Google Maps already shows how long it will take to get to the next subway or bus
Little by little the application Google Maps continues to optimize and enhance its operation with new details in the field of public transport And it is a really complete tool that not only allows you to consult routes or find out how to get from point A to point BNow it is also able to show how long you will have to wait at point A for the bus, train or subway you are going to takeIn other words, public transport information in real time to take advantage of every moment and not wait too long for the next medium.
This way Google Maps becomes even more useful by launching a function capable of specifying the time of wait before the bus, subway or train arrives at a certain stop Of course, this feature has been released in all those places that have information about the transportation system, allowing Google to collect data to display directly through its map application for both Android as for iOS
In addition, to the more than 18,000 cities to which this application provides a service in terms of public transport information, now add UK, Netherlands, Chicago, San Francisco and SeattleAnd it is that Google has reached agreements with 25 more public transport partners to display information about all the media available in these places.
With all this, you just have to search for a route in the application as usual and select the public transport as a means. It is then, through the different results, when Google Maps shows the bus, subway or train lines with the new information. A piece of information that is marked under the information of the line to know in how long it will take the next transport to that stopSomething that helps to calculate the times much better and know whether or not to take said transport.
And even more. Thanks to these data, the application is able to anticipate any incident or delay in the event of a transfer or while arriving at the station.With this, if a trip has been lost, the application is capable of showing different alternatives to reach the desired destination as quickly as possible. Details that make Google Maps rival public transport applications in different cities.
Thus, Google continues to expand its services, covering 70 countriesin terms of information on public transport thanks to agreements and collaborations with more than 6,000 companies that offer information on their trains, buses or subways so they can arrive directly via the app Google Maps With that, just make sure you keep the app up to date via Google Play and App Store, knowing that it is completely free, and waiting for more transport companies to collaborate with Google to have all the necessary information to travel directly on the smartphone, without having to install applications from different media that are not always They work as well as you would like.
