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Most private rail lines aren't profitable on their own. If you look at Hong Kong & Japan's private metro systems, they run at huge profits because they develop the land around the stations into mixed-use communities where you can shop, live, and work. That's what actually helps make these rail lines profitable.
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We never ask if a road is profitable, the fact that we even ask for rail is insane
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I am surprised at the lack of mention to Spain, which is the SECOND largest high speed train system in the world, almost doubling the French network in track length, and with some of the most advanced trains out there. It also works quite profitably, with a number of alternative operators having set up shop in Spain, driving down prices and rising use to the point where the only ones losing are the airline companies.
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Almost every single US Interstate was way over budget and usually way late. It's SOP for large infrastructure projects.
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I have ridden both the TGV from Paris to Strasbourg and the Eurostar from London to Paris. Both were awesome and changed my opinion about HSR.
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I live in France and really can't imagine this country without tgv, it would total nightmare to take slower train on route 750km (from Montpellier to Paris) which now is done in just 3,5h or planes with way smaller capacity. Already LGV to Paris is under capacity and last summer 40% of all tgv trains were fully booked. It's not about costs or difficulties, just basic life quality standard (especially with low cost operators and open access competition)
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One correction. The Vande Bharat express was never a high speed train it’s just another train with better safety features and comfort also it runs on already existing rail network no specific new routes were constructed for that and there are already about 10+ vande bharat trains operational and are successful.The Mumbai - Ahmedabad route that you mentioned is actually a bullet train and is under construction that will be the first operational high speed train in India.
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The Vande Bharat trains are not the High Speed rails being developed by India. They certainly are slightly higher speed than other trains and have better facilities but they run on the same existing network as the other trains.
A new dedicated high speed rail corridor is being built between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. It was initially expected to start by 2022 ( coinciding with 75 years of Independence); but now it has been pushed to 2027-28 timeframe. It was delayed first due to land acquisition issues and later COVID but it is still being developed
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As a railroad worker people have no idea how much maintenance is required to keep these running. Just building it is only half the battle.
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Indonesia just completed their first HSR, hopefully it'll be the good catalyst for more expansions of HSR in SEA region.
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There’s a mistake in the regarding the Indian rails. Vande Bharat and the HSR are two separate, unrelated projects.
HSR is the bullet train line from Mumbai to Ahmedabad that’s been plagued with land acquisition issues. The entire line will be on a new elevated track (or tunnel).
Vande Bharat is a semi high speed rail that runs on existing rail tracks. Those have been getting commissioned pretty frequently. A lot of these trains are running below max speed because they require track upgrades (ie smoother banked turns,etc) first. It’s completely separate from the HSR network
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There is a misinformation about the Indian case . The vande Bharat train and the Mumbai-ahmedabad bullet train are completely separate projects . vande Bharat is for running semi high speed trains in existing tracks . On the other side the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train line has completed it's land acquisition and will be partially operational around 2027 (hopefully 😅)
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I love just how convenient and reliable the Shinkansen network is. And looking forward to 2030, when the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension will connect Tokyo with Sapporo in a 5 hour train ride!
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Actually, on India, the Vande Bharat trains are being inteoduced as "semi-high-speed" trains which are more modern than the other existing trains in the country which, if anyone tries to look up, they'll instantly realise how outdated those older trains were and how much this upgrade was needed. They're still in the process of inteoducing more and more vabde bharat trains ofcourse.
As for the high-speed/bullet trains, there is a separate line, between Mumbai and Gujrat, that is currently under construction; and last I checked, a significant length out of the total 508 kms (planned) has already been constructed. People can look up online, including here on YouTube, for weekly/monthly updates of that construction.
Other than this one, there are 2-3 more limes in other parts of the country that are in different phases of planning/construction/being approved.
So just wanted to point out that Vande Bharat trains are not supposed to be the high-speed/bullet trains. They're "semi-high-speed" trains. The bullet trains, for which the line(s) are under construction, will be separate for those Vande Bharat trains. Those bullet trains, as far as I know, are just supposed to be straight up Japan's Shinkansen.
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Australia has been trying to get a high speed rail line built from Brisbane to Melbourne for at least 40 years, and it never gets past the planning stage before everyone inevitably decides it’s too expensive and too difficult. Then a few years later, some politician starts talking about it when there is an election and the whole thing repeats.
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People who aren't impressed by HSR has clearly never lived in places with HSR.
Also the clip at the 2 minute mark is from Taiwan's 25+ year old automated light rail system that travels through the city of Taipei.
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Interesting that you didn't mention Turkey. The system is quickly being built and is working rather efficiently there. I know because I usually travel there for business and am fascinated by the Istanbul-Ankara line. Another line connecting the country to Europe via Edirne is almost finished and a fourth one connecting the capital with the Aegean coast is also almost finished as far as I know. The only issue there is that it's also being used for freight travel (like in Germany) so while the trains can go 300+ km/h they are limited to around 250 km/h because of this.
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Right now, every single one of Italy's railways are being upgraded to support high-speed trains in a pinch.
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People tend to forget why France built its first TGV line between Paris and Lyon in 1981. The new line was built to relieve pressure on the existing overcrowded classic line than ran through Dijon. Going faster was initially considered a side-benefit.
One has to take this into consideration when judging if a HSR project is worth or not.
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@balkanleopard9728
6 months ago
I have travelled on the TGV, Shinkansen and the Shanghai Maglev. All these systems work - but maybe not in a capiltalist sense. They are infrastructure, like roads and sewers. They facilitate society.
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