Unlike the MTR, the KCR takes you to all major cities within Hong Kong. Some of these cities are Tai Po, Tai Wai, Sheung Shui, Wong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, and so on. Each stop is about 5-15minutes max. You can get from the Lo Wu end of Hong …

I just returned from the Ogilvie Transportation Center located at 500 W. Madison in Chicago, Illinois. This is the former Northwestern Train Station. The exterior of the building is massive and has lots of glass windows. I wasn’t expending too much on the inside, afterall, a …

Now, I don’t want to ruin anyones reputation but I’m not very satisfied by the Italian “Nord” railway service. Not only are the trains so incrdibly late that if you have to give an exam you have to leave an hour earlier than when you should just to be …

This is the official site of Indian railways. One get all the necessary info abt Indian railways here. This also facilitates train enquiry, and online reservation. The site is being designed quite badly, and all things looks messed up. Also , at time I am not able to login …

I LOVED the train. I was going to NYC for two days and decided that I did not want to drive or fly so I tried the train. How easy and relaxing it was to do. There is no hassle to board the train. There …

Chiltern Railways runs trains between Birmingham and London, as well as less intensive services to Stourbridge and Kidderminster, and a shuttle service to Aylesbury. However, it is the Birmingham to London service that is the company’s major business, and deservedly so, as I think it is the best way …

Droitwich Spa railway station serves the Worcestershire town of Droitwich, and lies on the junction of two lines: one from Birmingham Moor Street to Worcester via Bromsgrove, and one from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via Kidderminster. As such, it is a common spot for passengers to change trains …

We live in Missouri, but travel a lot to Arkansas as a family. One of our favorite places is Eureka Aprings, Arkansas. It is right in the middle of the Ozark Mountians, and has some of the most beautiful scenery in the nation. One thing we like to do …

The city of Philadelphia is situated on the Delaware river and like every large city in the world a large part of people working in the city live in the suburbs. In case of Philadelphia part of its suburb extends further into Pennsylvania but a large swath of southern …

I have traveled on the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) train on the Penn Line. Usually I travel from Union Station in DC to BWI airport or to Penn station in Maryland. The MARC train is used by a lot of people as a commuter train which …

It is a very interesting museum in Delhi focusing on the rail heritage of India. When we were living in Delhi we used to go to this museum once in a while. Spread over 11 acres of area, the museum has vast open area and an indoor gallery. Children simply …

There are many ways to travel between the United Kingdom and the European mainland, but probably one of the most comfortable ways is by taking the Eurostar. The high speed train (top speed 300km/h) takes you in just under 2 hours time from London St Pancars to Brussels Midi. …

If more people took the train, there would be more trains. I hear a lot of people complaining about the schedules and the service on the Long Island Railroad, which offers a lot of peak trains, however, when the trains are running empty, there are not going to be …

When travelling to London I sometimes decide to get the train from Birmingham Snow hill down to London Marylebone station. This particular service is operated by Chilton Railways and is a rival for the Virgin Trains service from Birmingham New Street to London Euston.
The service takes around and …

Rajdhani Express is a train which connects the Delhi to other capital of the states. It is considered as the best option for traveling in India by train. The fare of this train is also comparatively high. Recently I traveled from Ranchi to New Delhi by this train. I reserved …

Have you ever been in Metro Manila Philippines? Then you would know the legendary traffic jam in Edsa, one of the major thoroughfares in Metro Manila. Thank goodness that the Philippine government have built the Metro Railway Transit System or MRT for short. MRT is an electric powered railway …

Worcester Shrub Hill railway station is one of two stations in Worcester. It is rather larger than Foregate Street, and is the main station for longer-distance services —“ from here you can catch trains to London, Bristol, Oxford and a number of other cities. It is about a mile …

Shatabadi Express is the super fast train operating in India between various destinations. These trains run on different routes and they cater to tourists as they link up various important cities in India. The frequency varies from route to route.
I have travelled in this train on a couple of …

Normally NJ Transit is on top or on top of making announcements about a train being late. The Conductor and ticket agents are rather friendly and helpful also. Sometimes I feel like I am their therapist though because they will tell me about all the complains they have about …

Moving around in Brussels city using its metro can be the quickest method of getting from one point to another. I was always afraid of taking public transport because I was more scared that I would be lost more than anything else. In the end, I thought I could …

Approximately once per month, I ride Amtrak from Richmond, Virginia to Washington D.C. or vice versa. My experiences on Amtrak have always been favorable, and I see it as a cheap alternative to fighting the rush hour traffic on Interstate 95.
The trip is approximately two hours in length, …

Hagley railway station serves the village of Hagley, on the northern edge of Worcestershire, and provides services to Kidderminster and Worcester in one direction, and to Birmingham in the other. It is a popular commuter station, and is also close to the two high schools in Hagley, so there …

Wythall railway station is a little bit of an oddity, in that it lies within the county of Worcestershire, but for reasons of practicality is included within the West Midlands area covered by Network West Midlands’ range of tickets such as the Centrocard. The centre of the village to …

We all know that traveling to Europe is expensive. On my last trip to Europe, I tagged along my mom and my sister. Expenses have been tripled so I wanted to make the best of our trip with the least expenses. Getting a cheap pass to travel to as …

Recently I went Bhopal from New Delhi by Shatabdi Express. This was my first journey by this train. The journey becomes one of the most comfortable journeys that I ever took in India.
The train is the fastest train in India. I enjoyed the scorching speed that it took from …

