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Originally Posted by iheartthed
The point is that a train that averages 1 trip every 2 hours is not reliable for regular commuting.
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That is not how it works. Metrolink does not run overnight, and a brief glance at its schedule shows that during service hours, the average is much closer to a train an hour in each direction. There are longer waits at midday, because of reduced demand, and shorter waits at rush hours to meet increased demand. It's commuter rail, not metro rail, and it's not gold-standard commuter rail at that, for many reasons. But considering Lancaster and Palmdale constitute the northern edge of the metropolitan area, it's adequate when considering the fact that most workers commute by car--this being Southern California--and a high proportion of them drive to job centers in the Valley and other LA areas.