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"...govt aims to launch [an automated freight network] in select areas by 2034 before introducing it on the busy Tokyo-Osaka route, PM Kishida announced on July 25"
"...estimated construction cost per 10 km is 25.4B yen ($165M) for above-ground infrastructure and 7B to 80B yen for the underground tunnels"
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15363084
🔸Ignoring existing freight trains allows excuse to spend billions of taxpayers' money?🤔
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