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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 12:54 am
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Originally Posted by Palal
4 hr train trip vs. a 30-min flight is pushing it. If they can get the trip time down to 3 hrs, it will definitely win over all the domestic traffic, but at 4 hrs it's still a bit too long. However, if you take into account the productivity you can achieve during the 4-hour train trip, then that may change your mind on which mode to choose.
Originally Posted by powergean
:-))) 30 min flight vs 4 hours...bullsith
I think the article mentions the travel time is expected to be 3hr 15m?
With a capacity of over 600 passengers, the trains can make the journey from Athens to Thessaloniki, which once was over four hours, in under three hours and 15 minutes.
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