Maximum travel time for daytime trains in Japan is about 6 hours--this appears to hold true for conventional and high speed rail.
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The Nozomi from Tokyo to Hakata takes about 5 hours; the Hokkaido Shinkansen, when finished, is expected to be 5 hours from Tokyo to Sapporo
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As for conventional trains--the Super Soya is about 5.5 hours from Sapporo to Wakkanai, the Okhotsk is about 6 from Sapporo to Abashiri
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Travel times on conventional express trains are about the same as travel times driving on the expressway. HSR is much faster...
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...than driving times (Tokyo-Hakata is around 13 hours if you drive), but slower than air travel (Tokyo-Sapporo is about 2 hours flying)
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So I'm inclined to think that the 6-hour limit is a reasonable ceiling for rail service. Counterpoint: China.
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The high-speed line from Beijing to Shenzhen takes something like 8 hours to traverse, and when it opens, Beijing to Urumqi will be 12 hours
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The big question: is this viable outside China, in countries where air travel is more affordable? Is it even viable in China?
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If you had the option to take a 12-hr overnight train from NY to SF, would you, instead of flying? Amtrak currently takes 4 days.
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