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Comparing all of the U.S. or Canada is meaningless, but when you look at regions with similar population densities, then yes, it is surprising. Switzerland only
by alamortsubite 3y ago
Comparing all of the U.S. or Canada is meaningless, but when you look at regions with similar population densities, then yes, it is surprising. Switzerland only has about half the density of the U.S. East Coast, for example.
- johannes1234321 3y agoAnd in addition Switzerland has challenging terrain with hills and mountains all over, making train service complicated and even busses non-trivial sometimes
- ant6n 3y agoPn the other hand, the geography forces people to live in valleys. so population is effectively distributed along corridors —- very conducive to being served by rail and bus lines.