Re:The train that shrunk France and Western Europe
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @06:13AM
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In China, Beijing to Kashgar is about 3,500km but there isn't any high speed train on that line (yet?)
One important aspect is that China needs capacity: It has a very large population and also has two peak periods during which literally hundreds of millions of people want to travel during the same week. I think they've concluded that planes alone are never going to handle that demand and that trains offer a much larger capacity.
One important aspect is that China needs capacity: It has a very large population and also has two peak periods during which literally hundreds of millions of people want to travel during the same week. I think they've concluded that planes alone are never going to handle that demand and that trains offer a much larger capacity.