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> In any case this is all just silly nonsense. The reason people don't prefer the train vs. almost every other mode of transportation is because its extremely e
by robert_foss 7y ago
> In any case this is all just silly nonsense. The reason people don't prefer the train vs. almost every other mode of transportation is because its extremely expensive. Making it faster isn't going to solve the root problem.
Citation please. This strike me as being very NA centric.
- ronniegeriis 7y agoI, for one, have a car for this exact reason. Trains are unreliable, slow and pricey in Denmark. Well, maybe not unreliable, but they're not reliable.
- junipertea 7y agoI've been on trains in 6 different countries. (n=1 etc.) They all are either very expensive (compared to buses, in some cases even compared to planes). Often they are subsidied on top.
- rayiner 7y agoTrains are quite expensive in Europe, especially in comparison to much lower European incomes.