Despite beginning life as a by-product of British colonial rule, India’s railways have come to define and shape the country over the course of the last century and a half. Tracks that were laid to ...

Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and President Aleksandar Vučić said the new projects would completely change the country’s development plans. Credit: Government of the Republic of Serbia. The President and ...

Illustration of Siemens Mobility’s new trains for Bangkok’s Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system. Credit: Siemens. Siemens Mobility, along with consortium partners Turkish railway manufacturer ...

Guangzhou Metro is a light rail transit system in the city of Guanghzou (formerly known as Canton) in China. It is the fourth metro system to be introduced in Mainland China.

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...

The United States has the world’s longest railway network, followed by China and India. Railway-technology.com profiles the 10 largest railway networks in the world based on total operating length.

Light rail systems have the potential to help solve some of the major problems that spring up in the world’s increasingly busy cities. Trams can provide a fast and reliable option for travellers ...

High-speed railways combine both speed and efficiency. From the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan to the French TGV, high-speed trains have a history that spans several decades. The evolution of ...

Aerial view of the San Joaquin River Viaduct in Fresno, California. Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority. The Future of High-Speed Rail in California For a country that was built on the ...

Europeans and Asians currently operate the fastest high speed trains in the world, regularly commuting on trains such as the Shanghai Maglev and Harmony CRH 380A. While these two currently hold all ...

The Channel Tunnel, or "Chunnel" as it is sometimes known, is a 50km-long undersea rail tunnel below the Strait of Dover in the English Channel. Channel Tunnel links Folkestone in England with ...

Europe has a long history of high-speed trains, being an early adopter after the first high-speed rail system, the Tokaido Shinkansen, began operations in Japan. Since France’s TGV network began ...