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Japan’s rail lines were almost entirely developed by the government, and transferred to private companies later. Private enterprise is great when taxpayers pay
by irq11 8y ago
Japan’s rail lines were almost entirely developed by the government, and transferred to private companies later.
Private enterprise is great when taxpayers pay for the expensive part.
- ghaff 8y agoAnd, while Japanese rail service in general is pretty much as good as anyplace in the world, the Shinkansen is not inexpensive. It's nonetheless popular because HSR is a good match for the distances between a number of populous cities.