not where they draw the majority of their ridership from, but they're a vital part--how many profitable intercity lines only run expresses?
Compare Nozomi and TGV frequencies tho If they didn't run *any* Kodama, that would be one thing, but they still do--and it's not as if the 3rd sector or original Tokaido lines have *stopped* running; their operations are very much a part of the "run local trains too" aspect
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Sure, but in places in Japan where population density and city size are more similar to the situation of Florida, it's down to Third Sector.
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There are 6.8 million people living between Vero Beach and Miami (well, a few are out in Homestead etc) and almost all are within 10 miles of the coast, no way this would be third sector in Japan
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Compare Shikoku--only 3.8 million on the entire island, scattered all over it instead of in one neat linear corridor, and yet most rail is done by JR Shikoku rather than 3rd sector operators; it even supports two private rail companies (Iyotetsu and Kotoden)pic.twitter.com/c9BCmwuzrn
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JR Shikoku is the weakest JR, no?
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I think so, yeah--it's them or Hokkaido. But Iyotetsu and Kotoden are profitable afaik, and the point still stands that JR Shikoku isn't 3rd sector, despite operating in far worse circumstances than you find in South FL
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