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Re:High-speed rail board completes environmental clearance i... by Someone on Saturday August 20, 2022 @02:18AM (#32529631)
Nitpick: on a 26 mile stretch with stops at both end, that train will do closer to half its top speed. It has to decelerate and accelerate one more time. I think that will add closer to 15 minutes to the time on the full stretch.

But yes, they need riders, and thus intermediate stops. Most train passengers don’t ride the full track, just as most highway drivers don’t ride the entire highway.

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Re:High-speed rail board completes environmental clearance i... by SECProto on Saturday August 20, 2022 @02:29AM (#32529692)
Yes, that is why I explicitly noted the "express train" thing in my footnote. The route itself is longer, so a direct train will take a little bit longer. A local train that stops will add more time.
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