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| Dec.15 |
 Paris |
Bullet train service linking Spain-France opens A high-speed rail service linking Spain and France has been inaugurated that will cut the journey time between Barcelona and Paris by half
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| Oct.28 |
 Istanbul |
Bosphorus tunnel to join continents  A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait is due to open in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores
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| Oct.25 |
 Sao Paulo |
Brazil city hit by transport protest Hundreds of protesters have attacked a bus station in the city of Sao Paulo, setting fire to a bus and destroying cash and ticket machines
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| Oct.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
BART commuter rail faces strike threat The commuter rail could face a second strike in a year as negotiations between labour unions and the transit agency reach an impasse
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| Aug.12 |
 Los Angeles |
Tycoon unveils 'Hyperloop' transit idea Elon Musk has unveiled his proposed supersonic 'Hyperloop' transport concept to link Los Angeles and San Francisco
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| Jul.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
BART strike ends San Francisco Bay's transit rail service resumes after two labour unions called off a strike, as difficult negotiations continue
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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 contract
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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 An estimated 43 million Americans are travelling on Thanksgiving eve, amid bad weather and transport union action
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| Jul.6 |
California |
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...
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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. The SNCF is saying militants wanted t... | |
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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. Rail services were disrupted and energy production re... | |
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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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| Sep.3 |
Paris |
First outing for faster Eurostar
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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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| May.10 |
North Korea |
NK allows cross-border rail test
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| Apr.3 |
France |
French set new rail speed record
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| Jul.5 |
Spain |
Services resume on Valencia subway
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| Jul.1 |
Western China |
Hu opens world's highest railway
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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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