Transit agencies use this scheduling method to make timetables predictable and easy for passengers to memorize without checking a schedule. For example, a bus might leave exactly at 15, 35, and 55 minutes past every hour. This system improves the passenger experience and simplifies the coordination of transfers between different routes at major transit hubs.
Heard on the job
Moving to a clock-face timetable increased our off-peak ridership because people no longer needed to check the app before walking to the station.
Also heard as
- cyclic schedule