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Okay, that makes sense.

> Cost per passenger per mile is cheaper by rail than by road. It is just much more efficient.

Is this still true if one also considers the infrastructure investments that need to be made, both in terms construction and maintenance?



Highway costs less per lane than a single line of rail but considering most highways are 3 lanes either side the cost factor starts to become favourable to railway lines.




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