In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money 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.
The needs of various public
transportation
systems differ from each region and vary with different nations. However
, some people
from most parts of the world think that government spending on public transportation
infrastructures should be largely invested in new railway
lines construction to offer very fast trains
between cities. There are also
many other people
who believe that those budgets should be wisely used to improve existing public transport, currently accessed by a large number of citizens.
Nowadays, many well-developed countries around the world have very fast trains
assisting people
to travel conveniently from one city to another in a very short time. There are numerous advantages of this
railway
system. Fast trains
like bullet trains
allow family members to meet up frequently, students from rural areas to study at schools which are situated many kilometres away from their homes and ensure an efficient transportation
system that saves time and energy. However
, it is not easy to install fast trains
with badly damaged and under standard railway
roads. For example
, in Myanmar, current railway
roads are not suitable for fast trains
and major improvement projects like widening existing roads are required. Thus
, very large sums of government funding should be spent on such
projects first
.
On the other hand
, instead
of spending major funds on those huge plans, spending on repairing and improving current public transport is more favourable and reasonable for the sake of cost-saving and being more rational. Upgrading some important public transportation
systems like creating more useful bus routes and building more bus stops can help people
in a very short period. This
can also
indirectly attract more people
to use public transportation
and leave their personal vehicles at home. By doing so, carbon emissions will be reduced consequently
and solve traffic congestion problems to an extent.
To conclude, spending a large sum of budget on the former idea will have advantages in the long term for people
from all over the country although
it needs a certain amount of large funding sources and skilled labours. The second
option of spending on current public transport is also
beneficial in some ways but it is not sure that people
from the countryside and rural areas will also
have advantages equally.Submitted by mudarnicole16 on
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