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I am no airline expert, but the seat, privacy and trouble free logistics is the expensive part, no? The rest: food and service is the cheap part.

One row of 6 business class seats replaces what, 20-30 eco seats? That‘s where the cost comes from. So they need to be a factor of 3-5 more expensive because of space with everything else equal.

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Yes, for airlines since they are space limited. But the additional space on a train would presumably be cheaper, so the relative costs of luxuries would be more.

The point is just that you want "office class" on a train to be its own product. If I take a high speed train I am still probably just going to go and do some more work from a hotel, office or home.

So just make the slower train nice enough instead and save on the expensive track upgrades. Just don't try to sell me, or include, a 3€ water or a 25€ meal because then the extra time becomes a liability and you ruin the concept.

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