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Chilean authorities Friday inaugurated the South American country's first high-speed train service. The convoy, which has four cars and can accommodate 236 passengers, links connects Santiago with Curicó in two hours and three minutes at a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Curicó is a rich agricultural production area known for its wine cellars.
Not particularly, but it’s important progress for a country with essentially zero inter-city trains running.
Such a pity too, the shape of the country just really seems to make so much sense for trains - just run a big north-south line and connect basically everything anyone would care about.
Not particularly, but it’s important progress for a country with essentially zero inter-city trains running.
Such a pity too, the shape of the country just really seems to make so much sense for trains - just run a big north-south line and connect basically everything anyone would care about.