"I can...roll up to the train station 10 minutes before departure"
you can do it... with *german* high speed rail.
with chinese HSR you can't, because their stations are located far from the city center and have airport-style boarding.
sadly compliance will always be a synonym for โleast amount of effort put in to passโ. Real operational and technical security doesnt have a 1 to 1 payoff as it only provides foundational work and has no direct impact on growth. I hope to see a return to these values after pe shits the bef