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.

Some say that funds should
be spend
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for
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on
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constructing new
railways
and fast
trains
between different regions,
while
others would argue that funds should be used for existing public
transport
.
This
essay will argue that
although
improving existing public
transport
can connect different parts of a city,
people
can get to other
places
quicker with fast
trains
and
railways
. On the one hand, improving public
transport
allows
people
to get to more
places
.
This
is because there are individuals who do not have
driving
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license, so the only option they have is to use public
transports
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transport
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. In some nations, it is difficult to get to the countryside by public
transport
or using Uber and Cabify, so
better
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with better
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public
transport
,
people
will be able to move easily inside the city.
For example
, in many Spanish
countrysides
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, there
are
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is
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no public
transport
or only
few
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of them every day,
this
make
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it difficult for
people
to get to other
places
.
However
, I believe constructing new
railways
can
also
solve
this
problem.
On the other hand
, constructing new
railways
and fast
trains
between cities, allow
people
to get to their destination quicker. So the time that
people
spend
for
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travelling will reduce and efficiency
increases
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.
This
will lead to economic benefits as businesses
would
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will
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have greater access to markets.
Also
, nowadays many
people
are working in
places
far away from their family,
the
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construction of fast
trains
allow
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allows
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these
people
to be with their family.
For instance
, there are many fast
trains
between Chinese cities, in
a
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normal public
transport
, it takes around 4 hours to travel from Shenzhen to
Hongkong
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Hong Kong
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, but with fast
trains
, it only
need
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takes
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approximately 30 minutes. In my opinion,
this
point of view is preferable because
people
do not need to waste long journeys
in
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travelling. In conclusion,
although
public
transport
can connect
places
around cities, new railway lines and fast
trains
reduce the time spent
in
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travelling, and
this
is why, is better to construct new railway lines and fast
trains
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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