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> What they forgot to mention in the article (or I missed) is that train is extremly expensive and has gotten more expensive over the years. Expensive for the
by afiori 2y ago
> What they forgot to mention in the article (or I missed) is that train is extremly expensive and has gotten more expensive over the years.
Expensive for the user or expensive for the state? I believe that almost everywhere in the west the cost-per-trip from the state POV is wildly in favour of trains.
- maaaaattttt 2y agoFor the user. But it's not linear and the longer the distance the more expensive it becomes compared to other form of transportations.
- afiori 2y agoNo I meant that if things were planned differently decades ago and we developed train networks together with road networks (eg IIRC switzerland requires new wharehouses to have a rail connection) then a good 90% of intercity trips (both people and goods) could be on rail and be way more efficient. I would not be as convenient as taking a car everywhere with no traffic and easy parking, but more convenient than being stuck in traffic everywhere.