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Question: Station home - which of those options would you use? (detailed scenario below)  (Voting closed: October 14, 2013, 08:21:56)
Walk - 37 (29.6%)
Cycle - 16 (12.8%)
Motor Cycle - 0 (0%)
Park car at station - 11 (8.8%)
Get lift from station - 12 (9.6%)
Take regular bus (20 min wait) - 13 (10.4%)
Take connecting bus (does not wait if train late) - 8 (6.4%)
Take connecting bus which waits for train - 11 (8.8%)
Take waiting taxi - 9 (7.2%)
Phone for taxi - 5 (4%)
Phone for demand responsive bus - 1 (0.8%)
Station too far from home. Would drive all the way. - 2 (1.6%)
Total Voters: 41

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« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2013, 07:37:29 »
I have responded with 'walk' but I must add that I did use the 234 bus a few times during First's totally unpublished (at the station anyway) recent year of terminating at Frome station before reverting to Sainsbury's due to 'lower than expected usage'.
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