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I personally struggle with the need of HSR between Dallas and Fort Worth (especially with an additional stop in Arlington, etc.). Major metros around the world have one, maybe two, HSR stations. Looking at Shanghai, with a population north of 20 million, they have two (Shanghai and Hongqiao). DFW doesn't have the population base to make it profitable, in my opinion. Nanjing (with a population slightly more than DFW) has two, but only one is specifically catered to HSR (Nanjing South). Beijing is really only utilizing one station for HSR. For DFW, it makes sense to put the ONLY station in Dallas proper, and connecting modes of transportation (TRE, DART, etc.) can get people to that station.