Were the people told the likely fare of the HSTs?
Every body will appreciate faster, safer, comfortable, & esthetic HSTs, but how many shall be able to pay its astronomically high fare is actually the deciding factor which shall decide the fate of the HST.
For HSTs to be any where near recovering the cost, the traffic of much higher than 1 lac per day is required, which even Mum-AHM may not be able to attract.