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The China Railway G403/4, G405/6 and D939/40 Beijing–Kunming high-speed train (2,653 km, 10 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes), which began service on January 1, 2017, is the longest high-speed rail service in the world. The previous record-holder was the likewise Chinese Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway at 2,230 km.
The Trans-Siberian Railway, [a] historically known as the Great Siberian Route [b] and often shortened to Transsib, [c] is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. [1] Spanning a length of over 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world. [2]
Had a railway line from 1883 until 1931 (11 km) and a three line tramway network from 1905 until 1929 (circa 14 km) 470 Micronesia: 583 Nicaragua: Suspended in September 2001 558 Oman: Proposals as part of Gulf Railway. Has a short tourist line at the Al Hoota Cave. 512 Palau: Had an industrial line. Has a short tourist monorail (of small gauge)
A BNSF train of loaded well cars (or double-stack cars) at Caliente, California, United States. A Canadian National Railway double-stack container train.. 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) – United States – a June 2024 third-party study over 10 days in Arizona found that Union Pacific routinely runs intermodal trains of more than 5,500 m (18,000 ft) in length, of which the longest was a 6,100-metre ...
The theory of the world’s “longest rail ride” originated when the Laos-China railway opened for business, linking Kunming and Vientiane – a missing link in the rails between Europe and ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
[9] [10] With a route length of 57.09 km (35.5 mi), [5] it is the world's longest railway and deepest traffic tunnel [11] [12] [13] [note 1] and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps. [14] It lies at the heart of the Gotthard axis and constitutes the third tunnel connecting the cantons of Uri and Ticino , after the Gotthard Tunnel ...
Name Location Length Expected completion Line Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel [66]: France/Italy (Cottian Alps) 57.5 km (35.7 mi) 2032 [67]: Lyon Turin Ferroviaire: Brenner Base Tunnel