-03-24T23:01:11.766+11:00Comments on Melbourne on Transit: Peter Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413976934040474125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-67328898896201572982010-10-10T21:27:20.016+11:002010-10-10T21:27:20.016+11:00In some minor ways it could be argued the service ...In some minor ways it could be argued the service level is better than train services (on weekdays at least). Obviously the 15-minute frequencies are higher than many train lines but also think about little things like:<br /><br />- evening 15min service lasts until 9pm in both directions even from locations like Warrandyte Bridge, compared to say Dandenong line which goes down to 30 minutely after 7:30 inbound/20:00 outbound.<br /><br />- frequent single seat service is provided from 4 corridors in the municipality, as compared to often just a frequent train along one corridor with much lesser feeder buses.<br /><br />I agree about the patronage potential issues, another matter potentially being that the services (some like 908 in particular) are essentially express from residential suburbia to to the inner city without intermediate destinations, hence less potential users of say 7am buses from the city or 6pm inbound trips.<br /><br />Lower socio-economic areas also possibly generate more travel at strange times of day, such as shift workers travelling to work at 11pm at night or at 6am on a Saturday morning.Somebodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707243501465478774noreply@blogger.com