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Re:All 9,300 Japanese train station, animated by the year it... by rsynnott on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @03:45PM (#48481625)
Closing lines in the 90s would be unusual; the big spurt of line closures was generally _far_ earlier in most places, generally 50s or 60s.
Re:All 9,300 Japanese train station, animated by the year it... by wolvoleo on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @07:18PM (#48484119)
It was because until the 90s in Holland public transport was seen as a community service, not a business so even lines with limited traffic were served. During the 90s the neoliberal craze began where everything had to be a market.