Reading Timetables
Being able to read a timetable is a very important life skill. Trains, buses, sports complexes, cinemas are examples of places where timetables are needed to tell you when something is arriving or starting. Bus and train timetables not only tell you when they will arrive at the bus stop/station, but also the duration of the journey. Duration means how long it takes.
Tasks 1 and 2 need you to look at the timetables and answer the questions about them. Sometimes it is easier to work out the duration if you have an analogue clock in front of you as you can physically count the minutes around the clock.
Task 1 – Click on the link below
Task 2 – Click on the link and answer the questions below
Here is the McGill’s bus timetable from Paisley to Silverburn and the return journey back. On bus timetables you look down the column to see what time the bus will be at each bus stop on that journey.
- If the bus leaves Paisley at 11.30, what time will it arrive at Silverburn?
- How long was the journey in Q.1?
- If the bus leaves Loanend at 16.00 (4pm), how long will it take to get to Peat Road
- What time is the last bus of the day (heading to Silverburn) at Hurlet Road?
- What time does the bus leave Inchinnan Depot?
- When the bus leaves Silverburn at 10.52, how long does it take to get to Hurlet Road?
- What time is the earliest bus from Silverburn?
- What is the duration of the overall bus journey, leaving Silverburn, on the last available bus?
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