 Passenger Trains
Southern Europe
Old World meets new with charm in Lisbon heraldnet.com, 26 June 2010
Enjoying Lisbon, the salty capital of Portugal nwsource.com, 22 June 2010
High-Speed Rail Gains Traction for Barcelona-Madrid Travelers ikiw.org, 23 May 2010
48 Hours In: Zagreb independent.co.uk, 22 May 2010
New high-speed trains coming to Italy latimes.com, 12 May 2010
Serbia: Train ticket sale up by 70% focus-fen.net, 18 April 2010
The Eco Express to Barcelona newsoftheworld.co.uk, 11 April 2010
On the fast track in Spain stripes.com, 01 April 2010
Spain: Train travel takes off in high speed and comfort indiatimes.com, 19 March 2010
Madrid's oldest railway station celebrates 130 years typicallyspanish.com, 29 March 2010
Trains in Spain: A High-Speed Rail Review petergreenberg.com, 25 March 2010
Catch the southbound train - London to Rome etravelblackboard.com, 04 March 2010
Let's Go For a Ride! How to Take a Train Across the Strait of Messina jaunted.com, 19 February 2010
High-speed network means the train to Spain gains rapidly on the plane theage.com.au, 22 January 2010
Kosovo's Railways, a Safe but Slow way to Travel balkaninsight.com, 11 February 2010
Balkan Train Line Returns After 18 Years travelagentcentral.com, 11 January 2010
Train Line Across the Balkans Restitches a Region nytimes.com, 11 January 2010
Italy made easy: how to get the most out of your holiday telegraph.co.uk, 8 January 2010
Experience the real Italy canoe.ca, 26 December 2009
Third railway gate between Turkey-Syria opens worldbulletin.net, 22 December 2009
Italian rail routes the most popular in Europe independent.co.uk, 18 December 2009
Madrid to London via Paris in eight hours by rail thinkspain.com, 25 November 2009
New high speed rail service, Rome to Milan in under 3 hours independent.co.uk, 16 November 2009
Europe by rail: Seven days on the fast track stuff.co.nz, 16 November 2009
Spain's High-Speed Trains Outmuscle Airlines businessweek.com, 21 October 2009
Trains in Spain signal the future bbc.co.uk, 22 September 2009
Our Perfect Spanish Trip: A Train Takes Us to Zamora examiner.com, 26 August 2009
See Italy by train kiwicollection.com, 08 August 2009
High-speed rail in Spain: From Madrid to Barcelona in a flash guardian.co.uk, 05 August 2009
Maiden voyage of new Geneva-Milan train worldradio.ch, 21 July 2009
Stazione Centrale di Milano interiordesign.net, 10 July 2009
Trains in Spain race across the plain timesonline.co.uk, 29 June 2009
Spain unveils new rail hub straitstimes.com, 27 June 2009
All aboard the slow train from London to Athens dailymail.co.uk, 18 June 2009
New High-Speed Rail Service in Italy nytimes.com, 11 June 2009
Spain: New trains arrive on Málaga's local lines typicallyspanish.com, 27 May 2009
Classic train trip across north Spain timesonline.co.uk, 12 May 2009
Taking the strain out of train travel on Spain's El Transcantabrico dailymail.co.uk, 03 May 2009
Spain's Bullet Train Bringing People Together ecogeek.org, 22 April 2009
Transcantabrico: Cruising Spain by train telegraph.co.uk, 21 April 2009
Spain's Bullet Train Changes Nation -- and Fast wsj.com, 20 April 2009
Bernina Express - a train ride from Swiss glaciers to Italian palms earthtimes.org, 14 April 2009
Passengers say Turkey's first high-speed train a success todayszaman.com, 13 April 2009
A mini train adventure from London to Greece guardian.co.uk, 28 March 2009
Turkey's oldest train line operating again hurriyet.com.tr, 19 March 2009
Turkey's first high-speed train line begins operation todayszaman.com, 14 March 2009
Europe by Train: Part II (Italy) theseoultimes.com, 25 February 2009
Europe: Five cities, nine days and on track theage.com.au, 15 February 2009
Trenitalia's new high speed services available on Italia Rail traveldailynews.com, 29 January 2009
Trains in Spain: To Tarifa From Madrid examiner.com, 13 January 2009
Málaga celebrates a year of the AVE high speed train typicallyspanish.com, 23 December 2008
Italy launches high-speed Rome-Milan train nwsource.com, 15 December 2008
Is Venice affordable by train? timesonline.co.uk, 27 November 2008
All aboard the Balkans Express news.com.au, 15 November 2008
Sojourn in Slovenia summitdaily.com, 15 November 2008
Mountain railways in Italy, Switzerland, get world nod earthtimes.org, 08 July 2008
London to Florence with children telegraph.co.uk, 12 June 2008
Spain at speed telegraph.co.uk, 12 June 2008
To Rome by rail timesonline.co.uk, 17 May 2008
Capital escapes within an hour of Madrid independent.co.uk, 15 March 2008
High-speed to the Spanish coast guardian.co.uk, 18 February 2008
Green traveller: Make tracks for Madrid on the Eurostar independent.co.uk, 06 July 2007
All trains lead to Rome telegraph.co.uk, 14 April 2007
A train journey from Istanbul to Thessaloniki todayszaman.com, 05 April 2007
The green way to get to a wedding in Greece travel.independent.co.uk, 10 March 2007
Once-in-a-lifetime train ride in Serbia latimes.com, 11 June 2006
Portugal: The rail way to see the Continent telegraph.co.uk, 10 September 2002
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Guide to Railways and Rail Services in Southern Europe
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departure of an Italian Trenitalia. Trenitalia operates most Italian passenger service. Rail Europe handles online booking.
