In a number of countries, some people thinks it’s 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 opinion.

In many nations, some

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feel that it is imperative to fund the construction of

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railway lines connecting

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whereas the rest of the population opine that the money will be better spent on developing the existing public

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

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, let’s talk about why we need

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trains

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connecting

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. Our economies have become more and more dependent on one another and it is important for both goods and

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to

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

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are the most common mode of

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used to

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between

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as it is cheap, fast and very efficient.

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, it has brought its own problems like

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amount of air

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which causes health problems and most importantly global warming.

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is where the

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trains

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come into the picture. They run on electricity, which

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generated from renewable sources like solar and hydropower solves the problem of air

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. These days the locomotives have become very silent and

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they even put breaks on noise

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. They will

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be a lot cheaper to manufacture than planes. They will

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need to be fast enough so that

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will prefer them to the aircraft. The French, Japanese and Chinese already

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a huge network of

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rail lines. Unlike

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trains

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, which connect

cities

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, public

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enables citizens to

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

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more comfortable, they have

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caused a great deal of

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. A lot of

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have realized

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and want to reduce the air

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and leave behind cleaner

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for their future generations. If the government invests in public transports, more and more

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will want to use it. To conclude, I feel that building railway lines for

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trains

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connecting

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and developing public

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

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between

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.

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, the latter will allow

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to commute to and from work without causing much of an impact on the environment.

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, I am of the opinion that both

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ideas are equally important and should be funded

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to create a cleaner and sustainable future.