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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 7:41 am
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chornedsnorkack
 
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Originally Posted by Mr H
Then it's a strange question. Overnight trains often go more slowly than daytime trains with the intention of giving pax a smoother ride.
Single overnight trip is the longest that a train can save time compared to a plane. Like my argument was, if a train travels 16 hours, 19:00 to 11:00 then evening flight means arriving late and morning flight means getting up early. Whereas the existing fastest train, 20 hours from 15:00 to 11:00 can comfortably be beaten by evening flight without staying up late.

Is CRH1E uncomfortable to sleep in?
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