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Old Nov 5, 2016 | 5:05 pm
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Originally Posted by mpkz
Tbh with escalators, waiting time and so on, it's probably not even much faster than a brisk walk using the moving walkways. I mean it only goes past all the C-gates. I get the point for people who don't like walking, but in the end it's not even that long a distance.
Taking the values from the press release:
– trip takes 90 seconds
– waiting time at station 44 seconds

This means that if you just miss the train, the trip takes 6 min. Add 1 min to get up/down to the stations.

The walking time in the press release has been estimated to be 9 min. However, the length of the C section is about 500 m, and walking that distance at a good pace of 6 km/h takes just 5 mins, and using the moving walkways cuts this further down.

Therefore, if you are in a real hurry, don't waste time on the train.
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