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| Jun.1 |
 Switzerland |
World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens   Map of Gotthard tunnel Switzerland| The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work | |
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 France |
 Open-ended strike brings rail misery An open-ended rail strike is under way in France just nine days before the country hosts the Euro 2016 football tournament
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| May.30 |
France |
France: Rail workers strike as protests continue French railway workers are to go on strike as unions continue to protest against planned labour reforms
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| Jul.9 |
 London |
Tube and train strikes: Commuters face disruption Tube and train strikes have caused misery for travellers, with the entire London Underground network shut down and many rail services cancel...
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| Jun.11 |
European Union |
 Uber sparks taxi strikes in Europe Transport in Paris, Madrid, London, Milan, Berlin has been disrupted by strikes affecting taxis and rail services
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| Jun.8 |
 Sao Paulo |
 World Cup: Sao Paulo metro strike to continue Metro workers have voted to remain on strike for an indefinite period despite an earlier ruling by a labour court calling on them to return to work
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| Dec.15 |
Paris |
Bullet train service linking Spain-France opens
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| Oct.28 |
Istanbul |
Bosphorus tunnel to join continents
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| Oct.25 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil city hit by transport protest
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| Oct.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
BART commuter rail faces strike threat
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| Aug.12 |
Los Angeles |
Tycoon unveils 'Hyperloop' transit idea
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| Jul.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
BART strike ends
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
BART strike creates major delays for commuters The first BART strike in 16 years is underway this morning. Workers walked off the job just after failing to come to terms on a new contrac...
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| Dec.25 |
 Southern China |
China opens longest bullet route Map of Guangzhou China| China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou | |
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| Nov.21 |
USA |
US hits the road for Thanksgiving
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| Jul.6 |
California |
First US high-speed rail approved
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| Feb.4 |
European Union |
Europe freeze hits transport hubs
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| Dec.26 |
London |
London train drivers strike over pay
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| Oct.17 |
Belgium |
Eurostar services to Brussels hit
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| May.4 |
 Greece |
Tansport halts as strike extends| 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 | |
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| May.21 |
France |
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
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| Apr.13 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka-Kolkata train link resumes
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| Feb.5 |
France |
Super-fast train unveiled
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| Feb.3 |
Southern China |
Travelers gradually get back on track
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China |
Fog worsens travel nightmare
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| Feb.1 |
China |
Chaos as travelers stampede stations
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| Jan.31 |
China |
Rail services resuming
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| Dec.10 |
 South Korea |
 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
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| Nov.21 |
Paris |
Talks fail to end strike French commuters are facing a 9th day of travel chaos as a country-wide strike by transport workers continues
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France |
Transport 'sabotage' hits 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
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| Nov.15 |
Germany |
Railroad strikes spread
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| Nov.14 |
France |
Strike brings travel chaos Transport and energy workers broadened a strike in protest against Sarkozy's pension reform
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| Nov.13 |
Paris |
Transport workers on strike It's a second major showdown with President Sarkozy over his plan to reform pension
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| Oct.17 |
Paris |
France wakes to transport strike
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Nov.21 |
Paris |
Railworkers begin strike
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| Apr.6 |
 Kashmir |
Buses start historic trip The first 2 buses to cross the divided region in nearly 60 years have begun their journeys
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| 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
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| May.6 |
 Pakistan |
 Pakistan to resume India links Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali says air and land transport links with India will be restored shortly
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| Feb.17 |
London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels
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| Sep.17 |
South Korea |
Work began on railway to link Koreas
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| Jan.1 |
Taiwan |
First Taiwan Boat Reaches Mainland
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| Sep. 15, 1830 |
Northern England |
Manchester to Liverpool Railway opened Map of Liverpool United Kingdom| L&MR between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester was the first railway to rely exclusively on steam power | |
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| Jun. 9, 1781 |
Northern England |
George Stephenson, locomotive inventor, born Map of Wylam United Kingdom| An English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives | |
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