Railways in Asia
In the past, there were fourteen children’s railways in Kazakhstan. Currently, there is probably only one narrow-gauge railway in Kazakhstan in operation. Children’s railway in Almaty was closed in 1997. The railway is abandoned. Scenic children’s railway in Astana was closed and dismantled in 2002. Children’s railway in Pavlodar was closed six years later – …
Train travel in Iraq is currently possible on the route Baghad – Basra. The first railway in Iraq was opened in 1914. The line with total length of 123 km connected Bagdad and Samarra and it was built to 1435 mm gauge. After United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq in 2003 the railway …
Train travel in Israel is comfortable and is the best way to travel between major cities. Israel has a modern railway network that connects its major cities. In October 2019, a high-speed railway line connecting Jerusalem with Ben Gurion Airport and further with Tel Aviv was put into operation. Trains in Israel are operated by …
There are no passenger trains in Lebanon. In the past, railway in Lebanon functioned very well. Traces of its heyday still remain to this day but many carriages, locomotives and elements of infrastructure were badly damaged during the civil war in 1970s. The last operational routes ended for economic reasons in the 1990s. At its …
Train travel in India is an adventure. Trains in India are the primary mode of transportation – often overcrowded but you can observe everyday life of locals. The Indian railway network is the fourth longest in the world. Further expansion is underway. State-owned Indian Railways launches over 13,000 passenger trains and over 8,000 freight trains …
Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo. In the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, there is no railway. However, the Malaysian part of Borneo has an interesting railway, very popular among tourists. The railway line starts in Tanjung Aru near Kota Kinabalu and leads to the city …
Currently, there are no passenger trains in Brunei. Only one railway in Brunei is an industrial 1533 mm gauge railway for the transfer of personnel and equipment to the platform, which is 4 km away from the coastline, at which tankers can be filled with LNG. The pier railway was constructed in 1970s. There are …
Train travel in Bangladesh is the best way to travel between the largest cities of the country. The length of railway lines in Bangladesh is about 2877 km. Some lines have a gauge of 1000 mm, some 1676 mm, and some use mixed gauges. The national carrier is Bangladesh Railway. Administratively, the railway is divided …
The railway in Pakistan connects the largest cities. Train travel in Pakistan is not much different from traveling by train in other countries in the region. In recent years, Pakistani railways have acquired a number of new carriages to service long-distance trains. In 2022, floods damaged or destroyed a large part of the railway infrastructure …
Iran has well-maintained but undeveloped railway network. The authorities invests a lot of money in railways. New railway lines have been built in recent years, some of the existing main lines were double tracked. Improvements are ongoing. Due to geopolitical situation is impossible to obtain an up-to-date information about train travel in Iran. Last updated: …