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.

Many individuals argue that the construction of quick speed

train

railway lines should be prioritised even though it costs a huge amount of money. Some people believe that the development of current public

transportation

should go

first

. While some individuals think that the very fast

train

is urgently needed, I would argue that it would be better to improve the existing

transportation

system in advance. On the one hand, it is generally believed that high-speed trains would be beneficial for connecting cities in more efficient ways. As a matter of fact, people can easily go to a neighbour city for business matters or just a simple vacation.

For example

, Jakarta citizens can reach Bandung for just one and half hours with a specialised fast

train

, which is twice faster than the existing

train

or highway route.

However

, the construction of

this

advanced vehicle needs a huge amount of money, which is funded and treated as debt by some foreign companies.

Hence

, the government should limit the high budget and fancy investment and spread the budget to more impactful sectors.

On the other hand

, it is

also

argued that the existing public

transportation

system should be improved

first

. In fact, more people use the current public

transportation

instead

of the high-speed

train

.

For instance

, a Jakarta family tends to ride their own car through highway toll when having a trip to a tourism destination place in Bandung, since they usually ride around and explore many sites in that area.

In addition

, the

transportation

cost of the existing

transportation

,

such

as public buses or trains, is relatively cheap for some travellers compared to the advanced

transportation

.

Therefore

, it looks like the government should splash some cash to develop the current public transport. In conclusion, it seems to me that it is better to improve and rejuvenate the existing public

transportation

first

,

although

the construction of high-speed trains would be beneficial in the future.