China to have world's longest metro rail network

Daily ridership will increase gradually to more than 10 million, the Beijing Commission of Transport said. Image: A maglev train drives into a terminal station in Shanghai. Photograph: Ming......

200 amazing years of rail transport

First electric locomotive. Photograph: Siemens Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport. ......

India's 20 superfast trains

A French high-speed train, TGV holds the world record hitting a top speed of 574.8km/hr. Its operational speed is 300-320 kmph. The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid with an operational......

World's 10 fastest trains

China is the world leader when it comes to operating fastest trains. Two of the world’s fastest trains belong to China.  Other fastest trains belong to Asian and European countries.......