The idea
Timetable questions require accurate reading across rows and columns before calculating elapsed time.
Follow these steps
- Locate the correct service and stops.
- Read the departure and arrival times from that same row or column.
- Count elapsed time across the hour boundary if needed.
See the method in action
Example 1
How long does the Oak service take from departure to arrival?
- Count from the Oak departure time to the next hour, then from that hour to 10:29.
- The two intervals total 54 minutes.
Example 2
How many minutes pass from the Oak departure until the Pine departure?
- The Oak journey takes 55 minutes and the connection wait is 23 minutes.
- Therefore 55 + 23 = 78 minutes pass before Pine departs.
A useful shortcut
Count elapsed time across the hour boundary if needed.
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