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The French railway network has shrunk over the years (i.redd.it)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Oh sorry I forgot to reply. The reason I find bus more convenient on those rural areas is that trains need a train station so you get much less frequent stops compared to the bus which can go in the center of the town/village and have several stop per town.

It's the difference between me needing to walk 40min to the train station or likely driving there. And me needing to walk 5 to 10min to a bus stop.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, the distance from the station is a good point. And I also probably have a biased view, as a "city dweller" (not sure about this word's usage).

    Though quite a few small cities would benefit from having trains again. For example, Pontivy is a small city of 14,000 people, which still has a train station, but only freight trains go there. And cities of this size already have a bus network, so you don't need to walk 40 minutes. Though the time it takes to go to the train station depends on the frequency of the buses, I suppose.

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