I live in Europe and I also ask "why can't we have that".
High speed rail >240km/h is still very uncommon[0], especially cross border (tho notable exceptions exist, e.g. Paris-Milan with both TGV and Frecciarossa just reopened).
There are EU plans for a wider network but it's progressing very slowly.
The presence of fast trains between two cities, on the scale of <600km, is transformative, as it becomes more convenient to take a train than to fly, while also having less negative externalities.
High speed rail >240km/h is still very uncommon[0], especially cross border (tho notable exceptions exist, e.g. Paris-Milan with both TGV and Frecciarossa just reopened).
There are EU plans for a wider network but it's progressing very slowly.
The presence of fast trains between two cities, on the scale of <600km, is transformative, as it becomes more convenient to take a train than to fly, while also having less negative externalities.
0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Europe