Kotoden's other lines have roughly the same range in ridership: busy stops hitting 4 digits, quieter stops hitting 3 digits (some just 2!)
Sapporo electrified the commuter portion of the Sassho Line recently--I'm not sure they use any DMUs for commuter travel anymore
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I am thinking of DMUs here as a stepping stone before full electrification--no need to wait to start saving money, etc
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DMUs don't save money; they cost more. And the procurement wouldn't take much less time than wiring the system.
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...are they really more expensive? Why don't they use locomotives on diesel lines in Japan, then?
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*DMUs cost more than EMUs. Obviously they're better than locomotives, which is why Japan has like 20 locos nationwide.
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ok, you had me going for a minute there...
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Okay, so if even Sapporo electrified, what is Boston's excuse to ever use DMUs?
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Sapporo used DMUs for decades *before* electrifying--still *much* more economical than locomotives
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Boston can't switch to EMUs until its electrified its network--which it ought to do
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