...but worldwide, there are plenty of trips that take over 6 hours even by plane--I bet the discomfort throttles potential ridership
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The busiest area for 6+ hour flights in the world is across the Atlantic, which is on the *low* end of travel times in that range
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Could more comfortable conditions at the expense of speed win riders over? I doubt it--but with two disclaimers
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1) price is a big factor. Maybe I'd be willing to get somewhere slowly if it meant greater comfort, but not a chance if it's more expensive!
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2) existence of faster alternatives--the only way I'm willing to travel for longer than 6 hours is if there is NO faster alternative...
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...this is the main reason that overnight trains in Japan mostly vanished--and why overnight high-speed trains are still rare
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But there are overnight buses in Japan. And still semi viable overnight trains in parts of Europe.
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Overnight buses in Japan compete by price--they are *way* cheaper than equivalent trips by train (and occasionally faster bc of route!)
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So do many cheap airlines. But I believe there would be a market for overnight trains (even in Japan). It depends on politics partially.
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But if they are implemented well they also can offer some advantage in comfort. No airline queues, get up later, get off in city center, ...
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I think the comfort factor is a gimme, where they routinely fail to compete is cost
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