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It's worth noting JR Central is a private company. So I don't think the Japanese are giving up any of their income unless they pay for a ride.
by atom-morgan 12y ago
It's worth noting JR Central is a private company. So I don't think the Japanese are giving up any of their income unless they pay for a ride.
- the8472 12y agoI would assume they get some govt subsidies in one form or another for building infrastructure.
- lmm 12y agoThey charge ridiculously high prices. But they can get away with it because Japan's roads make poor competition (there's not room for any more). In many ways it's the other way around: the US has a massively subsidized road network that makes rail uncompetitive. But it's also simply that land is so much cheaper in the US that there's less need to use it efficiently.