• thejml@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    I worry that the more useful and prevalent high speed trains become, the more the population will use them… and the more likely the long useless queues will also move to trains.

    Trains can have more stations to spread out the load, but then they won’t be as high speed.

    Still, I’ll happily take advantage of the currently short queues.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      I feel that could be resolved by adjusting ticket prices and providing alternative options, like regional buses/coaches. Another possibility is adding more doors to each carriage, spreading out queues across the platform, but at the cost of less seating

      Where I am, the regional/inter-city train costs are very competitive with the alternatives, and sometimes enable more flexibility with travel. It’s still nowhere near the affordability of some parts of Asia though, and is overpriced IMO. My biggest gripe though has got to be only 2 doors on each carriage side, one at either end. And they’re narrow AF, good luck carrying a bike on board. What sadist designed these trains 😭

    • geemili@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      I think this is unlikely to happen. Going through security is one of the big sources of useless queues at airports, which trains don’t have. Trains also tend to have more doors to get, which should reduce the length of queues to get on the train.