The world's longest train route has been named: you can travel through 13 countries

21.06.2024 18:22

Railway travel is considered one of the most comfortable, exciting and safest.

You can sleep well on trains, and thanks to the length of the routes, you can visit a variety of places and countries without getting too tired from the journey.

For some, that option would be a trip along the longest railway route in the world.

As many have already guessed, we will talk about Eurasia.

The line is over 18,000 kilometers long. If you board a train in Lisbon, you can be in Singapore in about three weeks.

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This was made possible by the completion of construction work in Laos on the section between the cities of Boten and Vientiane.

The branch connected the longest route in the history of railway transport.

Traveling in this direction, you can see 13 countries.

According to experts, the route may become popular among tourists, as it will combine the colors of Europe and Asia.

But there is one small snag. The fact is that there is no direct train from Lisbon to Singapore yet.

It is possible that it will appear in the future, but for now the entire section of the route will have to be covered on trains of various levels and configurations, from comfortable ones to the most ordinary suburban electric trains or diesel trains.

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Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor