One of the high-altitude railways in the world, the Qingzang Railway connects Lhasa, Tibet with Golmud in Qinghai. The Qingzang Railway runs through a series of mountains and beautiful lakes. Inaugurated in the year 2006, the train travels a total distance of 1,957 km. The first 815 km between Xining to Golmud was opened in 1984, however the 1,142 kilometers section from Golmud to Lhasa was built after the economic growth of China. For most of its track, the rail line travels at an altitude of 4000 meters above the…

Celebrating the British Heritage, Northern Belle captures the unseen beauty of Great Britain Departing from over 60 different stations in Great Britain, the train runs through some of the most stunning routes across the country to the border of Scotland. The Northern Belle was launched in 2000 as a sister to the highly popular British Pullman train and replicates the style of England's 1930s ‘Belle' trains.

Allow yourself to indulge in a bit of luxury as you board the Blue Train in South Africa Taking visitors to some of the most exotic destinations of the country, the Blue Train is titled as a "moving five-star hotel". The original concept of the train was launched in 1923 as the Union Limited and Union Express trains. The service was discontinued during World War II and then restarted in 1946. The train was refurbished and re-launched in 1997.

Japan boasts of one of the best railway networks in the world and also is the master in developing high-speed trains One of major breakthroughs in the rail network of Japan is "The Shinkansen". Popularly called as the bullet-train, the Shinkansen is a network of high-speed bullet lines that has been functioning since 1964. The first Shinkansen operated between Tokyo and Osaka, the Tokaido Shinkansen and ran at a speed of 200km/hr.