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And road infrastructure isn’t? It takes up more land and needs more maintenance than rail

• adrianN 5y ago
  Roads are usually a bit cheaper, yes. And we also have them already.
  • trainsarebetter 5y ago
    what? They definitely are not cheaper, they are just subsidized.
    • adrianN 5y ago
      Roads are just asphalt. Train tracks need all kinds of supporting equipment installed for safety. If you want to electrify the track I'd guess that just installing that is more expensive than building a road. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though, do you have any sources about the average cost per kilometer of roads vs tracks?
      • trainsarebetter 5y ago
        No they are not, there’s all the signage, barriers, and drainage. Roads wear out very quickly, they are the fastest degrading forum of infrastructure.