Most big European cities run trains every 10-15 minutes and every 5 minutes during rush hour.

In Dallas TX our lightrail runs about every 15 min too. It's works pretty well and is big enough to be actually useful. I like to use for big events when you know parking is going to be a nightmare or expensive. It's slower than a car though, the trip about doubles in terms of time taking the train vs driving.

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PorciiVorbesc 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe the capitals and major metro ones. My tier-2 EU city is has commuter trains every hour and every 30 minutes at rush hour.

Yeah it sucks, making car commutes the way better alternative.

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throw0101c 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> Maybe the capitals and major metro ones. My tier-2 EU city is has commuter trains every hour and every 30 minutes at rush hour.

I wonder if some more automation (GoA3/4) would help in being able to run things more often (at least during rush hour?):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_operation

	▲	PorciiVorbesc 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a rich first world country. Everything is already automated. The driver/conductor is justo monitoring.

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bspammer 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

On a lot of London Underground lines, 5 minutes is considered poor service in rush hour. Every 2 minutes is required to handle the sheer volume of passengers