Just came here to post exactly the same thing.Regiovogel wrote:I've got some problems with the routes passengers take to get from one point to another.
Let's say we have a line with four stations A to D.
On this line, there are some trains:
- an express train that directly connects A with D
- some local passenger trains which stop at every station between A and D.
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Just as a suggestion to solve this issue without getting unrealistic... I would love to have some profitable regional trains in addition to the fast trains
I set up a bus network between 2 towns, with two stations in each town. There's a bigger "hub" in the centre of both, and two smaller drive through stations in between. There are about 15 buses servicing the various stations. There are a number of different bus routes:
* Direct point to point between the two big hubs
* From one hub to the other through all smaller stations (and back again)
* From one hub via only one of the smaller stations to the other hub (and maybe back again)
* One bus just running between the two smaller stations
Passengers will only get on a bus that is going to their destination if it is the next stop on the bus' route. For example, there are 818 passengers waiting to get from Woodingwood Central to Chennton. There are both direct buses between the stations, as well as a route Woodingwood Central -> Chennton South -> Chennton. When the "local bus" arrives at Woodingwood Central, it only picks up the (handful of passengers) going to Chennton South. Passengers heading to Chennton will only get on those buses that go directly instead of filling up the local bus. Instead of waiting around in their hundreds for a direct connection, it would make much more sense to get on the bus via Chennton South.
As it is, this really only makes point to point networks worthwhile. I understand that there might be problems associated with deciding whether or not to get on a bus; e.g. if there are two circular lines in town (one anti-clockwise and one clockwise) servicing 8 stations, it might only be 2 stations to your destination in one direction, but 6 in the other; taking the 6 stops then makes little sense. But in my game, Chennton South is pretty much on the route between the two stations - and, because the service is slower (because there's a stopover on the way), income would as a result be reduced as compared to the direct express service (much as IRL).
Seems like an important one to me btw
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Will look again now.