Denmark

Denmark gives go-ahead for €7 billion underwater tunnel to Germany

The Fehmarnbelt Link will allow trains and cars to cross the strait in just seven and ten minutes respectively. At the moment, a ferry takes about an hour to make the crossing.

27/04/2020

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Train scuffles and Christmas tree alight as Hong Kong protests go on

Cellphone footage showed passengers arguing on a Hong Kong train as protesters blocked the carriage doors from closing on Wednesday morning.

13/11/2019

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Cooking accident triggers train fire in Pakistan, killing dozens

The fire broke out when a gas stove exploded as breakfast was being prepared on board. Safety regulations are often ignored in the overcrowded trains.

31/10/2019

Pakistan

Death toll rises to at least 46 in Pakistan train fire

Officials say the fire broke out Thursday when some passengers were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules.

31/10/2019

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Commuter train and truck in deadly collision in Japan

A commuter train and a truck loaded with boxes of citrus collided at a rail crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, killing one and injuring at least 30 people, Japanese authorities said.

05/09/2019

Italy

High speed rail project gains support of Italian Prime Minister

Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has confirmed his support for the high-speed rail project between Turin and Lyon - known as TAV. But the project has been a great source of friction between the coalition partners of the government.

26/07/2019

Italy

Italy hit by four-hour train delays after suspected arson fire

Passengers in Italy experienced delays and train cancellations after a suspected arson fire in Italy.

22/07/2019

Ecotech

We tried a new train journey that can take you into the past

The new touring route, crossing the west of England between Bristol and London, reveals thousands of years of human history.

05/07/2019

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Trains overwhelmed as Bangladeshis go home for Eid

Thousands of people scrambled to Dhaka's train stations on Tuesday (June 4) in hopes of returning home for Eid

04/06/2019

World

They 'piled on' the roof of train on their way to capital Khartoum

Hundreds more protesters join demonstrations in the Sudananese capital Khartoum. They 'piled on' the roof of a train on their way to the sit-in demonstrations outside the Defence Ministry headquarters, leaving from the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir.

24/04/2019

Egypt

Train station fire kills at least 20, injures dozens in Cairo

"I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out."

27/02/2019

Egypt

Dozens killed and injured in Cairo train station fire

At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured in the accident, state television reported.

27/02/2019

Russia

Russian propaganda train shows off spoils of Syrian war

Five hundred exhibits of captured armoured vehicles, artillery, firearms and improvised explosive devices are on show.

23/02/2019

World News

One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona

One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona, said authorities.

08/02/2019

Mauritania

Watch: Desert train of Mauritania running again after 10 years

After a 10-year hiatus, the desert train of Mauritania is up and running

18/01/2019

Germany

Train operator buys 'rail delay scarf' by frustrated German for €7,500

A German commuter who knitted a row every time her train was delayed to make a scarf has sold it to railway company Deutsche Bahn for €7,500

17/01/2019

World News

EU gives 14,500 more teens free travel pass to explore continent

The winners of the EU initiative will be given a free pass to explore Europe for up to 30 days between April 15 and October 31.

14/01/2019

Germany

Commuter documents travel woes with knitted scarf

The unique, but productive, way one German commuter documented her travel delays to and from the office

10/01/2019

France

More than a dozen injured after metro train partially derails in Marseille

A metro train partially derailed at a station in Marseille on Friday morning, injuring several people.

21/12/2018

Spain

One dead and others injured after train derails near Barcelona

At least one person has died and five others have been injured after a train derailed near Barcelona in Spain.

20/11/2018