 Passenger Trains
Southern Europe
Linz railway station voted best in Austria austriantimes.at, 23 July 2009
Maiden voyage of new Geneva-Milan train worldradio.ch, 21 July 2009
Turkey: TCDD's high-speed train services to double todayszaman.com, 14 July 2009
Stazione Centrale di Milano interiordesign.net, 10 July 2009
Unlimited rides on Turkish railways for the summer todayszaman.com, 04 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
All aboard the Tenerife South train tenerifenews.com, 25 May 2009
''Futuristic'' trains to speed up travel in Italy essentialtravel.co.uk, 19 May 2009
Italy's elite powers full steam ahead on a fantastic journey timesonline.co.uk, 18 May 2009
Italian trains fast-forward into the future telegraph.co.uk, 16 May 2009
Classic train trip across north Spain timesonline.co.uk, 12 May 2009
Talking Turkey: A visit to Istanbul is an exotic departure from the everyday webinfrance.com, 28 April 2009
Italian trains to rival TGVs in France reuters.com, 23 April 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
48 Hours In: Turin independent.co.uk, 18 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 lesson from the trains in Spain dallasnews.com, 10 April 2009
Ride the trains through Portugal and Spain this summer examiner.com, 09 April 2009
Passengers opting for high-speed train over plane thinkspain.com, 09 April 2009
A mini train adventure from London to Greece guardian.co.uk, 28 March 2009
Italy: Milan metro adds new 'business class' trains adnkronos.com, 19 March 2009
Turkey's oldest train line operating again hurriyet.com.tr, 19 March 2009
Turkish high-speed rail service opens ft.com, 14 March 2009
Turkey's first high-speed train line begins operation todayszaman.com, 14 March 2009
Confessions of a Tourist: Love on the fast train to Roma timesonline.co.uk, 01 March 2009
Turkey: High-speed train to make 8 trips daily between Ankara, Eskisehir todayszaman.com, 26 February 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
Portugal to press on with Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train link guardian.co.uk, 06 February 2009
Italy: Spring holidays by rail to Lake Garda easier.com, 06 February 2009
Trenitalia's new high speed services available on Italia Rail traveldailynews.com, 29 January 2009
The Train in Spain Replaces the Plane archinect.com, 17 January 2009
Trains in Spain: To Tarifa From Madrid examiner.com, 13 January 2009
Spain's high-speed trains win over fed-up flyers guardian.co.uk, 13 January 2009
High-Speed Trains Cut Travel Time in Italy nytimes.com, 04 January 2009
Macedonia to modernize railway network macedoniaonline.eu, 31 December 2008
Italy: New 300kph train will compete with Alitalia theage.com.au, 30 December 2008
Málaga celebrates a year of the AVE high speed train typicallyspanish.com, 23 December 2008
Italian Hi-Speed Rail Expansion prnewswire.com, 19 December 2008
Railway line in Croatia restored croatianvillas.com, 16 December 2008
Italy launches high-speed Rome-Milan train nwsource.com, 15 December 2008
High-speed train to cut Rome-Milan travel time reuters.com, 11 December 2008
High-Speed Network to be Built Within Turkey and to Bulgaria balkantravellers.com, 08 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
Turkey to invest $15 bln for railroad transportation hurriyet.com.tr, 07 November 2008
Ditch The Plane And Take The Train To Spain homesworldwide.co.uk, 10 October 2008
Spanish Trains to Be Imported for Use in Costa Rica costaricapages.com, 29 September 2008
Train travel options in Spain tipsfromthetlist.com, 25 September 2008
Line to connect Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey steelguru.com, 12 August 2008
Construction on Turkish Section of Railway Begins geotimes.ge, 24 July 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
Barcelona to Madrid - bullet train by the numbers latimes.com, 04 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
The Train in Spain Keeps Moving Faster nytimes.com, 13 January 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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Train Travel Tourism Guide for Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and More
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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.
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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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