>>2043073> Still don't understand how that wasn't seen as the main option the whole timeOften, the purpose of public works projects (because JRTT is government) is not to do the thing they claim to be doing, but in the process benefit someone else. The fact that you get a new train line afterwards is just a nice byproduct
>>2043078The capacity issue has two parts: JR central likes their trains like commodities, only prioritizing volume and speed (which works for their purposes). But when the chuo Shinkansen comes over to the Kansai area, tokaido will become a secondary route and as an operator you have to play up shtick like the way JR Kyushu does because now your leisure passenger share is high, in fact, they will have so much excess capacity JR West can run all sorts of things on there and a refit of all the train systems on the route is orders of magnitudes cheaper than new construction.
I actually had some Fushimi sparkling water the other day in Kyoto, at one of those restaurants where the question when you sit down is “still or sparkling?” (Tap was not provided unless you say specifically) it was very good. I’m of the opinion it should still join the Tokaido Shinkansen at that point, advantage over Maibara is distance and travel time, capacity between Kyoto and shin-osaka I think should be resolved as above
