Which sentence below is correct ?
Hello, I have 2 sentences and I'm still wondering which sentence is correct.

Sentence 1: " East Japan Railway implements initiatives to improve the convenience in changing trains at Shinagawa Station, ease congestion and expand barrier-free routes".

Sentence 2: " East Japan Railway implements initiatives to improve the convenience in changing trains at Shinagawa Station, to ease congestion and to expand barrier-free routes".

*Note: "Implement" is the main verb in this sentence. The subject implemented initiatives to do 3 actions: improve, ease and expand. Also, this sentence is the title of an article, so I used present tense here.

Please help me with this one. Thanks a lot !!

Question

Which sentence below is correct ?
Hello, I have 2 sentences and I'm still wondering which sentence is correct.

Sentence 1: " East Japan Railway implements initiatives to improve the convenience in changing trains at Shinagawa Station, ease congestion and expand barrier-free routes".

Sentence 2: " East Japan Railway implements initiatives to improve the convenience in changing trains at Shinagawa Station, to ease congestion and to expand barrier-free routes".

*Note: "Implement" is the main verb in this sentence. The subject implemented initiatives to do 3 actions: improve, ease and expand. Also, this sentence is the title of an article, so I used present tense here.

Please help me with this one. Thanks a lot !!

Answer

The sentences you have written are both correct. In cases like this, it’s a question of whether repeating “to” adds clarity or readability. In my opinion, it’s a close call.  [AmE]

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Depending if the changes already occurred or are about to happen, the sentence should read  East Japan Railway will be implementing or East Japan Railway implemented. Also, the part that says "to improve the convenience in changing trains" I would say 'to improve the convenience of changing trains".  The part that says "changing trains at Shinagawa Station, to ease congestion and to expand barrier-free routes" should read "changing trains at Shinagawa Station, easing  congestion, and expanding  barrier-free routes".  That way the 3  verbs are on the same tense (changing, easing, expanding)

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