Japan · Sleeper
Seven Stars in Kyushu
Japan's first cruise train, still running out of Hakata in maroon lacquer
72h · JR Kyushu
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: Takeshi Aida · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Portugal · Panoramic
Alfa Pendular: Lisbon to Porto and Braga
Portugal's tilting flagship, Tagus to Minho
3h 27m · CP; Comboios de Portugal
- Panoramic
- Design
- High-speed
Photo: Nelso M. Silva · CC BY-SA 2.0
Japan · Scenic
SAPHIR ODORIKO
An all-green-car limited express from Tokyo down the Izu coast
2h 29m · JR East
- Scenic
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Italy · Design
Italo: Rome to Milan
Europe's first private high-speed operator, Rome to Milan
2h 55m · Italo
- Design
- High-speed
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Japan · Luxury
Kintetsu Hinotori: Osaka Namba to Nagoya
The private-railway answer to the Shinkansen
2h 05m · Kintetsu Railway
- Luxury
- Design
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Luxury
Kintetsu Shimakaze: Osaka Namba to Kashikojima
Observation saloons and a cafe car to Ise-Shima
2h 30m · Kintetsu Railway
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: nobu3withfoxy · CC BY 2.0
Japan · Design
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen: Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki
Japan's shortest Shinkansen, opened in 2022
23m · JR Kyushu
- Design
- High-speed
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Odakyu Romancecar: Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto
The observation-car run from Tokyo to Hakone
1h 25m · Odakyu Electric Railway
- Scenic
- Design
- Excursion
Photo: Kznrhsd · CC0
Japan · Design
Tobu Spacia X: Asakusa to Tobu-Nikko
Tobu's design flagship to the Nikko shrines
1h 50m · Tobu Railway
- Design
- Excursion
Photo: Rsa / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Japan · Scenic
Kintetsu AONIYOSHI
A Tenpyō-era lacquer box on wheels between Osaka, Nara and Kyoto
1h 21m · Kintetsu Railway
- Scenic
- Design
- Themed
Photo: Nobu55 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Kintetsu Blue Symphony
Deep blue and gold up the Yoshino line towards the cherry mountain
1h 18m · Kintetsu Railway
- Scenic
- Design
- Themed
Photo: Karindoobatanbo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Culinary
36+3
Five routes, one rolling portrait of Kyushu.
3h 50m · JR Kyushu
- Culinary
- Design
- Epic
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas