How do the California High-Speed Train Project ridership projections compare with high-speed train systems currently operating in other parts of the world?
In Japan, the 343-mile Tokaido high-speed train line connecting Tokyo to Osaka currently carries over 145 million passengers annually. The entire Japanese high-speed train network (1,350 miles) currently carries over 335 million passengers a year. In France the TGV network, consisting of over 1,160 miles of new interconnected high-speed lines, carries over 100 million passengers each year. The most recent ridership forecasts for the California High-Speed Train Project estimate between 88 117 million passengers annually by 2030 for the entire 800-mile high-speed train network connecting Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley, Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and San Diego.
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- How do the California High-Speed Train Project ridership projections compare with high-speed train systems currently operating in other parts of the world?
- How does the California high-speed train proposal compare with the existing Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail service?
- How is this project different from other previous attempts to implement high-speed train systems in the U.S.?
