{"id":2861,"date":"2023-04-20T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T04:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcadiaconsult.com.vn\/nhung-chuyen-tau-da-thay-doi-cach-di-chuyen-vao-nam-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T21:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T14:09:19","slug":"trains-that-have-changed-the-way-you-travel-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcadiaconsult.com.vn\/en\/trains-that-have-changed-the-way-you-travel-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TRAINS THAT CHANGED THE WAY WE TRAVEL IN 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everyone loves a good train ride, and in 2022 the world did rail fanatics proud with new routes, new operators and a new need for speed across the globe.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From a night train taking you from Austria to the Italian Riviera to the new semi high-speed line across Laos, from a luxurious trans-African odyssey to a new Swiss train that can \u201cjump\u201d rail tracks, and even the United States finally getting the thrill of the tracks, here are some of Arcadia Consulting Vietnam<\/a>‘s favorite moments from the world of train travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Swiss supertrain<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Swiss supertrain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A late debut, which entered service in December 2022, Switzerland\u2019s Golden Pass Express<\/a>, or GPX as it\u2019s known, connects Montreux, Gstaad and Interlaken, with special panoramic trains that change height and wheel gauge to slip between the varying lines. The nearly four-hour trip sweeps past classic Swiss lakes and mountains. Previously the journey required two changes of trains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laos goes (semi) high-speed<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Laos goes (semi) high-speed<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The big news in Laos this year was the\u00a0semi high-speed train\u00a0linking capital Vientiane with Boten, bordering China\u2019s Yunnan province. It runs via top visitor destinations like the karst-studded Vang Vieng, eco-tourism hub Luang Namtha, and Luang Prabang, the beautiful former royal capital. It\u2019s part of a wider plan to link Beijing to Bangkok and even Singapore over the next few decades.<\/span><\/div>\n

Elizabeth Line transforms London<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Getting from Heathrow Airport into central London has long been a tiring hour-long Tube journey, an expensive taxi ride, or an equally pricey journey on the Heathrow Express train<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Getting from Heathrow Airport into central London has long been a tiring hour-long Tube journey, an expensive taxi ride, or an equally pricey journey on the Heathrow Express train. Not anymore \u2013 the Elizabeth Line, which opened in May after $25 billion and a four year delay, connects Reading and Heathrow in the west with Abbey Wood in southeast London and Shenfield in Essex, east of the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a quicker, smoother ride, with several stops in London itself. The last station, Bond Street, opened in November, along with through-routes from the west (initially passengers changed at Paddington). The final timetable will be introduced by May 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Spain becomes Europe\u2019s competition hub<\/span><\/h2>\n
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a new high-speed competitor owned by major European players<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What\u2019s better than one national high-speed rail network? Three of them. In November, Spain got (kind of) a fourth, with the launch of iryo \u2013 a new high-speed competitor owned by major European players including Italian operator Trenitalia, which has brought its popular Frecciarossa trains to the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the third operator and the fourth high-speed brand for the country. Iryo is starting with Madrid to Barcelona via Zaragoza and Madrid to Valencia via Cuenca. Connections to Seville, Malaga, Cordoba and Antequera begin March 2023, with Alicante and Albacete in June.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hydrogen-powered trains show the way in Germany<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The line, in Bremerv\u00f6rde, Lower Saxony, carries 14 hydrogen trains powered by fuel cell propulsion.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Not a new railway line but a new way to ride the rails \u2013 Germany launched the world\u2019s first line to run entirely on hydrogen-powered trains in August. The line, in Bremerv\u00f6rde, Lower Saxony, carries 14 hydrogen trains powered by fuel cell propulsion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Merged gradually with the existing diesel rolling stock, the hydrogen trains (the Coradia iLint model) were set to be entirely in place by the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hellenic Train arrives in Greece<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Italy\u2019s world-class trains have really spread out across Europe this year. Following the December 2021 launch of the Frecciarossa service from Milan to Paris, Trenitalia \u2013 lead company of the Polo Passeggeri (passenger hub) of the Gruppo FS, Italy\u2019s publicly owned railways group \u2013 launched a domestic French service between Paris and Lyon in April 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, before setting up iryo, it headed over to Greece, where it launched Hellenic Train, a new Greek rail operator for passengers and freight. It\u2019s introduced electric trains on the busy Athens-Thessaloniki route \u2013 the journey between Greece\u2019s two biggest cities takes just under four hours \u2013 and also operates urban and suburban lines around the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thailand\u2019s temporary \u2018floating\u2019 train<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Rising water levels meant that in November, Thai passengers were able to ride along on a \u201cfloating\u201d train across one of the country\u2019s biggest reservoirs. Leaving Bangkok, the train heads into Lop Buri province, where the water has reached the very top of the Pasak Jolasid dam. Thoughtfully, the train even makes a stop once it hits the middle point, so passengers can jump out and snap selfies in this unexpected waterworld. The train is running until February, though by November tickets were already sold out through the New Year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Italian express to beer country<\/h2>\n
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\u00d6BB\u2019s new night train whisks you from the snowy cities of Austria and Germany to the mild Italian Riviera, or vice versa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A late entry to the list, which launched December 11, \u00d6BB\u2019s new night train whisks you from the snowy cities of Austria and Germany to the mild Italian Riviera, or vice versa.<\/p>\n

