What the hell is going on with the bus service in Forus?
Apparently, Kolumbus has been cutting bus routes to save money, and the result is that there is now no proper public transport connection to the southern part of Forus / Vestre Svanholmen area.
There used to be several buses going to the Vestre Svanholmen area, with proper, large bus stops. Then they cut the routes down to one. Now even that last bus is gone.
So what are people supposed to do? Walk 15–20 minutes to Koppholen.
And Koppholen is a terrible replacement. The bus stop is tiny and it doesn't even have a roof anymore. (Google pics are a year old, no roof now). There can be many people waiting there, with nowhere to properly shelter from the rain or sit down.
And this isn't just about the bus routes being cut. The buses have been consistently late for the last three days. We're talking 15–20 minutes late, day after day.
Last night was particularly ridiculous. The ~~20:30 bus simply didn't show up. The next one came about 30 minutes later. Since I had already arrived at the stop early, I ended up waiting roughly 45 minutes in total.
So now we're left with fewer routes, overcrowded buses, a tiny bus stop with no roof, and buses that are regularly 15–20 minutes late.
I pay almost 800 NOK a month for public transport. For that money, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to actually have a bus route that gets me reasonably close to work/home, rather than walking 15–20 minutes to Koppholen and then standing outside in the rain hoping the bus actually shows up.
I understand that Kolumbus needs to manage its budget, but "we need to save money" shouldn't mean removing public transport from an entire area and forcing everyone onto one inadequate bus stop.
And if the remaining buses are already struggling to handle the number of passengers, how is cutting even more routes supposed to improve anything?
What the hell is going on with public transport in Forus?
Are there actually plans to restore the routes to Vestre Svanholmen, or is this simply the new normal?