Rail subsidies
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Rail subsidies
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Many countries offer subsidies to their railways because of the social and economic benefits that it brings. The economic benefits can greatly assist in funding the rail network. Those countries usually also fund or subsidize road construction, and therefore effectively also subsidize road transport. Rail subsidies vary in both size and how they are distributed, with some countries funding the infrastructure and others funding trains and their operators, while others have a mixture of both. Subs
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Monetary support for railways
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_subsidies
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2024-03-07T17:27:34Z
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