The railway has been a major actor of the industrial revolution of the 19th century, the advancement of mobility of people and of goods, and the development of our modern economies. In just a few decades, the immense network of steel rail has spread across Europe, then other continents, led by trains carrying travellers and merchandise. From city to city and country to country, for close to a century, rail has transformed our sense of space and time.
Read MoreTOKYO > OSAKA
TURIN > NAPLES
MADRID > SEVILLE
COLOGNE > FRANKFURT
BARCELONA > MADRID
SEOUL > BUSAN
BEIJING > SHANGHAI
ANKARA > ISTANBUL
LANZHOU > URUMQI
SHANGHAI > KUNMING
TOKYO > HAKODATE
ZURICH > MILAN
BEIJING > HONG KONG
TANGIER > CASABLANCA
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