[someone123]

The population density in the Maritimes is about the same as Scandinavia. If you were to rank them they would go Denmark -> PEI -> Sweden -> NS -> Norway -> Finland -> NB. Currently we are running trains through some of the least populated stretches of Northern NB.

That Halifax-Moncton corridor would be within the range of typical well-served rail corridors in Europe. Not Paris-Amsterdam but also not the train to Narvik. There are around 750,000 people living along that 250 km stretch, with towns spaced out every 50 km or so. The Halifax airport also lies along that route along with a bunch of suburbs. This corridor had suburban commuter rail style service from 1870-1970 or so, back when the population was much smaller and highways and car ownership were already well established.