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megagem t1_j7ue125 wrote

Reply to comment by KrissaKray in Want passenger rail in Manchester? Make your voice heard by PurpleSubtlePlan

There is no mode of transportation that this applies more to than the personal automobile. The rail link will be profitable once we cut the dead weight by banning cars.

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vexingsilence t1_j7v4nf5 wrote

> The rail link will be profitable once we cut the dead weight by banning cars.

Not happening in our lifetimes. The rail service serves a very narrow corridor. It's not going to replace private vehicle use in any significant way. You can add in bus lines to service the stations, but that's making a train trip that's already too long even longer. And it's still a fairly narrow service corridor.

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