The Tram chaos in Zurich

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Soon all the numbers and routes will change. What a disaster Zurich is.
https://fahrplanwechsel.vbz.ch/en/

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not to resurrect another thread here, but noticed that this page is only in DE and Eng.

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I love it :laughing:
“During rush hour, line 13 runs through Bahnhofstrasse every 3.75 minutes to increase capacity there. Consequently, line 4 also runs every 3.75 minutes during rush hour.”

I’m tempted to go check that, I mean 3.75minutes, specially the .75! No matter how many need to go off/on? Or will it be “sorry, no time for you to get on, the next is right behind this one”? And they must have an enormous tram fleet.

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So so! Should they leave everything the way it is and let things fall apart?

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I’m tempted to go check that, I mean 3.75minutes, specially the .75! No matter how many need to go off/on? Or will it be “sorry, no time for you to get on, the next is right behind this one”? And they must have an enormous tram fleet.

Going back to a recent thread on SuperSaver CFF tickets. Make sure you are on the right Tram, not the one 3.75 minutes earlier or the one 3.75 minutes later!

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Where do you get that 3.75 minutes thing? From the tram schedule its every 7-8 minutes.

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I copied it from the VBZ link somewhere (and I think I ran it through deepl for you folks) but I can’t find it anymore.
But it is mentioned here as well. And the same goes for Tram 4.

I know you will pin them down on that, can’t wait for your report :laughing:

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Thanks. Yes one must get the bankers home on time. They go to bed at 6 pm after snorting some koks.

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And 3.75 is really 4.15. So dumb is the VBZ.

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I think that 3.75 is 3:45.

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Must be new Math

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I am working for a Swiss company and that’s how we populate our excel timesheet (8:75 = 8:45 every 0.25 counts as 15 minutes).

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to be honest, I do that too.

But it was funny to see it on a time table for trams. Very Swissy … although I wouldn’t really be surprised if the managed to keep it too :smiley:

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Tram stop Bahnhofquai will be closed for renovation in 2026.

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These slippery tram seats on the new tram are really annoying.Do I have to always carry an anti- slip mat!!

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Don’t your feet reach the floor?

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Choose a seat facing the rear of the tram. The most common sudden move is a stop, so if you’re facing the other way you probably won’t fall out of your seat.

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Sitting in the opposie direction is almost worse. One still slips on these dumb seats. Having ones feet on the floor does not help. And they are like a cool box in Winter!

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Trams are hardly on time in Zurich these days, punctuality has been deteriorating. But with my experience its just 1 or 2 mins delay mostly during rush hours, so nothing really to complain about, as we can all live with such small delays.

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Im thinking of taking my non slip mat with me.