Three-country Europe train on track
A new train service connecting Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium has been launched after a six-month delay.
The train will connect to Liège, Maastricht and Aachen. Before the new train launched, services travelled between Liège and Maastricht and Maastricht and Aachen, but this new service will connect the three cities Liège and Aachen, stopping in Maastricht without the need to swap trains.
The LIMAX train completed its inaugural trip on June 26.
The train takes less than an hour and 30 minutes from Liège to Aachen, with 11 stops between the three main cities. A common ticketing system is yet to be set up, but tickets can now be purchased through SNCB channels, reports Travel Tomorrow.
China launches the 'Silk Road Express'
Fosun Infrastructure Development Group train, named ‘Train of Glamour’, has announced it will release a new luxury tourism train, the Silk Road Express on July 6.
The 15-carriage train features a five-star hotel lobby, private cabins, lounge salon cars, Chinese and Western dining cars and carriages for sightseeing, equipped with large landscape windows.
The train offers an exhibition of artwork and antique treasures, tea tasting, karaoke and other activities.
The train travels through a range of unique natural landscapes including the Gobi Desert and salt lakes through destinations including Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Zhangye, Wuwei, and Lanzhou.
The route passes by attractions including the Hexi Corridor, Kumarajiva Temple, Jiayuguan Pass, Yulin Caves and Kumbum Monastery.
