One example - I can get a direct flight from my city in Australia to LA, but not to SF. Would be useful to be able to take the train from the airport at LA into somewhere in SF.
So it could potentially replace a lot of short-haul connecting flights.
So it could potentially replace a lot of short-haul connecting flights.
Pulling up a map of Australia, this is the equivalent of setting out to improve transport from Canberra to Melbourne, and the first sections to be built will connect Leeton to Echuca.