Perhaps heading north is more fun \u2013 starting from La Spezia (the jumping off point for the Cinque Terre), the train heads north up the coast of Liguria and calls at Genoa and Milan, before heading past Lake Garda to Verona, bidding farewell to Italy at Padova and hitting Austria at Villach. Here it divides into two \u2013 one half ticks off Austria and Germany, calling at Salzburg at 6:49 a.m before arriving at Munich at 9.20 a.m. while the other half stays in Austria, continuing to Vienna.<\/p>\n

There was previously a Vienna-Milan night train \u2013 the new route extends it beyond the Italian fashion capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A night in Scandinavia<\/h2>\n
Sweden is the home of Europe\u2019s \u201cflight shame\u201d movement, and Swedish operator SJ has capitalized on that with its night train from Stockholm to Hamburg, which started in September under the name EuroNight. Departing around 5.30 p.m. from the Swedish capital, it has a long stop at Malm\u00f6 before heading through Denmark, arriving in Hamburg before 7 a.m.<\/div>\n

America boards the rail revolution<\/h2>\n
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Let\u2019s be honest \u2013 the US is way behind much of the world when it comes to train travel, so increasing the speed on a popular stretch is big news.<\/p>\n

In June, Amtrak\u2019s infrastructure upgrades meant that its Acela trains can now run at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour in the relevant New Jersey section of the Northeast Corridor. Sure, that section is just 16 miles long, between New Brunswick and South Brunswick, but it\u2019s a fine start.<\/p>\n

In 2023, also on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak will debut next-generation Acela trains that are capable of speeds of up to 160mph, to replace older rolling stock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An African odyssey<\/h2>\n
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One for those with time and money to spare: in July, Rovos Rail launched its new route, the Copper Trail, slicing through four countries of sub-Saharan Africa and covering nearly 2,000 miles on a hyper-lux train.<\/p>\n

Starting at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the 15-day luxury trip heads north through Zambia, then curls west through the DCR to Angola, where it ends at Lobito, on the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n

In between are day trips to national parks, an elephant sanctuary, and walking tours of towns and cities, including Huambo, Angola\u2019s second city. It is, of course, as breathtakingly expensive as it is beautiful \u2013 prices for 2023 start at $13,600.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

France: See the future<\/h2>\n
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More of a taste of the future rather than a real debut, in September French railway operator SNCF unveiled its next-generation high-speed train, the TGV M.<\/p>\n

Made by manufacturer Alstom, the double-decker train with a longer, more aerodynamic nose, will premiere on the Paris network in 2024, before rolling out across the country. The trains are bigger, with better accessibility for passengers with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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