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The state of the rail system the most reliable measure of how civilized a country really is (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The state of the rail system is a relatively reliable measure of how densely populated a country is.

[โ€“] atan@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

This just seems like hand-wringing for the pitiful state of the rail system in the USA. A country can have many dense population centres separated by large distances, making HSR viable and worthwhile, but still have low population density overall - just like the USA. The only real obstacle is political will/public support.

Western China has around half the population density of the USA but is already served by a 1,900km HSR line.