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Population density of 4 versus 240 people per square kilometer. NRW has 528 ppsk. Ontario has 15 ppsk. Not surprising that Germany has a better train network.

• eigenspace 10mo ago
  Those numbers are pretty much irrelevant. Canadians arent evenly distributed throughout the country (nor throughout Ontario. That province is empty other than a tiny corner of it), the overwhelming majority of them live in a few areas that are quite population dense (i.e. metro-Vancouver area, Edmonton/Calgary axis, and the corridor from Toronto to Montreal. Besides, Canada used to have a much more extensive train network back in early 1900s when the population was a tenth of what it is now. Canada could have functioning train networks if we wanted them.
  • spooky_action 10mo ago
    Naive question, why are Canadians more poorly connected by rail than they were at the beginning of the 20th century?
    • eigenspace 10mo ago
      Rail networks are no longer a government priority in Canada because of planes and cars. We've kept some of the rail tracks, but theyre mostly just used for freight transport, not for people.
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