From: stephen@sprunk.org

On 14-Aug-14 09:25, rcp27g@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, 14 August 2014 16:00:18 UTC+2, Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>> On 14-Aug-14 03:37, rcp27g@gmail.com wrote:
>>> The OP's statement was "a typical comuter schedule", that is a
>>> schedule that is entirely, or predominantly tidal in nature (in
>>> in the morning, out in the evening), as opposed to a
>>> transit-like schedule, one that is high frequency, stop at all
>>> stations, in both directions all day.
>>
>> I'm not aware of any transit system that doesn't have
>> significantly heavier service during peak hours; that's what peak
>> hours means!
>>
>> Some commuter rail systems don't have much/any service outside of
>> peak hours due to lack of demand and/or funding, but many do.
>
> Where the term "commuter rail" is used, I generally interpret that to
> mean off-peak services are essentially non-existent, and when
> services are operating, they are essentially uni-directional.  This
> matches the operating profile of GO, the topic of this thread.

It matches several commuter rail agencies, but certainly not all of
them; many (most?) have significant off-peak and reverse service, so
that is not useful as a defining characteristic of the mode.

S

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