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France braces for day of strikes  Workers at the national rail company, SNCF, have begun strike action against President Sarkozy's plans to reform public-sector pensions Dhaka-Kolkata train link resumes Super-fast train unveiled Travelers gradually get back on track Fog worsens travel nightmare Chaos as travelers stampede stations Rail services resuming Inter-Korean train service starts  The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North Talks fail to end strike   French commuters are facing a 9th day of travel chaos as a country-wide strike by transport workers continues Transport 'sabotage' hits France
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1. 2012-12-25 China opens longest bullet route Guangzhou, Southern China
2. 2012-11-21 US hits the road for Thanksgiving USA
3. 2012-07-06 First US high-speed rail approved California
4. 2012-02-04 Europe freeze hits transport hubs European Union
5. 2010-12-26 London train drivers strike over pay London
6. 2010-10-17 Eurostar services to Brussels hit Belgium
7. 2010-05-04 Tansport halts as strike extends Greece
8. 2008-05-21 France braces for day of strikes France
9. 2008-04-13 Dhaka-Kolkata train link resumes Bangladesh

US hits the road for Thanksgiving  An estimated 43 million Americans are travelling on Thanksgiving eve, amid bad weather and transport union action First US high-speed rail approved  California lawmakers have approved financing for a bullet train that would eventually become part of the first dedicated high-speed line in the...   Europe freeze hits transport hubs  Freezing weather has hit transport hubs across Europe, closing airports, blocking roads and halting trains London train drivers strike over pay  Drivers of underground train system went on strike in a dispute over holiday pay that is expected to affect the busy holiday shopping season Eurostar services to Brussels hit  Thousands of Eurostar passengers have had to change their travel plans because of industrial action on Belgium's rail network Tansport halts as strike extends
China opens longest bullet route Map of Guangzhou China


year 2012 Top ^

Dec.25   Southern China
  China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou
Nov.21   USA
Jul.6   California
Feb.4   European Union


year 2010 Top ^

Dec.26   London
Oct.17   Belgium
May.4   Greece
  Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill, as a general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against spending cuts and tax rises continue


year 2008 Top ^

May.21   France
Apr.13   Bangladesh
Feb.5   France
Feb.3   Southern China
  China
Feb.1   China
Jan.31   China


year 2007 Top ^

Dec.10   South Korea
Nov.21   Paris
  France
  Striking railway workers have carried out 'a coordinated campaign of sabotage' on the tracks of high-speed TGV rail network, setting fire to cables.    The SNCF is saying militants wanted t...
Nov.15   Germany Railroad strikes spread Nov.14   France Strike brings travel chaos
  Transport and energy workers broadened a strike in protest against Sarkozy's pension reform.    Rail services were disrupted and energy production re...
Nov.13   Paris Transport workers on strike   It's a second major showdown with President Sarkozy over his plan to reform pension Oct.17   Paris France wakes to transport strike Sep.3   Paris First outing for faster Eurostar May.16   North Korea Korean trains in historic link-up   A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years May.10   North Korea NK allows cross-border rail test Apr.3   France French set new rail speed record

year 2006 Top ^

Jul.5   Spain Services resume on Valencia subway Jul.1   Western China Hu opens world's highest railway May.23   North Korea N Korea calls off DMZ rail trial

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.31   London Strike by subway workers
Dec.22   New York Transport workers end strike  Transport union leaders voted to end a 3-day strike that forced millions of commuters to walk, cycle, skate Dec.21   New York NYC in day two without transport Dec.20   New York Strike shuts down NYC transit system
  Millions of passengers are having to find a new way of getting to work and do their holiday shopping
Nov.21   Paris Railworkers begin strike  The rail authority predicted major disruptions to national lines and Paris area commuter trains Apr.6   Kashmir Buses start historic trip  The first 2 buses to cross the divided region in nearly 60 years have begun their journeys

year 2003 Top ^

Jun.13   North Korea Railway reconnects two Koreas  Workers have reconnected railway lines between the countries in a special ceremony, the first time in 50 years May.6   Pakistan   Pakistan to resume India links
  Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali says air and land transport links with India will be restored shortly Feb.17   London Congestion charge cuts traffic levels  The scheme is seen as a huge political gamble by London Mayor Ken Livingstone

year 2002 Top ^

Sep.17   South Korea Work began on railway to link Koreas  Both countres expressed hope the monumental project would bring peace to their divided peninsula

year 2001 Top ^

Jan.1   Taiwan First Taiwan Boat Reaches Mainland  2 boats docked completing the first legal direct crossing from Taiwan


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East Asia France South Asia Korea
2012
China opens longest bullet route
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2008
Travelers gradually get back on track
Fog worsens travel nightmare
Chaos as travelers stampede stations
France braces for day of strikes
Super-fast train unveiled
Dhaka-Kolkata train link resumes
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2007
Inter-Korean train service starts
Korean trains in historic link-up
NK allows cross-border rail test
Transport 'sabotage' hits France
Talks fail to end strike
Strike brings travel chaos
Transport workers on strike
France wakes to transport strike
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Inter-Korean train service starts
Korean trains in historic link-up
NK allows cross-border rail test
2006
N Korea calls off DMZ rail trial
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Hu opens world's highest railway
N Korea calls off DMZ rail trial
2005 Your ad is here
Railworkers begin strike
Buses start historic trip
Landmark Kashmir bus link agreed
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2004
Koreas to open new transport link
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India, Pakistan resume train link
Koreas to open new transport link
2003
Strike cripples railways
Railway reconnects two Koreas
Strikes hit commuters
Strikes disrupt transport
Delhi-Lahore bus service resumes
Pakistan to resume India links
Strike cripples railways
Railway reconnects two Koreas
2002
Work began on railway to link Koreas
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Prime Minister launches metro
Work began on railway to link Koreas
2001
First Taiwan Boat Reaches Mainland
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