{"id":1964,"date":"2014-06-08T12:05:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T06:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prasadgupte.com\/blog\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2017-03-13T18:13:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T12:43:52","slug":"public-transport-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prasadgupte.com\/blog\/public-transport-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated public transport in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I am most impressed with is the transportation system. Someone must’ve had just one use case – I should be able to buy a ticket to go from place A to place B. That’s what they implemented – a point-to-point ticket, it really doesn’t matter whether you take a bus, train, tram, boat or cable car.<\/p>\n

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Polybahn in Zurich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not that there is a single operating company, they have figured out how to share revenues without hassling commuters. The time-table is so well planned that you will find a connection within just a few minutes. And its reliable too. We’d check the timings using the mobile app, and leave just 1 minute short, and never miss.<\/p>\n

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A typical display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All indicators display the wait time taking away the need to synchronize watches – its so well thought. Trains always leave on the full minute, and all clocks at a railway station run synchronously to avoid confusion. In fact, the second hand circles the face in 58.5 seconds, pauses until it receives an electrical impulse from a central master clock at each full minute, and then completes the minute.<\/p>\n

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Water transport is also integrated – The Rhine passing Basel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The public transport challenge in India is one that of scale. Everything works great for a few thousand people, but we’re talking no less than few millions in every Indian city. An integrated ticketing system was attempted by a private company, but it never took off. After a decade’s wait, we just got our first metro line in Mumbai. I’m sure if all lines are developed as per plan and in time, we won’t be far from a great transport network.<\/p>\n

Read more about pristine and picturesque Switzerland<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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