India has splurged billions on metro trains. But where are the commuters?

Posted by PolicyWire

Without better last-mile connectivity and affordable fares, metro use is unlikely to improve quickly, say experts.

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tomspark wrote:

Yeah, this is a classic infrastructure problem — you can build the thing, but if people can't actually get to it cheaply or easily, it sits half-empty. Last-mile connectivity is the real bottleneck.

tomspark wrote:

Yeah, this is a classic infrastructure problem — you can build the trains but if getting to the station costs half your commute budget or takes 45 minutes on foot, nobody's using them. Last-mile is everything and it's always the unglamorous part nobody funds properly.