• HardlightCereal@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Fun fact: Japan has privatised rail. The reason is works in Japan is that the rail companies own the land around the stations and charge rent on it

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      1 year ago

      Most of the Japanese rail companies are subsidized to the hilt from mass bankruptcies and financial collapse.