Metro trains waiting too long in station

[unmerged(353095)]

As I expand my metro network in Berlin, I'm starting to have major issues with crowds at certain stations. Right now I have crowds exceeding 600 at 2 stations in the middle of the city, and many more are beginning to grow. What I've noticed is that even though I have 10 trains with 90 capacity on the line, the train will stop at the station with 600 people, fill up very fast until it reaches 87, and then take 2 days to get the last 3 people. All the while more and more people jam into the station. I have 2 or 3 trains waiting behind the station ready to fill up, but the train in front waits there for 3 or 4 days before it finally leaves. If the train would just stop with 87 capacity and move on, my crowds would be much more manageable. I have built more stations close by to relieve the pressure, but I still get crowds of over 600. I installed the latest patch today, and the problem hasn't resolved. I'm wondering if anybody has had similar issues, and if this is going to be fixed....?

 

[giladteller]

The problem is old people.
They walk very slowly, and they take a very long time to get from the back of the platform to the train.
I know it sounds like a joke, but I am serious.

Also, try raising your drivers salary, it will make them more efficient at the stations.

 

[TH1]

and as always, the general advice is: design an efficient network and you won't have capacity problems on any lines. Just search the forum there are plenty of topics discussing it.

 

[unmerged(353095)]

That is one thought that crossed my mind with the old people. And I have raised my drivers salaries a ton, but it really hasn't sped things up. I feel like its an easily solved problem. There could just be a thing that limits the amount of time a train stays at a station, or else make the train leave when another is waiting behind it.

 

[TH1]

well, it might be nice, but doesn't work like that. But what you can do is not to have more trains than stops on your line. In this case, there won't be any trains waiting behind.
If the crowd is still huge, it means that that line of yours will not be able to cope with the demand - so build a new line that goes parallel with the other for a couple of stops but leading to new directions on the ends. The thing is that you have to have an efficient network if you want to deal with the crowds at your stops.