06 January 2024

My Great Railway Journeys Part 2

Continuing the fascinating railway journeys, I managed to take some high-speed and not-so-high-speed trains across Europe etc., here goes:

  • King Abdul Aziz Airport to Makkah (73 km) 2024
Haramain High Speed Railway Talgo 350 SRO, max speed more than 300 km/h
  • Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to Roma Termini (37 km) 2023
Trenitalia ETR 425 rolling stock, max speed 160 km/h
  • Roma Termini to Milano Centrale (478 km) 2023
Trenitalia  Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) ETR 1000, max speed 300 km/h
  • Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia (245 km) 2023
Trenitalia ETR 500, max speed 300 km/h
  • Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale (245 km) 2023
Italo ETR 675, max speed 250 km/h
  • The very scenic journey of Trans Alpine route with mountains and lakes from Milano Centrale to Zurich Hauptbahnhof (220 km) 2023
SSBCFFFFS (Swiss Train) Rabe 501, max speed 250km/h



  • Lucern to Engelberg (41 km) 2023
SBBCFFFFS RABe 520, max speed 115 km/h
  • Zurich Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (302 km) 2023
Intercity Express ICE3, max speed 265 km/h
  • Others ... not so sure about the details.











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