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Originally Posted by Hawkwind
How many flights are there today between Orlando and Tampa? What is the amount of passengers and size of planes used on that route?
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High Speed Rail is only of real benefit on longer journeys, so the Orlando-Tampa route would have to form part of a longer stretch to be of value.
If there was also HSR between Miami and Orlando, and between Tampa and other places (Atlanta?, Dallas?) then it would be more useful.
I am surprised that there is currently no HSR between Miami and Orlando, as there are numerous planes each day flying that route. Although the flight time is only 30 minutes or so, the total time spent doing that journey is several hours, and would be quicker by HSR even with a couple of stops en route.