Forecast

Also: expected, estimate, eta

Darwin’s best guess at when a train will arrive or leave.

Example

Expected 08:47

As a board might show it.

A forecast is a prediction, not a promise. It’s worked out from where the train is and how it’s running, and it changes as the train goes.

Once a train has actually been somewhere, the real time replaces the forecast for that stop.

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