The best trains in the world 0
Crowdedest in the world: Shinjuku Station, Japan
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan set a Guinness World Record as the busiest traffic spot because every day in 2007 the station welcomed an average of 3.64 million passengers.
Busiest in Britain: Clapham Junction Station
In the UK, Clapham Junction in London is the busiest station in terms of the number of trains arriving and departing (about 110 per hour).
Quietest in England: Reddish South Station
According to British National Rail data in August 2007, Reddish South at Stockport had 47 trains arriving and departing in 12 months.
Longest in the world: Yiwu train line, China – Madrid, Spain
In December 2014, the world’s longest train journey from Yiwu, western China to Madrid, Spain lasted 20 days.
Longest regular service: Trans-Siberian Railway
Long journeys where passengers constantly get on and off are still common on the Trans-Siberian railway journey.
Shortest in the world: Railway in Vatican
Not only is it the smallest country in the world, but it also has the shortest railway, only 300 meters long.
Shortest in Europe: Stourbridge Town Railway
This is the shortest line in Europe connecting Stourbridge terminal to the town of the same name.
Highest in the world: China-Tibet Railway
The railway line going from China’s Qinghai province to Tibet is located at an altitude of 5,072 meters above sea level, over the Tanggula Pass, which is also home to the world’s highest station.
Lowest in the world: Seikan Railway, Japan
The Seikan Line, which connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, is the lowest-lying train line in the world at less than 240 meters above sea level.
Longest under the sea: Channel Tunnel
While Japan has the lowest railway line, the Channel Tunnel is the world’s longest underwater railway at nearly 38 km.
See more: The best of European countries
Huong Chi (According to Telegraph)
