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That makes me feel sick :( Here in south eastern Canada to fly less than 100km from my town to the largest city (Halifax) costs about $500. Passenger trains ar
by dghughes 9y ago
That makes me feel sick :(
Here in south eastern Canada to fly less than 100km from my town to the largest city (Halifax) costs about $500. Passenger trains are not common and any available are old and slow.
I wish we could have a fast rail service here but it would be very expensive to build.
- ghaff 9y agoBasically, you need more population density.
- dghughes 9y agoWe are at 800 people per sq. km now that's quite a bit.
- jessaustin 9y agoWho flies 100km? It wouldn't cost that much to rent a car and drive it 100km, and also wouldn't take as long as a flight plus airport time.
- dghughes 9y ago100km straight line, as the crow flies. The driving route is 400km across a strait taking a toll bridge or ferry. The ferry is the shorter route but it shuts down in the winter.
- jessaustin 9y agoHaha ok that makes more sense. For any route for which there isn't enough demand to build a road, there certainly also isn't enough demand to build a fast rail service. This is why rich people who enjoy island and other remote locations have private planes, or in some situations fast boats.