Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by xyzzyz on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @02:30AM
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Why don't the trains just stop doing the empty runs on the outlying routes, then?
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Because trains are considered an essential public service.
The people with only outlying routes nearby would be stuck without public transport, which is unacceptable. Commercial train companies only get contracts for the busy intercity routes if they also provide service on the outlying routes.