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Neat to see, wonder how realistic it is or if it's something that we should be skeptical of until it actually gets built. > By comparison, the journey would ta
by Brendinooo 5y ago
Neat to see, wonder how realistic it is or if it's something that we should be skeptical of until it actually gets built.
> By comparison, the journey would take 3 hours by plane
Are they factoring in the security line? That flight should be two hours tops.
- yladiz 5y agoI think by journey they mean the travel time including security.
- sudosysgen 5y agoFor what it's worth, this has been in the works for a long time, the news is that a prototype finally rolled out of the factory. China is hell-bent on making trains that can compete with air travel. I don't think they will give up until it's actually done, there is a huge need for an alternative to air travel in China for many, many reasons.
- guywhocodes 5y agoThis makes it ironic that boarding a train in China has airplane level security
- mijamo 5y agoExcept if it has changed in the last 4 years I disagree, security is nowhere near what they make you go through for flying. It's not even at the level needed to take the Eurostar.
- guywhocodes 5y agoWe clearly did not take the same trains
- goodcanadian 5y agoIt does? I'll admit it has been a few years, but I don't recall any security of note when I visited.
- angio 5y agoYou need to pass your luggage through metal detectors to enter train stations in busy cities. Not comparable with airports where security takes much much longer.
- guywhocodes 5y agoYou never taken a regional train? I've never gone through in less than 30min. However I have boarded a domestic flight in 30min
- TeMPOraL 5y agoFWIW, if you factor in the security line and transition to/from airport, a 2 hour flight becomes a 5+ hour ordeal.