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Creating a Printable Custom Timetable Help Answers
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Q. Why is there a Custom Print function on Metro Online?
A. Over the years we have received many requests to provide a printable version of our our online timetables. We have investigated several different methods, but none provided a satisfactory solution. After we developed online Trip Planning, we were able to use the same database to generate a customizable timetable. And, because we are using the Trip Planner database, the information will always be current since the Trip Planner database is updated bi-weekly.
We developed the custom timetable application to allow no more than five stops because that is the number that can be comfortably printed on an standard sheet of paper. On the other hand, you have the opportunity to select your preferred five from a larger choice of locations than appear on the standard Metro Online timetable for most routes.
We're in the process of replacing the system that produces our timetables. When that process is complete, we hope to have an even better solution for online timetable printing. Until then, we hope this helps.
If you still want a Metro-printed paper timetable, you can find one:
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Q. What are "related routes"?
A. Related routes are operated by coaches that change route numbers at specific points along their trips. An example is Route 10 and Route 12. There are about twenty-eight groups of related routes. These routes are said to "through-route" with each other, although not every trip actually through-routes. Sometimes the relationship is one-to-one, as for routes 10 and 12. Sometimes it is more complex, as for routes 15, 18, 21, 22, and 56.
When a route continues under a new route number, the Metro Online timetable will have a "To Route" column as the last column on the right or a letter symbol next to the times, explained below the panels of times. In many cases, the coach changes its sign to the through-route number before it has reached the last location in the current route’s timetable.
The Create Custom Printable Timetables function shows you when the route number you chose is in a group of related routes. To get a custom timetable that covers all of the locations you want, you may have to create a custom timetable for one or more of the related routes.
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Q. Why do I have to create two timetables for the early morning hours?
A. Metro's service day can extend from 12:00 AM one day through about 4:00 AM the next day. Bus trips that run after midnight up to about 4:00 AM are considered to be running on the previous day. On the timetables, these trips are shown at the end of the panel of times.
What does this mean to you? To get a complete list of trips after midnight through the next morning, you have to request the timetable twice - once for the trips after midnight on the previous day's schedule, and again for the trips starting out on the next day's schedules.
You also have to carefully select the type of service you request. If you want trips that run after midnight Friday and until 7 AM Saturday, you must pick the late night option for a Weekday and the AM times for Saturday. The same considerations apply from Saturday night to Sunday morning and from Sunday night (or a holiday when Sunday service is operated) and the next weekday morning. It's not possible to get a single custom timetable that includes service from different day types.
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button located next to the Find Route# form hanging off the dark teal line.
