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Two killed, 27 injured in trains collision in eastern India

​At least two passengers were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger train rammed into a stationary goods train in India's eastern state of Odisha, officials said Friday.

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New Jersey train crash in station kills one, injures more than 100

A commuter train plowed into a station in New Jersey at the height of Thursday's morning rush hour, killing one person on the platform and injuring more than 100 as it brought down part of the roof and scattered debris over the concourse.

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‘Snake on a train’ halts Japan bullet express

A passenger spotted the 30cm serpent poking between a gap in the seats, prompting the train, travelling between Tokyo and Hiroshima to stop

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World's fastest bullet train to start operating next month in China

The world's fastest high-speed train with the maximum operating speed of 380 km per hour will run on Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed track from next month.

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HK family injured in axe attack on train passengers in Germany

State minister says incident that seriously wounded three people was a "probable Islamist attack"

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25 injured in Taiwan train blast

Twenty-five passengers were injured after an explosion hit a commuter train in Taipei on Thursday night, said the city's fire department early Friday.

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Plateau wildlife, environment strong as Qinghai-Tibet Railway turns 10

A train chugs toward a tunnel on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but the sheep and wild donkeys nearby don't seem to be bothered.

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3 dead, 9 injured in Belgian rail crash

​Three people were killed and nine injured in a crash between a passenger train and a freight train at about 11 p.m. on Sunday local time in Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, a town in the French-speaking Wallonia region of Belgium, near the city of Liege.

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China's researchers fast-track a train for all systems

China is developing a next-generation bullet train that can run at 400 kilometers an hour and is suitable for cross-border services, a senior researcher with the nation's high-speed rail program said on Sunday.

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Japan’s railway operators launch campaign to stop violence against train staff

In recent years, poster campaigns by Japan’s railway operators have called on passengers to be considerate towards other travellers by offering their seat to an elderly person or not having their music too loud.

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Why rush hour on the MTR is a metaphor for life in Hong Kong

The competition for seats, jostling for position, the mavericks who take direction signs as merely a suggestion, the efficiently crammed coaches – this is laissez-faire Hong Kong in motion

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India to get its first bullet train in 2018

India is getting its first bullet train, reports India's The Economic Times, which will link up Mumbai with Ahmedabad and include a stint below sea level.

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First train from China to Iran stimulates Silk Road revival

First cargo train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday, indicating a milestone in reviving the "Silk Road," which has opened a new chapter of win-win cooperation between China and Iran.

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Trains must have collided at "very high speed": German official

The trains must have collided at a "very high speed" and clashed head on, said German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Tuesday after visiting the scene of the train accident which killed at least 9 people.

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Seagull invasion causes flap for passengers on Australian train

​A Melbourne man has reportedly caused public transport "pandemonium" with a bag of fish and chips and a throng of hungry seagulls.

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At least 30 killed in 2 blasts ahead of peace rally in Turkey's capital

At least 30 were killed and 126 others injured on Saturday after two explosions in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Turkish Interior Ministry said.

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Indonesia in negotiations with China to finalize fast-train project: minister

An Indonesian minister said on Thursday that negotiations between Indonesian and Chinese consortiums to build a high-speed rail transport system linking Jakarta to West Java province capital of Bandung were underway at the moment.