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The $150bn railway would start in Xinjiang and snake its way across 3,700 miles through 40 Asian and European countries which hold a total population of three billion people. “China’s enthusiasm for high-speed trains has known few boundaries so far.” China-Europe: revival of the Silk RoadĬhina’s enthusiasm for high-speed trains has known few boundaries so far and now it has set its ambitions on a new grandiose scheme: reviving the ancient Silk Road route via a state-of-the-art high-speed rail network for both passengers and freight. In March, a Japanese consortium led by East Japan Railway Company expressed interest in taking up the building contract for the railway.

According to current plans, the final result would feature an elevated track between the two cities, cutting the journey from the present eight hours to just two and a half. If approved, the railway’s construction is expected to cost anywhere between $10bn and $13bn and take around ten years to complete. JICA will announce in June this year whether the route can support trains travelling at speeds of over 200mph, as well as potential funding options and the viability of the overall structure. The Japan Internal Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently undertaking a feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad passage. Without more specifics or international agreements, the project is still very much in its theoretical stages.ĭespite financial problems that stopped the project in its infancy in 2014, the Indian Government is now hurrying to kick-start production of high-speed rail infrastructure.

The cost of this mammoth continent-crossing project is estimated at trillions of dollars, with no precise figure in sight. The railway is expected to feature either a tunnel or bridge across the Bering Strait, but an exact route is still to be established. Referring to the continent-spanning railway as an “inter-state, inter-civilization project”, Yakunin expressed excitement at the prospect of economic growth and new job creation as a result of the project. The plans, which also include the construction of an adjacent motorway alongside the route, were announced on 25 March by Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin during a meeting of the Russian Academy of Science. The Trans-Eurasian Belt Development (TERP) project would be a 12,000-mile transport route linking Europe and Asia, with key stops in London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow and New York. I also recommend, an excellent selection of European rail maps.Īs soon as any error is spotted, the map will be updated along with the version number.In one of the most ambitious high-speed projects to date, Russia recently unveiled plans to build the first modern high-speed railway across Europe, Russia, Alaska and the US. I found the website to be very helpful with station locations (© Swisstopo). Details outside the national border are not covered at all. I show all rail routes, including preserved lines, rail museums also cable cars, gondolas etc that are shown in the Swiss national rail timetable. It is not intended to be 100% geographically accurate but near enough to be useful I hope. I stayed in Ponte Tresa (at a hotel 10 meters inside Italy), on the end of a branch line from Lugano, and that's where my love for mountains was rekindled.Īfter 2010, in 2011 I went to Luzern with another regional pass and spent the week in a converted prison – some fantastic destinations nearby: Engelberg, Titlis, Pilatus, Rigi 2012 to Austria (Innsbruck) 2013 to Chur: UNESCO heritage railways, fantastic walks under the curved railway viaducts 2014 to Interlaken: Jungfraujoch (top of Europe), the beautiful Aare Gorge, Reichenbach Falls, Ernst Stavro Bloefeld's pad at Schilthorn, Schynige Platte, Thun and Bern.Ģ016 to Zermatt for the Matterhorn, 2017 Bad Ischl (Austria), 2018 Vevey on Lake Geneva, 2019 St Gallen. Switzerland was a place we tended to go through and not stay but that ended in 2010 when I first went to the Ticino region (Lugano) with regional travel pass in hand. Using the excellent mapping application from for the Mac  I commenced in late December 2014 and completed the first stage in early February 2015.

I wanted a map that clearly showed all railways, all stations, lake ports, cablecars, gondolas, chairlifts and funiculars. This project started due mainly to my interest in cartography, railways, trams, walking, photography and holidays in Switzerland over the last few years. Removed old maps 34a, 34e and rearranged maps 34, 34a-d.