• Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      The actual speed that matters should be calculated including any on- and off-boarding, so planes aren’t all that fast for short distances (considering most people probably need at least an hour before flight in the airport and at least like 20 minutes after arrival).

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        1 year ago

        At least 20 minutes is not enough to get to a place you want to visit though, while trains in many places ride straight into the city.

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      Maglev is expensive both to build (because you need magnetized rails) and to operate (uses more energy overall than a shinkansen).

      There is a reason why Japan built a prototype decades ago but never built a commercial line.