Hit me like a train

WHY TELEPORTATION AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

There are a few factors to this. first, we must analyze what makes our current public transport system so effective.

THE CONCEPT AT HAND

we must understand that for a public transport system to be effective, revenue must be gained from its use. therefore,

cost to operate < total fares collected

REALITY CHECK

let us take a look at a real world example. how much does it cost to operate the MRT system in singapore?

lets say $2 million daily.

how much is earned daily?

well, lets assume the average fare to be $1.50; according to wikipedia, the average daily ridership is 1.435 million. that means, $2,150,500 worth of fares are collected daily. thats a $150k profit daily. thats $4.5 million in revenue, monthly.

conclusion. Public Transport Systems, (PTSs) exist when revenue is generated. revenue is generated when ridership is high. ridership is high when capacity is high.

greater capacity = more people = greater income

now, on to the matter at hand.

TELEPORTATION AS A PTS

Teleportation will NOT take off as a PTS as, hypothetically, the running cost of such abstract technology should be at least $100 per trip. that would mean each traveller must pay a fare greater than $100. this makes teleportation a highly unpopular form of travel, as it is impractical to spend $100 a trip commuting daily. this is assuming each teleportation trip has a capacity of one person and luggage.

However, there are two ways to solve the issue at hand.

1. Reducing the operational cost.
2. Increasing the capacity per trip.

1: REDUCING OPERATIONAL COST

considering the breaking down and reassembling of molecular mass to be highly abstract technology, this solution will be difficult to implement and will likely only come with time.

2: INCREASING CAPACITY PER TRIP

this is the more practical solution, but may increase operational costs. however it is important to note that, even for a fare of $10 each, 10 people must be able to commute at once, and only to the same place. the cost to increase capacity to such a scale may not be practical


CONCLUSION

Teleportation as a Public Transportation System will not be successful nor implemented in the near future, unless as a government initiative.

FEEDBACK

if you have any points to argue, just leave a comment and i will try to address it.