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The Local (Sweden Edition), Stockholm, Sweden, 5/5/17:

Swiss train drivers to get chocolate as reward for being precise

 

 

Photo: SBB

 

Train drivers on the SBB network will receive chocolate as a “small token” for complying with a new project that aims to ease pressure on station platforms and train carriages.

 

 

SBB – Swiss federal railways – is launching a new initiative to ensure the train doors always end up in the same location on the platform when a train pulls into a station, according to 20 Minuten. 

 

The idea is that if rail users knew precisely where the carriage doors would be, they would spread themselves out more evenly along the platform instead of bunching up in one place. This would reduce bottlenecks and speed up the process of boarding, helping to increase the punctuality of trains.

 

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