The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1302 - 950 s United Nations Declaration_2
Chapter 1302: 950 Chapters: “United Nations Declaration”_2
Chapter 1302: 950 Chapters: “United Nations Declaration”_2
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But then again, the cities that currently need a railway system are only Sydney and Melbourne.
Other cities, including Saint Arthur Castle, are not so densely populated at the moment, and there is no need to build a metro system yet.
After all, the main purpose of the metro is to relieve traffic congestion and improve the efficiency of people’s travels. Only large cities with populations over 3 million, such as Sydney and Melbourne, really need metros.
Besides building the metro, Arthur has an even more ambitious goal for the future development of Australasia, which is to build the Southeastern Triangle City Cluster of the Australian Region.
The city cluster is based on the three points of Saint Arthur Castle, Melbourne, and Sydney, covering mainly the most premium parts of the Darling and Mure River Basins, as well as densely populated areas such as Victoria State, the Capital Region, and Sydney Territory.
Due to the unique geographical environment of the Australian Region, the population in the southeast is far more than that in the west of Australia.
The population of Sydney is already close to 5 million, and that of Melbourne has exceeded 3.5 million, making them the two largest cities in Australasia without a doubt.
Meanwhile, the combined population of West Australia, South Australia State, and the Northern Territory is only about equivalent to that of these two cities, which is enough to prove the huge developmental gap between the east and west of the Australian Region.
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This indeed is the biggest problem with the Australian Region. The most suitable areas for development are only these lands in the southeast, which is why Arthur aims to establish the Southeastern Triangle City Cluster.
The good news is that with the drive of two super cities, Sydney and Melbourne, along with the catching-up effort from the capital, Saint Arthur Castle, there is great hope for the Southeastern Triangle City Cluster of the Australian Region to be built.
Not to mention, the populations of the three cities at the corners of the city cluster have already exceeded ten million, accounting for more than a fifth of the Australasian population.
With the support of several medium and small cities surrounding the city cluster, it’s feasible to create the most prosperous region in Australia and to compete as one of the most thriving city clusters in the world.
After participating in the opening ceremony of Sydney’s metro circumcity line, Arthur, along with some government officials, took the opportunity to experience the first official ride on the metro.
Overall, the experience was quite good, with both comfort and safety ensured.
To ensure enough air circulation inside the metro, ventilation shafts were built at regular intervals during its construction, and fans were used to supply adequate air inside.
Also, each metro station was equipped with corresponding emergency exits to ensure that passengers could quickly escape to the surface in case of any incident.
The overall speed of the metro wasn’t fast, and due to the numerous stops, the average speed was only about 35 kilometers per hour.
But the advantage is that the metro doesn’t need to twist and turn through surface streets and can basically travel in a straight line to the destination.
At the current speed, the maximum time it would take to travel from the northernmost to the southernmost part of Sydney is no more than half an hour.
Similarly, the time required to go from the easternmost to the westernmost part is also about half an hour, which basically meets the demand of Sydney residents to get from their homes to work.
The north-south and east-west cross-city railways, along with the circumcity line that encircles the city, ensure that most of the population can quickly get to their destinations via the metro.
Of course, the metro isn’t omnipotent, and it certainly can’t enable everyone to reach their exact desired destinations.
But with tens of metro stations now in Sydney, using this mode of transportation to quickly shorten the travel time between two points is certainly feasible.
According to the current data on car travel times in Sydney, it takes about the same amount of time to drive from the westernmost to the easternmost points of the city as it does to travel by metro.
However, due to the vastness of the city and the large population, there are also many vehicles on the roads in the City of Sydney.
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Once a traffic jam occurs, the time cars need to pass through is infinitely prolonged.
However, the subway does not have this trouble. The time needed for subway travel is completely uniform, which also means that for those who are reluctant to drive, the subway is definitely a more convenient mode of transport.
The most important thing is the fare of the subway. After all, whether a mode of transport is good or not depends on, aside from safety, practicality, and speed, another very important factor, which is the cost of using it.
Like airplanes at present, they are indeed the fastest mode of transport for humans. When it comes to airplanes, the time needed for a global flight is calculated in days.
This is different from past global voyages. If using ships, a global voyage could be as slow as nearly six months, and even the faster ones take several months, which is not proportionate in terms of time spent.
But the fatal issue is that even now with the rapid development of airplanes, the ticket prices for commercial airliners are still very high.
As one of the major manufacturers of airplanes, Australasia should theoretically have low-cost airfares.
However, in reality, according to data statistics from the aviation industry for various airlines, the price of short to medium-haul flight tickets in Australasia is generally over 35 Australian dollars, and the price for medium to long-haul flights is even as high as over 60 Australian dollars.
Although the current per capita income has surpassed 200 Australian dollars, taking one flight costs at least two months’ salary, which is still an unaffordable expense for most people.
This has resulted in the potential users of airplanes being limited to the upper echelons of enterprises and companies, who use this faster mode of transport when traveling for business.
Of course, there are also the truly wealthy who do not lack money. After all, for truly wealthy people, the cost of a few tens of Australian dollars for an airplane ticket is just a drop in the bucket, and they may even seek more expensive flights with better experiences.
In fact, when setting the fare for the subway, Arthur considered that compared to airplanes, the subway is the real mass transit for the average person.
Therefore, in determining the fare for the subway, considering reducing the living pressure on the common people, Arthur also signaled the national government to subsidize the construction of the subway to reduce the cost for the City Councils to build subways, indirectly reducing the fare for the subway.
Currently, the most expensive part of subway construction is building the subway stations and lines underground. The cost isn’t high regarding the subway engines and carriages, which have little difference from trains, considering the railway industry in Australasia is quite developed.
If the related industries of trains weren’t developed, it would have been impossible for Arthur to cover the whole country with railway within just a few decades.
As Arthur was experiencing the Sydney Metro City Circle, the subway department established by the Sydney City Council also made the subway fare prices public at the same time.
Just like the previous Lines 1 and 2, the City Circle has two fare types: per-station and full-route.
The per-station fare is one penny per station (1 Australian dollar = 10 Australian shillings = 100 Australian pennies), calculated according to the number of stations the passenger actually travels; traveling one station costs only one penny.
Whereas the full-route fare, no matter how far you travel or how many stations you cross, has only one price—1 shilling and 2 pennies.
Each pricing method corresponds to two types of passengers: those traveling short distances and those traveling long distances.
For most people, they probably only need the short-distance subway.
At this time, a per-station billing method is very suitable as it can help this group of people save some subway costs.
Meanwhile, the full-route ticket also allows passengers who need to travel through many stations to save on costs—these measures truly achieved the goal of lowering the living expenses of common people.
It is precisely because of this that ever since this subway fare pricing system was announced, the citizens of Sydney have welcomed it, and even specifically thanked both Arthur and the Sydney City Council.
