[solarkraft]

> By making it cheaper people will consume it more

Yep!

> isn't this counter productive?

Nope!

Increasing the use of the already existing infrastructure (rails & train stations) is not that much more additionally expensive.

While encouraging the use of trains you're also discouraging the use of cars - effectively paying people to not use their car seems pretty sensible in a time in which we really want people to stop using cars.

For additional leisure trips that people wouldn't have made otherwise, it still stimulates economic activity and at the very least general happiness and contentment, which is important anyway, but especially so in times that are likely to become harder in the next few months.