This article lists the longest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities. This list is not complete due to the complexity of various railway systems, their timetables and difference in schedule administration between countries. To keep the list simple, only services that are point-to-point direct between two cities are listed. Services that require railcar exchanges, coach changes,
shunting or station transfers are not listed.
Top 50 train services, by distance
Longest train services, by country/region, within it
Table below lists trains operating nationally, within a country.
Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Asia
China
All services are operated by
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
.
India
Indonesia
Japan
Russia
South Korea
All services are operated by
Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed ...
.
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe
International services
Albania
All services operated by
Hekurudha Shqiptare
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
All services operated by
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, Commuter, DART and fr ...
Italy
All services are operated by
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transp ...
.
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Only services within geographical Europe (i.e. not into Siberia) are listed in this subcategory.
Slovakia
Spain
All services operated by
Renfe
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
As of May 2021, this journey is only running on Saturdays following service cuts during the
Coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
.
North America
Canada
All services are operated by
Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
.
United States
All services are run by
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
.
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Longest non-stop train services, by distance and country
Asia
China
India
Europe
Ireland
Sweden
North America
United States
Longest high-speed rail service
The
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
G403/4, G405/6 and D939/40
Beijing-Kunming high-speed train (2,653 km, 10 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes), which began service on January 1, 2017, is the longest
high-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...
service in the world.
The previous record-holder was the likewise Chinese
Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
at 2,230 km.
Eurostar previously held the record for its London to Cannes route, which set a record of 1,421 km non-stop high-speed service in 2006 (prior to the opening of
High Speed One
High Speed 1 (HS1), legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.
It is part of a line carrying international passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe; ...
) – this was however not a regularly scheduled service.
Currently, the record holders outside China are the Thalys service from Amsterdam to Marseille, at 1,265 km in 7 hrs, 15 mins, and the Eurostar from London to Marseille, at 1,215 km in 6 hrs, 26 mins.
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