
Kunming to Vientiane on the China–Laos Railway
Yunnan to the Mekong on a brand-new cross-border railway
9h 34m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
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Photo: Julia Denton-Barker · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Yunnan to the Mekong on a brand-new cross-border railway
9h 34m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
Photo: Julia Denton-Barker · CC BY-SA 2.0

The longest run in China: 4,372 km and two nights to Tibet
45h 03m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

America's only high-speed service, down the Northeast Corridor
7h · Amtrak
Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Overnight down the Mississippi valley, Chicago to the Gulf
19h 30m · Amtrak
Photo: Gary Todd · CC0 1.0

Three countries and the Channel Tunnel before lunch
5h 04m · Eurostar
Photo: Rob Dammers · CC BY 4.0

Overnight from Paris to the Riviera, in the Train Bleu tradition
11h 30m · SNCF Voyageurs
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Arctic iron-ore country, from the fjord to Lapland
3h · SJ Norge
Photo: Trond Blomlie · CC BY-SA 3.0

Into the north-east, on a line built for deep winter
4h 52m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Two nights from the capital to the Tibetan plateau
39h 58m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
Photo: xue siyang (df45086) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two imperial capitals, joined at 300 km/h
4h 19m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

High-speed rail along the Hexi Corridor
11h 30m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
Photo: Liuxingy · CC BY-SA 4.0

China's cheapest long ride, through the Daliang mountains
9h 18m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
Photo: Saigyouji-Noriko · CC BY-SA 4.0