On The Rails

Stuttgart, Germany

Intercity Deutsche Bahn

This luxurious German railway was reserved only for first-class travelers when it opened in 1971.

New Delhi, India

Indian Railways

India's state-owned railway is the fourth-largest in the world, serving 22 million passengers every day.

Tokyo, Japan

Shinkansen

This high-speed railway in Japan is known as the world's most efficient passenger railway - with no accidents, passenger fatalities or significant delays in over 50 years.

AWA visted here

Skansen, Sweden

Skansens Bergbana

This funicular railway was the first in Sweden, and is now located within an open-air museum and zoo.

Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Opened in 2007, this high speed rail system connected 90% of Taiwan's population.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Main Line Railway

This is the first rail line in Sri Lanka, originally built to transport tea & coffee.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Metro

The Kyiv Metro is the backbone of Ukrainian public transport. First proposed in 1884, it was seventy-five years before its first five rapid-transit stations opened.

Berlin, Germany

Ernst-Reuter-Platz

This train station sits underneath Berlin's famous street, Straße des 17. Juni, birthplace of the East German uprising and host of the largest party in the world.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Marrakesh Railway Station

This Moroccan railway connection was constructed during the French protectorate era when French military occupied the region.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Urquiza Line

Originally named "Tramway Rural," this railway opened by two brothers in 1888 with horse-drawn cars, but converted to electric power in 1908.

Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States

Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad

Passenger and freight trains run on this historic Pennsylvania rail line, established in 1888.

Berlin, Germany

Kurfurstenstrasse Station

This U-Bahn station felt firsthand the impact of Germany's post-World War II divide. Located in one of the boroughs separated by the Berlin Wall, it was closed until 1989.

New York, New York, United States

NYC Subway MTA

The only subway system in the world that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Union Station

Opened with great fanfare in 1939, this train station in Los Angeles remains one of the busiest in the western U.S.

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Oakland, California, United States

Rockridge BART Station

Oakland's rapid transit system retains much of its 1970s charm.

Paris, France

Brochant Station

This Paris metro station is named after the mineralogist and geologist responsible for the preparation of the first geological map of France.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta MRT

Known locally as "Ratangga", or war chariot, this is the first subway system in Jakarta.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Spoorwegmuseum

Visitors can learn how trains changed the world at this transportation museum located within an old Dutch train station.

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest HEV

The local railway in Budapest, Hungary began as a horse-drawn tramway. The rich used personal carriages while others took the public horse-bus.

Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

This rail station is major hub for Germany's rail network and has been in operation since 1913.

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Poughkeepsie Station

Meant to be a mini Grand Central, this station was designed to impress travelers upon arrival in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Stockholm, Sweden

X2 Train

When opened in 1990, a ticket on this first-class Swedish train included free use of the fax machine.

Toyama, Japan

Toyama Chihou Railway

These retro train cars were bought with an intention to lower spending costs for the Toyama Chihō Railway, however they ended up drawing more visitors for their aesthetic appeal.

Åre, Jamtland County, Sweden

Are Bergbana

This funicular railway takes "air-guests" to the top of a Swedish mountain in about 7 minutes.

York, United Kingdom

National Railway Museum

This railway museum in York, U.K. displays hundreds of locomotives from every era of British public transportation.

London, United Kingdom

Covent Garden Station

Follow this arrow to trains in historic Covent Garden station in London, built in 1907.

Braemar, Scotland

Great North of Scotland Railway

Formed in 1845, the Scotland Railway carried its first passengers 39 miles from Kittybrewster to Huntly.

Locarno, Switzerland

Swiss Federal Railways

This fully electric Swiss railway, the largest is the country, has provided city and regional service since 1901.

AWA visted here

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

George’s Dock Ventilation Station

This 1930s ventilation station, one of several for England's Queensway Tunnel, has been dispersing air in iconic art deco style since 1934.

Brocken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Harz Railway

This railway is Europe's longest railway network, and it runs through idyllic German landscapes.

London, United Kingdom

London Transport Museum

Exploring the history of urban transport from 1800 on, this transportation museum in London features over half a million items, including this restored tube carriage from 1938.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Sheringham Railway Station

Fire buckets like these were installed along the "Poppy Line" in the late 1800s in England as a common solution for low-tech firefighting.

London, United Kingdom

Paddington Station

This London Underground terminus station was the inspiration for a book about a fictional bear, and also is the location of the last railway band in England.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Joliot-Curie Station

The construction of Sophia, Bulgaria's underground metro was delayed several times due to the unearthing of ancient artifacts and ruins.

Almada, Portugal

Costa da Caparica Mini Train

This mini train servicing an idyllic beach town near Lisbon, Portugal is still blissfully under the radar of most tourists.