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    Rail Passes in Australia
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    Riding the Rails in Japan
    Most visitors traveling around Japan plan on using the country’s extensive railway system. Japan built the world’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, between [...]
  • France's high-speed TGV train service is to be renamed "inOui" - photo by SNCF

    French Rail Report
    France was the first European country to adopt the principle of high-speed passenger trains on dedicated right-of-way lines. The first TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) line, [...]
  • Mountain Fuji and Shinkansen bullet train at Fuji city

    Rail Service in Asia – Overview
    Here is a quick overview of the widely divergent kinds of rail service in the huge expanse of Asia. We have already posted details in a few areas, with more to come. Visitor [...]
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ICE 3 number 406 001-8 approaching Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof by Thomas Wolf (Der Wolf im Wald) via Wikimedia Commons

New Berlin-Munich High Speed Rail Service

by editor in DESTINATIONS

Starting December 10, high-speed ICE trains will start linking Berlin and Munich in as little as 3 hours, 55 minutes. This new schedule cuts almost two hours off the best [...]

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  • Tram of tramway of Florence (Comune di Firenze) by User:Gf9, via Wikimedia Commons

    Florence Airport Link Opens

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    A new light rail route links Firenze (Florence) Amerigo Vespucci Airport with the central rail station.  Trains run every four to five minutes on most days; every eight to [...]
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