Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on public housing applicants

Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by ace2358 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:37PM (#29738883)

I’m under the impression it’s a similar thing in Sweden regarding trains. I heard they give you money to cover a taxi if the train is late by a few minutes or something.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by dagw on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:42PM (#29738973)

I heard they give you money to cover a taxi if the train is late by a few minutes or something.

LOL. If that was true the Swedish train companies would have been bankrupt decades ago. Swedish trains are extremely unreliable. As someone who used to take the Stockholm-Gothenburg train a lot for work I was happy every time I arrived less than an hour late.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by Ekaros on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:21PM (#29739554)

In Finland you can claim money if the train is late 25% with 60 minutes and 50% at 2 hours... Also taxis are done sometimes, but people really need to know their rights and demand it.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by im3w1l on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:22PM (#29740356)

With Stockholm public transport, you get up to $130 for a taxi if the (expected) delay is more than 20 minutes. My guess is that it works out fincancially because so few people know about it / can be arsed to send in the paperwork.

For intercity routes you get 25% off the ticket after 1h delay and 50% after 2h delay.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by tjoff on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:49PM (#29739074)

Not at all, trains and tracks in Sweden are old and not properly maintained. And the official statistics regarding punctuality is insanely misleading.

Yes, if they screw you over you might get a taxi ride. But most probably you'd just have to wait for several hours and get up to 50% of the ticket price as a voucher for the next trip.

Trains are one of the most embarrassing part of Sweden. And we are probably going to spend and absolute fortune on new tracks and new slow trains (slow because costs have already spun out of control).

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by medstrom on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:42PM (#29738966)

They don't give money, but they do get you a taxi if you missed your train change. Alternatively, a night at a nearby hotel and a new trip the next morning.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by dagw on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:44PM (#29738998)

Only if there is no other option. If there's another train in three hours, then you are waiting three hours.

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