miklcct
On Moderation
I live in an area served by Southwestern but I can't find a useful route map which shows all the services the company is running. What is shown here is basically useless for planning as it doesn't show the actual routes and stops which the trains run. I can't know if I can take an express direct train, a stopping train or I need to make a transfer at a certain station by reading the map.
The timetables are confusing as well. They have trains stopping differently mixed into a timetable but they don't have any identifiers for a particular stopping pattern.
On the platform, there is only the time and the destination shown, and below the first train, a small line showing some calling stations. But I can't see if a train calls at all intermediate stations. This can be troublesome if I am taking a train to a minor station which only some of the services call at.
Frankly this rail system is the most difficult to use in every developed country I have travelled to. In all other countries I have visited there is a route number on every train which can easily be searched, with different letter prefixes specifying different stopping patterns (e.g. express or local).
How can I find a route map showing the services and stopping patterns of trains on the railway?
The timetables are confusing as well. They have trains stopping differently mixed into a timetable but they don't have any identifiers for a particular stopping pattern.
On the platform, there is only the time and the destination shown, and below the first train, a small line showing some calling stations. But I can't see if a train calls at all intermediate stations. This can be troublesome if I am taking a train to a minor station which only some of the services call at.
Frankly this rail system is the most difficult to use in every developed country I have travelled to. In all other countries I have visited there is a route number on every train which can easily be searched, with different letter prefixes specifying different stopping patterns (e.g. express or local).
How can I find a route map showing the services and stopping patterns of trains on the railway?