Explore train journeys worth travelling for, Far by Rail

A class 92 passenger train on the Røros Line in snowy woodland near Atna.

Norway · Scenic

Rørosbanen: Hamar to Trondheim via Røros

The inland way north, through Østerdalen to the copper town

6h · SJ Norge

Scenic
Panoramic
Heritage

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Photo: Ingolf from Oslo, Norway · CC BY 2.0

A blue R101 locomotive leading the Breezy Blue Train at Taitung station.

Taiwan · Scenic

Breezy Blue: Fangliao to Taitung on the South-Link Line

Fans, open windows and two oceans

3h 15m · Taiwan Railway Corporation

Scenic
Panoramic
Heritage

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Photo: jason199567 · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Durango and Silverton narrow gauge steam train in the Animas canyon.

United States · Scenic

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Coal-fired steam on three-foot track through the Animas gorge

3h 30m · Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

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Photo: snowpeak · CC BY 2.0

China–Laos Railway train crossing the Mekong River north of Luang Prabang.

China → Laos · Scenic

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)

Scenic
Engineering
Epic

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Photo: Julia Denton-Barker · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unbranded long-distance passenger train crossing the Qinghai–Tibet plateau beside a high-altitude lake.

China · Scenic

Shanghai to Lhasa: train Z164/Z165

The longest run in China: 4,372 km and two nights to Tibet

45h 03m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Sleeper
Engineering

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White Pass & Yukon Route locomotives and coaches climb the mountains above Skagway.

United States → Canada · Scenic

White Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway

Narrow gauge over the Klondike gold rush pass

2h 45m · White Pass & Yukon Route

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

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Photo: Fred Renspies · CC BY 2.0

A PeruRail train crossing the altiplano between Cusco and Puno.

Peru · Scenic

PeruRail Titicaca Train: Cusco to Puno

A daylight crossing of the altiplano

10h 30m · PeruRail

Scenic
Panoramic
Culinary

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Photo: Unukorno · CC BY 3.0

A Puffing Billy Railway steam train crossing Monbulk Creek trestle in forest.

Australia · Scenic

Puffing Billy Railway: Belgrave to Gembrook

Narrow-gauge steam through the Dandenong Ranges

1h 50m · Puffing Billy Railway (Emerald Tourist Railway Board)

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

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Photo: Frank Stamford · CC BY 2.0

A yellow TRA DR1000 train on the wooded Jiji branch line.

Taiwan · Scenic

Jiji Line: Ershui to Checheng

Taiwan's longest branch line, reopened in 2026

55m · Taiwan Railway Corporation

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

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Photo: Cassiopeia sweet · Public domain

The Rasender Roland narrow-gauge steam train on Rügen.

Germany · Scenic

Rasender Roland: Putbus to Göhren

Scheduled steam between Rügen's Baltic resorts

1h 15m · Rügensche BäderBahn (Pressnitztalbahn)

Scenic
Panoramic
Heritage

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Photo: sludgegulper · CC BY-SA 2.0

A local train on the Pingxi branch line in Taiwan.

Taiwan · Scenic

Pingxi Line: Ruifang to Jingtong

A coal branch line turned lantern valley

1h · Taiwan Railway Corporation

Scenic
Heritage
Themed

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Photo: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0

A West Coast Wilderness Railway train on the Abt rack section above Queenstown.

Australia · Scenic

Rinadeena, Rack & Rainforest: West Coast Wilderness Railway

Abt rack and rainforest above Queenstown

3h · West Coast Wilderness Railway

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

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Photo: Stuart Smith. · CC BY-SA 2.0