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40 published journeys
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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
Overnight down the Mississippi valley, Chicago to the Gulf
19h 30m · Amtrak
Photo: Gary Todd · CC0 1.0
Overnight from Paris to the Riviera, in the Train Bleu tradition
11h 30m · SNCF Voyageurs
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
Overnight from Tokyo to the shrine coast
11h 50m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Photo: Mitsuki-2368 (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Japan's last regular overnight train, to Shikoku
9h 27m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
The highest railway in the world, across the Tibetan plateau
20h 26m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
Photo: Windmemories / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Britain reimagined as a modern luxury sleeper journey.
72h · Belmond
Photo: Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0
A private luxury train crossing Europe on a changing collection of grand itineraries.
168h · Golden Eagle Luxury Trains
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Contemporary Italian glamour turned into a moving luxury hotel.
72h · Orient Express
Photo: Michele Ursino · CC BY-SA 2.0
A private Highland country house that happens to move by rail.
72h · Belmond
Photo: Peter Moore / Geograph via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Europe’s most famous luxury train, still travelling in restored 1920s carriages.
24h · Belmond
Photo: Jour-reveur / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0