> Getting to the station, and sharing a carriage. Both things that are in common with air travel which seems quite popular. A good train system is better at b

> Getting to the station, and sharing a carriage. Both things that are in common with air travel which seems quite popular. A good train system is better at both. Stations are smaller and less noisy than airports so they can go directly in city centers instead of miles outside the city. And space and comfort per passenger is usually much better than airline coach class, plus on intercity trains you can usually move around to cafe cars, dining cars, etc. Overnight trains are often built with private sleeping compartments if that’s more your style.