Short answer: yes Long answer: just admit overnight trains are now a luxury market and treat them accordinglyhttp://www.railwaygazette.com/news/policy/single-view/view/passenger-night-trains-in-europe-the-end-of-the-line-report-published.html …
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Replying to @380kmh
Overnight and long-distance trains are in the same boat (sorry) as ocean liners: they'll still exist, but for very different purposes
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Replying to @380kmh
Geared towards leisure and entertainment, turning the long travel time from a drawback to an asset
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Ocean liners became cruise liners, and long-distance trains are--in Japan--becoming "cruise trains"pic.twitter.com/uB4oN8knmZ
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Replying to @380kmh
But for overly long distances, they're a smart, cost-effective alternative to high-speed rail.
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Replying to @ArjunM1412 @380kmh
These night trains, though, are too luxurious
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that's because they are luxury trains first and foremost, night trains only incidentally
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Replying to @380kmh
China seem to have got the night train idea right. Decently fast yet affordable trains, even overnight bullet trains.
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yeah--if overnight trains continue to be viable long-term in their classic (non-cruise) sense, they'll be like China's
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