Miami-Orlando is longer, so lower frequency is okay.
Oh whoops re: Le Creusot... Granted Dijon would've made the route a bit longer, but if this graphic is any indicator, that would've been a better choice than what they're planning to do insteadpic.twitter.com/dPhFbH5CHr
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[Dijon might also have required a tunnel. There are no tunnels on the LGV Sud-Est.] The LGV Sud-Est is ~100 km shorter than the legacy line.
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The best Japanese comparison is the Chuo Shinkansen, modulo tunnels: ~400 km vs. 515 on the Tokaido Shinkansen and 550 on the legacy line.
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Right so TGV could've afforded to be closer to the legacy route mileage and still been a huge success, and even when a greenfield route cuts out a ton of mileage it's still smart to have stops at whatever towns it passes (Kofu, Iida, etc)
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I don't think it could have served Dijon centrally either way; the only intermediate stop on an LGV through a city center is Lille.
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