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jandrese on Feb 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: The limits of high-speed rail

The flipside is that Shinkansen tickets are fairly pricy. In many other parts of the world they would have been undercut by cheap commuter flights decades ago.

magduf on Feb 10, 2020 [–]

Pricy compared to what? Trains in India?

Compared to Amtrak ticket prices in America, Shinkansen is an excellent value. It doesn't seem out-of-line with German ICE train prices either.

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