Re:I got 100% off my train travel
by salynchnew on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @07:50PM
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If walking down to the corner shop is considered a "journey" then 2% of all journeys being made by train is a massive number.
2% of trips by train is a lot higher than the number of trips by airplane... And again, 8% of people using trains once a week is a lot higher than they use planes...
...And yet I don't think anybody "grossly overestimates" the social and economic importance of airplanes.
People use trains to visit family, go sightseeing, and so forth. They're a hugely important part of infrastructure, even if most people don't use them daily.