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As per my previous post, Capital Metro will run the trains during the morning and evening rush hours.  During the day and evening buses will be used as is currently the case. The train makes sense during the commuter rush hours when the major highways in the Austin area are chockers with traffic and having a separate right-of-way to move people quickly is desirable.  During the day and evening, however, when passenger loads and traffic are relatively light, the bus makes more economical sense.  It can zip along as quickly as the train.  And because it is more flexible, it can cover several stops not served by the rail line.   Cost matters!  Although Capital Metro does not yet have the average cost per passenger for the train, the figures for the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) are probably illustrative.  The TRE requires an average subsidy of $6.33 per passenger trip.  The subsidy is lower during the rush hours, when the average load factor is relatively high, but it is much higher during off hours when the load factors are relatively low.   Ignoring cost is not good management.  In the business world doing so would put the entity out of business in short order.  Capital Metro made the right decision to run the trains during rush hours and buses during off hours.
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