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That's a really good question, and I think is better than a plane in this ways:

- No need to wait in any way to out your bags or suitcases. Maybe a fast X-ray scanner where you put them in a side and pick them in the others in about 10 seconds.

- You know and can select where you want to sit precisely during the ticket purchase, unlike AmTrack.

- Due to the previous detail, you can show up to the train door even a minute before leaving without Any problem.

- All trains have a previously programmed leaving and arrival time, so there's no need to wait for traffic control in normal conditions.

With all of this, even with a train and a plane having the same travel duration, in a plane you will have to wait for a lot more of "bureaucracy" than in a train.

All of this is based in personal experiences using mid-distance trains in Spain, and the fast long-distance ones are even better and more comfortable.




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