In a 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 the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In many nations, some people feel that it is imperative to fund the construction of high speed railway lines connecting cities, whereas the rest of the population opine that the money will be better spent on developing the existing public

transport

infrastructure. Both schools of thought have their pros and cons.

Firstly

, let’s talk about why we need high speed trains connecting cities. Our economies have become more and more dependent on one another and it is important for both goods and people to

travel

quickly between major metros. The rapid growth of the airline industry has enabled us to play and work on a truly global scale. Air planes are the most common mode of

transport

used to

travel

between cities as it is cheap, fast and very efficient.

However

, it has brought its own problems like a tremendous amount of air

pollution

which causes health problems and most importantly global warming.

This

is where the high speed trains come into the picture. They run on electricity, which, if generated from renewable sources like solar and hydro-power solves the problem of air

pollution

. These days the locomotives have become very silent and

thus

they even put the breaks on noise

pollution

. They will

also

be a lot cheaper to manufacture than planes. They will,

however need

Accept comma addition

however, need

to be fast enough so that people will prefer them to the aircraft. The French, Japanese and Chinese already have a huge network of high speed rail lines. Unlike high speed trains, which connect cities, public

transport

enables citizens to

travel

within the city. The bustling metros of today have been engulfed by concrete structures and family cars. While personal vehicles have made travelling more comfortable, they have

also

caused a great deal of

pollution

. A lot of people have realized

this

and want to reduce the air

pollution

and leave behind cleaner cities for their future generations. If the government invests in public transports, more and more people will want to use it. To conclude, I feel that building railway lines for high speed trains connecting cities and developing public

transport

will solve two different problems. The former will enable green and efficient

travel

between cities.

On the other hand

, the latter will allow people to commute to and from work without causing much of an impact on the environment.

Therefore

, I am of the opinion that both the ideas are equally important and should be funded

accordingly

to create a cleaner and sustainable future.