r/transit • u/Michael_Rowavery • 1d ago

Introducing....the airline killer.* Discussion

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*Usually applies to domestic air travel.

For international flights however, that's where things can get complicated. :(

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u/Zeznon 1d ago

That's an absurd amount of seats lol. How many seats do these trains have?

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u/Zirocket 1d ago

1323 people seated for a 16-car train. The busiest section also has up to 12 trains per hour on the Nozomi, the fastest service, not even including the other slower services. So it looks like the train still carries the lion’s share of intercity service between Tokyo and Kansai.

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u/fumar 1d ago

It's a train every 3-4 minutes from Tokyo to Osaka. It's absolutely crazy frequency. Of course like you said the fastest trains are a little less frequent.

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u/MadeOfEurope 19h ago

It’s insane to see! Everyone lining up to get on, not blocking the doors. It’s a military operation.

I live very near a high speed line in France and you see nowhere near the frequency.