Phrase-Request – Can ‘The Train Departs at 16 Past Every Hour’ be Said?

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In German, we can say "jede Stunde um 16 nach". I just overheard someone teaching there was no such possibility in English. Yet I found "hourly at 45 minutes past" in one answer here. Is the following also correct?

The train departs at 16 past every hour.

Best Answer

I have seen this written many times on bus timetables etc. and find no reason why someone wouldn't understand it.

To be extra clear, I would make one amend::

The train departs at 16 minutes past every hour.

Or even better

The train departs at 16 minutes past the hour, every hour.

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