So looking at these three factors--frequency, stops, and transfers--what part of the private sector handles all three best?
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Replying to @380kmh
Japanese transit providers know the answer to this--public transit is a *real estate venture* before anything else.
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Replying to @380kmh
...wait, what? The Japanese providers have rail-real estate syncretism, which isn't the same as "real estate before anything else."
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Replying to @alon_levy
my point is that these companies would be viable if they were only in real estate, but not viable if they were only in rail
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Replying to @380kmh
I don't think that's true. For nearly all private railroads, both divisions are profitable, though real estate has higher margins.
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Replying to @alon_levy
no, not the profitability--what I mean is they *need* ownership of their own land (at minimum) to do justice to their rail
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Replying to @380kmh @alon_levy
if they were renting their stations, etc, from other landowners they'd be screwed
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Replying to @380kmh
Well, if we're talking about station facilities, then every subway in the world owns real estate.
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Replying to @alon_levy
ya but subways are hardly the only kind of transit out there, you know?
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Replying to @380kmh
Same's true of light rail, buses, and nearly all mainline rail. Even Amtrak owns its own stations.
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buses and light rail--are you kidding?
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