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The longest direct train journey in the world covers 5,771 miles and takes almost a week to complete, with passengers travelling through eight time zones ...

Many people think of places like Norway or Switzerland when talking about the world’s best train journeys. Routes such as the Flåm Railway or the Glacier Express are often praised for their views. But ...

The share of electrified routes improved from 24 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2017, which further increased to 96 percent ...

Taras Grescoe is the author of eight non-fiction books. He writes about transit, cities and the global passenger rail renaissance on his High Speed newsletter. The inaugural run of the Northlander – ...

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