Live data from Hacker News

The integrated timetable of Switzerland

jokteur.com

161–162 of 162 posts

Re: The integrated timetable of Switzerland

#161
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shows as £46.70, which still isn't bad, though off-peak is often less painful. If you have to use the train to commute to work, then things start raking up. I live 15 miles outside London and 17 years ago was paying best part of £2k a year just to get into central london and back, today it would be the best part of £3k a year to make that same journey. Using the same tracks, (probably trains) and stations all those y…

That almost gets you one year of travel in 2nd class throughout the entire Swiss train network (including public transport in cities).

Switzerland has a population of less than london. £3k would get you transport throughout london too - rail and bus.

Re: The integrated timetable of Switzerland

#162

Switzerland is a very rich country per capita. It can afford to spend a lot on public transit to get a very good service. That's important to remember when wondering if these ideas could be applied to your country.

One of the reason Switzerland is a rich country per-capita is that it has used its resources very wisely by investing in ubiquitous public transport throughout the whole country.
Post reply on HN