In December 2010, Spain inaugurated a high-speed line between Toledo and Albacete and Cuenca. Six months later, it abandoned it: only nine passengers a day were using it, at a cost of 3.2 million euros. This fiasco illustrates how a country built infrastructure without ensuring its economic viability.
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In December 2010, Spain inaugurated a high-speed line between Toledo and Albacete and Cuenca. Six months later, it abandoned it: only nine passengers a day were using it, at a cost of 3.2 million euros. This fiasco illustrates how a country built infrastructure without ensuring its economic viability.