> Journalism aside, what is the reason? Are railways really that inefficient? Most likely they (are forced to) cross-subsidize the non-profitabele routes from

> Journalism aside, what is the reason? Are railways really that inefficient? Most likely they (are forced to) cross-subsidize the non-profitabele routes from the profitable ones like Berlin-Cologne. Unlike national railways, cheap airlines can choose which routes they want to serve. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_subsidization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_subsidization) (https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2018/06/cross-subsidies.html https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2018/06/cross-subsidies.h...)