In a recent poll of global travelers by SilverRail Technologies, 90% of respondents said they would like to see rail options displayed alongside flights when searching for travel. Rail is suddenly a hot topic (again) as the Obama Administration has pledged $53 billion to create several new high speed rail corridors in the country.
High speed rail is a very realistic alternative in Europe and Asia, but in the US there are very few routes that can currently be replaced by rail transport. When asked whether they would pick rail over air when available:
- 79% would choose train over plane if high-speed rail options existed.
- 61% would choose rail over air if the cost was the same or better.
- 86% of people would accept having the entire time from door-to-door be longer to avoid the process of checking in, security and boarding.
- 66% would willingly add an hour or more of total travel to their trips to avoid the hassles of long lines, airport security and baggage fees.
Survey says: 79% of travelers would pick high speed rail over air travel when possible originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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