In number of countries some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe that this money should be spent on improving public transport. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The modern world is growing rapidly compared to that of the past decade, many villages are being converted into towns and many towns are growing into big cities. With the rapid expansion of cities, there are many problems related to transportation and food. Governments are spending millions of

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on transportation projects like high speed

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.

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, some people believe that

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should be spent on existing public

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. In the present world, the cities are expanding merging nearby suburbs into it.

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mass expansion often leads to congestion and

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in the cities. Due to close proximity of many suburbs, there will be huge

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jams leading to both air and noise

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. Charges of existing public

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which includes buses and local trains are higher due to high demand in the peak hours.

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, many cities in the world cannot sustain the rapid growth.

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, existing roads cannot be extended more, so even if the governments spend

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on existing

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, there can be

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problems and fatal accidents.

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, with the development of the metro

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in many big cities, there is a reduction in the travel time because of no

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.

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, tickets are very costly. Turning on to the other side of the argument, Many countries are planning to develop suburbs far from existing cities, they

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plan to link the two cities by introducing a fast

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. With the increased cost of housing and food in cities, people are interested in moving to the nearby suburbs.

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, living in Mumbai is costly, with the introduction of a rapid

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between Mumbai and Thane, people are migrating to Thane.

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kind of development

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reduces population stress on metropolis along with

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.

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, high speed

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can cost more compared to normal public

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, but daily commuters can be offered with daily pass at reduced prices.

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, buses and ferries are run by humans which can sometimes lead to accidents and drowning, but in the case of a high speed

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, there are very minute chances of accidents as they are controlled by signals. To sum up,

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public

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is used by many residents of the city, travelling with them is costly and time taking. Due to increased

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jams and

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, it is recommended to move out of the city. In my opinion, it is completely valid for the government's

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spending

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on new railway lines connecting cities as many people are interested in moving away from metros due to high housing costs.