thenorthern
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Looking at other countries I am surprised at how infrequent intercity trains are compared to Great Britain.
A good example of this is between London and Birmingham the two largest cities there are 8 trains per hour in each direction of which 3 are the fast Virgin Trains.
But that's not the only one between London and other cities there are Bristol 4, Manchester 3, Leeds 2, Sheffield 2 and Stoke-on-Trent 3. There is also 2 trains per hour between Birmingham and Nottingham, Newcastle and Reading.
Compared to other countries this is a very large amount with New York and Washington only having 1 train per hour, Berlin and Hamburg also having 1 train per hour, as well as Madrid and Barcelona having 1 train per hour.
It made me think though which country has the most frequent services the only one that seems to be higher than the United Kingdom is Japan where there seems to be regular intercity trains on a frequency that rivals some metro systems in this country.
What other countries have a higher level of frequency compared to the United Kingdom?
A good example of this is between London and Birmingham the two largest cities there are 8 trains per hour in each direction of which 3 are the fast Virgin Trains.
But that's not the only one between London and other cities there are Bristol 4, Manchester 3, Leeds 2, Sheffield 2 and Stoke-on-Trent 3. There is also 2 trains per hour between Birmingham and Nottingham, Newcastle and Reading.
Compared to other countries this is a very large amount with New York and Washington only having 1 train per hour, Berlin and Hamburg also having 1 train per hour, as well as Madrid and Barcelona having 1 train per hour.
It made me think though which country has the most frequent services the only one that seems to be higher than the United Kingdom is Japan where there seems to be regular intercity trains on a frequency that rivals some metro systems in this country.
What other countries have a higher level of frequency compared to the United Kingdom?