>It's hard to believe anyone put a rail station here in the first place.
It's not. Perhaps you've never lived in a suburb with a train. They're incredibly useful in getting to the city.
You don't need to be able to walk to the station for it to be useful. Its surprising you think that's how public transit needs to work.
This is a commuter train. You live in the suburbs, drive to the station or get dropped off, and take the train 95% of the way to work. It saves you having to drive in traffic, and parking in downtown where space is limited and expensive. It's incredibly useful.
Without that train living in the suburbs and working downtown would be shit.
> Without that train living in the suburbs and working downtown would be shit.
I second that. I live in the suburbs of Chicago. When I moved here - I thought I would drive to downtown (my work location). Everyday, my one way drive was taking about 2 hours. It was pathetic. I switched my commute to train. It was about 30 mins ride along with the benefit of either taking a nap or doing my work.
It's not. Perhaps you've never lived in a suburb with a train. They're incredibly useful in getting to the city.
You don't need to be able to walk to the station for it to be useful. Its surprising you think that's how public transit needs to work.
This is a commuter train. You live in the suburbs, drive to the station or get dropped off, and take the train 95% of the way to work. It saves you having to drive in traffic, and parking in downtown where space is limited and expensive. It's incredibly useful.
Without that train living in the suburbs and working downtown would be shit.