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Which European country has the most frequent train travellers? (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I fully understand not wanting to use a train in Greece.
https://www.dw.com/en/greece-train-crash-government-admits-decades-of-failure/a-64864913

A probe into the tragedy would focus on the "chronic delays in implementing railway works, delays caused by chronic public sector malaise and decades of failure," government spokesman Yiannis Economou told reporters in Athens.

That said, I feel all European countries, maybe except of Switzerland, have failed to proper care for their rail infrastructure and missed the chance to convince more people to travel with trains instead of cars. :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

At least not in urban areas in Austria

I mean no country could afford to build a trainstation in every village

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Correction: trains in Greece are no longer public sector. They are all owned by Ferrovie dello stato italiane, the failure of setting up failsafes and maintenance are because it wasn't profitable enough to do so.