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Sadly, this will likely not provide much incentives for infrastructure improvements. Local commuter trains around here have deteriorated substantially over the
by 3rd3 4y ago
Sadly, this will likely not provide much incentives for infrastructure improvements. Local commuter trains around here have deteriorated substantially over the past decades. The trains have become dirty and unreliable. More passengers will only stress the infrastructure more, so it will become even less attractive.
Maybe it would be wiser to spur the competition between various commuting alternatives such as shared cars and buses, and thereby putting pressure on the railway operators to improve their infrastructure, offering it at a more reasonable price and with more transparent pricing schemes.
- f6v 4y agoBerlin(the biggest city) is miserable in this regard. My former tram line(M4) used to be 50:50 with old and new trams. In the last year before I moved, they had almost 100% old trams in there. Same goes for S-bahn, even new carriages are not equipped to deal with the weather. I dreaded using them in summer. The city has an excellent network in terms of coverage, but the trains are outdated.
- fundatus 4y agoRegional trains in Germany are not run for-profit. For each route there is a public tender for subsidies every 10 years or so. Private companies that win these contracts have to fulfill whatever local authorities put into these tenders (like timetables, capacity of trains etc). So your suggestion simply wouldn't work. Instead, your local authorities must improve whatever they require from the companies (and then also increase the subsidy accordingly of course).
- panick21_ 4y agoOr maybe it would be wiser to actual invest in your infrastructure. Railways don't get magically more efficient just because the is competition from a bus. Investment is political not depending on competition.