Trains

3D-printed architecture continues to go from strength to strength, with all kinds of projects being created with the burgeoning technology. The latest example of this is a new train station that will be built in just six hours.

Canada will begin work on a high-speed inter-city rail network – the largest infrastructure project in the country's history. Spanning 621 miles, its lines will help passengers get from Toronto to Montréal within three hours, at up to 185 mph (300 km/h).

On January 10th, the world's first carbon fiber subway train took to the tracks for the very first time in Qingdao, China. It promises to be stronger, safer, and produce less harmful emissions than traditional trains.

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated an ambitious new driverless transit system, which is hailed as the longest in the world. Measuring 109 miles in length, it includes an eye-catching station by Zaha Hadid Architects.

The first of 35 driverless trains set for Taiwan's 100% autonomous Light Green Line has been delivered. When complete, the 22.8-km (14-mile) line will shave 30 minutes off the current commute time end to end, from New Taipei City to Taipei.

RIBA has named London's Elizabeth Line rail transport network as the winner of the 2024 Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious architecture award. The judges lauded its remarkable engineering achievement and passenger-focused design.

Gold medal trick cyclist Dawid Godziek is no stranger to flying to twisty, hold-your-breath heights on his bike. But his latest ride, carried out atop a moving train, might be his most impressive accomplishment yet. And you can watch.

The company that broke a Guinness World Record this year with its all-hydrogen train has just announced another world first. Stadler Rail has developed a fleet of train cars that can run on either hydrogen or battery power for branch rail services.

In February of this year, we reported on the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and its phase one testing of a low-vacuum-tube hyperloop-style maglev ultra-high-speed (UHS) train. In initial 1.24-mile-long tests, the T-Flight hit 387 mph .

The steering wheel-less Klv-20 VW Microbus doesn't hail from an autonomous future, but from the railroad past. It is all original T1 bus up high, all train car down low – a very different way to take a Volkswagen van trip.

A hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train developed by Swiss rail vehicle maker Stadler Rail has achieved a new Guinness World Record, traveling for almost two days around the clock for a distance of 1,741.7 miles.

While it's always important to accommodate bicycle commuters, bike parking spots on trains can't seat non-cyclists when not in use. An experimental setup currently being trialled in Switzerland, however, may soon change that.