Railways in Asia
The first railway line in present day Turkmenistan was opened in 1880 from the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea near present day Türkmenbaşy to Mollagara. In 1885 tracks reached Ashgabat. Three years liter the railway was extended to Samarkand, Uzbekistan and ten years later to Tashkent. After the collapse of the Soviet Union trains …
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Tajikistan has a two separate railway networks that are not interconnected. The northern line runs from Khujand to Uzbekistan, the southern network connects Dushanbe with Kulob, southern Uzbekistan and border with Afghanistan in Nizhnij Pyanj. Last updated: 18.01.2026 Before Union Soviet collapsed Tajikistan railway sections had previously been part of an integrated long-distance network. After …
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Train travel in Azerbaijan is comfortable and quality of passenger transport is steadily improving. However, the train is not the best choice for tourists because the tracks don’t reach many interesting places. The modernisation of main railway lines is underway, the most of Soviet-era carriages have been replaced by modern air-conditioned cars and diesel- and …
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Train Travel in China is a perfect way to explore the country. In the last twenty years, China has made unimaginable progress in the field of railways. From a backward country, it has become a railway superpower. Tens of thousands of kilometers of new railway lines, rolling stock produced in vast quantities and exported worldwide, …
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Train travel in Jordan is possible on two stretches of the former famous Hejazd Railway. Two tourist trains belongs among most popular tourist attractions in the country. Jordan has a railway network but it was used only for freight transport – Aqaba line has been recently closed and I don’t have up-to-date information about traffic. …
There are no railways in Kuwait. In the future, the railway line of the Gulf Railway high speed rail will connect the capital of the country with Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The railway was originally planned for completion in 2021, but construction had not even begun as of then. Once …
In the capital of Qatar, a metropolitan railway system operates, known as the Doha Metro. The first metro line in Doha was opened in 2019. The Red Line, 40 km long, connected Al Qassar and Al Wakrah stations. At the time of writing, three metro lines with a total length of 76.6 km were operational …
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China. For a long time, Macau had no railways, but in recent years, Light Transit Railway (LTR) lines have been opened. In fact, it is a rubber-tyred people mover system. The new Light Transit Railway network is intended to alleviate traffic congestion. The first Light Transit Railway line …
Train travel in the Philippines is currently possible only on Luzon Island. In the past, passenger trains also operated on Panay and Cebu islands. The country has a railway network measuring 539 km in total, of which approximately 275 km are used for passenger and freight transport. The only railway operator in the country is …
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Trains are an important means of transportation in Taiwan. The first railway line, built in 1891, connected Taipei and Kee Lung (29 km). In 2007, the Taiwan High-Speed Rail line between Taipei and Kaohsiung was opened. Taiwan has two main railway lines along the western coast and one along the eastern coast. The western line …
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