Uber has rolled out a new app feature that allows users to preview train schedules with real-time transit information.
Currently available to Uber riders in the USA, users of the Make My Train feature can then determine which train they’d like to catch and schedule an Uber pick-up to strategically arrive to the station on time.
Uber added the feature after learning that many riders would use the predicted wait and trip times on the Uber app to help plan trips to the train station.
The new feature is designed to alleviate some of the stress associated with timing a commute or trip that can involve more than one mode of transportation.
The ride-hailing company launched Make My Train for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in New York and the Caltrain in the San Francisco Bay Area, two of the largest commuter rail systems in the USA.
More than 60,000 people take the Caltrain every weekday, and more than 300,000 use the LIRR.
Of those riders, over 3,000 used Uber to get to LIRR last month, and around 1,300 used the app to reach the Caltrain, Uber said.