Italy vacation? Spain Portugal vacation? Greece vacation? Travel the Mediterranean the European way! Let Europe's trains guide you to famous tourism attractions and tourism sites in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece.
Turkey train travel and Balkan train travel are also featured.
This train travel tourism guide features links for Italy train travel, Spain Portugal train travel, Greece train travel and other travel destinations. Online train travel information features travel links for Italy train tickets and timetables, Spain Portugal train tickets and timetables, Greece train tickets and timetables. Albania
Hekurudha e Shqiperise Albanian Railway Tirana-based national carrier Daily trips link Tirana with Shkodra, Fier, Ballsh, Vlora and Pogradec. International service is currently unavailable. Return to Top
Andorra
Andorran railway services Connections with SNCF Andorra has no railways. Bus shuttles link Andorra la Vella with rail stations in L'Hospitalet prčs l'Andorre and Latour-de-Carol in France. Return to Top
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ZBH -- Zeljeznice Bosne i Hercegovine Sarajevo Service linking Sarajevo with Mostar continues to the Croatian port city of Ploce. Return to Top
Croatia
HZ -- Hrvatske Zeljeznice Croation Railways Zagreb Return to Top
Greece
OSE -- Organismós Sidherodhrómon Elládhos -- Hellenic Railways Organization Athens-based national carrier Return to Top
Italy
FS Trenitalia -- Ferrovie dello Stato -- State Railway Rome-based national carrier Some 10,000-mi/16,000-km of passenger rail lines criss-cross Italy's bustling north and extend to the tip of the peninsula and beyond. High-speed services include the ES Eurostar Italia intercity network plus international Artesia TGV service to Lyon and Paris and CIS Cisalpino trains across the Swiss Alps and onto Stuttgart, Germany. Trenitalia maintains a speedy domestic network of modern IC InterCity express trains and supports a number of EC EuroCity and EuroNght cross-border services to destinations like Paris, Nice, Vienna, Hamburg and Barcelona. DIR Diretto, IR Interregionale and REG Regionale trains providing semi-express and local services trundle along less traveled routes and pursue less frequented destinations. Sardinia and Sicily are each served by local passenger services. Both are accessible by ferry from Genoa, Napoli and other ports; a rail barge out of Villa San Giovanni facilitates seamless train travel to Sicily. Return to Top
Ferrovie Nord Milano Milan-based Regional Service Return to Top
Valdelsa & Treni Val d'Elsa Return to Top
Macedonia
Makedonski Zheleznici Macedonia Railways Skopje Return to Top
Montenegro
Zeljeznica Crne Gore -- Railways of Montenegro Sarajevo Return to Top
Portugal
CP -- Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses Portugese Railways Lisbon-based national service Return to Top
Serbia
Zeleznice Srbije -- Serbian Railways Belgrade-based national carrier Domestic services connect Subotica, Novi Sad, Belgrade and Nis. International trains link with Athens, Bar, Bucharest, Budapest, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Munich, Skopje, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Vienna, and Zagreb. Buy Tickets and Passes Online!
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Slovenia
Slovenske Zeleznice -- Slovenian Railways Ljublja-based national carrier Return to Top
Spain
RENFE -- Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Espanoles -- Spanish National Railway Madrid-based national carrier Return to Top
EuskoTren Basque Railway Bilbao-based regional service Return to Top
FGC -- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Catalan Railway Barcelona-based regional service Return to Top
Turkey
TCDD -- Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari -- Turkish State Railway Ankara Return to Top
Vatican City
Vatican services See FS Trenitalia Italian State Railway above Return to Top
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