My local train company's latest trick is to not stop at stations when they are running late.
The deliberately miss the stops with few passengers and then get them to travel back from the next, or in one instance 3 stations down the line (though it makes little difference to the overall delay unless you miss a passing train back).
They calculate that by doing this they trade fewer late fees as customers at the smaller stations are outnumbered by the ones getting off at the main station.
The fury the passengers have is palpable with some threatening to pull the emergency cord as the train approaches the abandoned stations.
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