Board/Alight from a Train at a Request Stop
Not a lot of you in big cities travel by train using stations that are request stops. Just how do you use them?
Contents
Steps
Boarding
- It's just like getting on a bus. When the train approaches simply stick your arm out until the driver responds. You can then get on as normal.
Getting Off
Tell the conductor where you wish to get off as soon as you can. Stopping. The conductor will make note and give the buzzer signal for the driver to stop at the station in question as the train approaches. Make sure to be standing behind the same doors as the conductor. Lots of such stations have very short platforms.
Tips
- Arrive at the station in plenty of time and pay close attention.
Warnings
- There are no station announcements.
- Trains may run early.
- There may be some hours between trains.
