Annual ridership of... Amtrak: 31 million Boston commuter rail: 33 million
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"Hey, what about NYC?" Metro North: 86m NJ Transit: 89m LIRR: 99m Total: 274 million every year
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This isn't an America thing, by the way. The overwhelming majority of train ridership in Japan is on urban commuter railways.
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This is the most lucrative market; the vast majority of private railways in Japan are commuter railways
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Subways in Japan are typically government-owned, few exceptions. I imagine the cost of tunneling is a factor.
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In Japan, commuter rail carries *far* more passengers than subways do, but the two are far closer in style than they are in USA
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In USA, subways carry far more than commuter rail--because commuter rail is infrequent, has few stops, poor station amenities, etc...
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Improving rail standards in the USA *must* begin with commuter rail. Intercity market is too small, subway market saturated.
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When our commuter railways are running every 4-5 minutes, with modern trains, between stops that are bustling with commerce...
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...THEN the surplus can start going towards longer-distance routes and subway integration/rehabilitation.
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