There's something nostalgic and romantic about train travel, you can rest in a car or a restaurant, looking at beautiful scenery and astonishing views.
Trains are known to be the most friendly, comfortable and relaxing of any form of long-distance travel. New high-speed lines continue to open up across the world as they are almost always considered better than air travel.
The Reunification Express includes modern air-conditioned sleeping cars that take passengers on a two-day journey from Hanoi to Saigon, Vietnam.
The California Zephyr Superliner gives its passengers spectacular views of America’s West through the flatlands of Nebraska, Denver and the Colorado River canyons, the Utah desert and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada.
The Baikal–Amur Mainline is a railway line in Russia amazing its passengers with wonderous sights while traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East.
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A train run by Perurail travels across the high altitude Altiplano heading through the Andes Mountains to Puno and Lake Titicaca.
The train between Dorud and Andimeshk in Iran is among the most stunning rides in the world with beautiful rainfalls and rivers along the way.
The Qinghai-Tibet high-speed train starts its journey in Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province and goes to Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The overnight Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands is also known as the Deerstalker Express and is considered to be a very romantic train ride.
The 310-mile Oslo to Bergen railway is the highest major rail route in northern Europe with spectacular views.
Christchurch Train Station, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The TranzAlpine travels from Christchurch to the northwest through the fertile fields of the Canterbury Plains alongside the Waimakariri River.
The TranzAlpine travels from Christchurch to the northwest through the fertile fields of the Canterbury Plains alongside the Waimakariri River.
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority, popularly known as TAZARA, is a railway connecting the Southern Africa Regional transport network to the eastern African seaport of Dar es Salaam, offering both freight and passenger transportation services between and within Tanzania and Zambia.