While staying in Arlington, Virginia, we had several opportunities to use the Washington Metro Rail System for transportation. Overall it was an okay experience. Most of the time the cars were moderately packed with people so the ride was pretty comfortable. Although there seems to …

If you are fortunate enough to find time to visit Scotland during your summer vacation, you may decide to visit the Highlands while you are there. Now Scotland is divided into the Highlands and the Lowlands. The Highlands aren’t necessarily all high and the Lowlands aren’t necessarily all low. …

Birmingham New Street is one of the busiest railway stations in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, it is also one of the worst in some regards. There are plans to replace it with a more modern station in the next few years, but until then passengers have to endure a …

The New York City Subway is used by millions of people every day. This is how people get to work, get to school if they communte to a college or going to high school/middle school nearby, or even if they are just going out for the night. The subway …

I recently had to travel between Moscow and St Petersburg, and bought a ticket on Russian Railways’ Train #005, the Nikolaevsky Express. I chose it based on the time of arrival into St Petersburg, as I was catching a flight out the same day.
This train was amazing. I’ve done …

Stourbridge Town railway station is a small station near the centre of the town of Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England. It is reached by means of a very short branch line - just three quarters of a mile long - from the considerably larger station at Stourbridge …

Gareeb Rath is the recently introduced air conditioned train in India. The train was first introduced a couple of years back and presently it connects various cities across India with metros like Delhi and Mumbai. The name literally means ‘poor man’s chariot’.
I happened to travel in the newly introduced …

I was anticipating the journey from London to Paris. First of all, the departure point was St Pancras Station in London, which has been done up at (no doubt) great cost. The result is a veritable palace when you consider the standard of workmanship the original builders produced …

If you’re anything like me, which you might or might not be because apparently we’re all equal yet unique, you care about the environment, your car, and saving money. So I recommend using public transportation whenever possible. The Pacific Surfliner is the Amtrak train that runs from …

When I first came to Chicago 8 years ago, I expected to see very nice and rich city. However, I must say, one of the first things that I saw was Chicago’s subway, and it did not leave me with a good impression. A friend of mine whom I …

One of the easiest ways to get around Washington, DC is to travel via the subway trains. It is one of the most common forms of public transportations being used in large cities today. They have stations every couple of blocks which makes for less walking. You just have …

I needed to go to Los Angeles on a business trip and decided to try riding the train for the first time in my life. After spending about 15 minutes driving around and around the San Bernardino Metrolink Depot trying to find a parking spot, I finally parked …

Most of the people in my country like to complain about the Nederlandse Spoorwegen( Dutch Railways) because of delays. But what they do not know or don’t care to know is that they are privileged with such a good rail service to all parts of the county cause not …

In Kaohsiung there are two rail stations with similar names. They are Zuoying and Xin Zuoying. The former accommodates all but high speed train. The later accommodates all types of train, it is, therefore, a very important station in Kaohsiung and most tourists arrive at or depart from this place. …

The Mass Transport Railway in Hong Kong is one of the most efficient transportation systems in the world. It is a network of underground railroad that carries over 2.4 million people a day. When I visited Hong Kong, I frequently used the MTR to travel around the …

When we come to Munich, especially through the air transportation, we will use S-Bahn train from the Munich Airport to reach the city. We will also used S-Bahn train in the inner city to take us to certain destination by going to certain S-Bahn station. S-Bahn is a modern …

Hana Yori Dango, an Anime that has become a Hit in all of Asia by the name of Meteor Garden. Who would have forgotten all the 4 wonderful boys of the Meteor Garden, called the F4? Barbie Hsu, the lead character playing Shan Cai also is a wonder! She …

Old Hill is a small railway station which serves the suburb of Old Hill, near Cradley Heath in the English West Midlands. Train services from this station are provided by London Midland, and trains are frequent towards Birmingham Moor Street in one direction, and towards Stourbridge Junction in the …

Mahabodhi Express runs between New Delhi and Gaya. Since I am residing in Delhi and my home is in Gaya, I travel regularly by this train. This is the considered as the best train between these two stations.
The time that this train took to complete its journey is sixteen …

Awhile back, I went to work in Pasadena, CA as an Au Pair (nanny) for a year. This arrangement meant that there was a car provided for me by the family I was staying with, but it was only for work purposes (such as picking up kids from …

We used to visit Colorado every summer. One summer, we decided to go to Durango and take the train from Durango to Silverton. First of all, the view is amazing and it is very pretty up there. However, I remember being scared on parts of the journey, especially when …

This was an exciting journey as I had never been on the TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse/High Speed Train) before. Whereas Great Britain has had a rather fraught relationship with trains since Beeching closed great swathes of the network down in the early 1960 and Thatcher concentrated on …

Last year we took our eldest to a day out with Thomas the Tank Engine at the forest of Dean railway. This was an excellent day out that we all enjoyed. Kurt is a really big Thomas fan and loves to see Thomas at whenever the opportunity …

Mount Fuji is very famous in Japan. This pushes me to find a timeslot to pay a visit to Fuji-san (as addressed by the Japanese) when I was in Tokyo. Mount Fuji can be explored through a number of ways and locations. I do not like to climb a …

This is the third year we have been in the Frequent Traveller Scheme with Eurotunnel and I am convinced we have saved a fortune. With so many people buying property abroad, particularly in France, this scheme must be extremely popular.
You buy ten single trips in advance for £399 and …