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The French railway network has shrunk over the years (i.redd.it)

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[–] ewenak@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, I'd prefer to have trains rather than buses. Trains are more efficient (once built) and ecological than buses, and they go faster and aren't affected by traffic.

where train made little sense anyway.

Why did it make little sense? It was built in a time where there was demand. Then it was removed because people did not use it as much anymore, but I doubt it was because of buses, it was mostly cars.

[–] decipher_jeanne@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Oh sorry I forgot to reply. The reason I find bus more convenient on those rural areas is that trains need a train station so you get much less frequent stops compared to the bus which can go in the center of the town/village and have several stop per town.

It's the difference between me needing to walk 40min to the train station or likely driving there. And me needing to walk 5 to 10min to a bus stop.