The best new trains and routes of 2022

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(CNN) — Everyone loves a good train ride, and in 2022 the world did rail fanatics proud with new routes, new operators and a new need for speed across the globe.

From a night train taking you from Austria to the Italian riviera to the new semi high-speed line across Laos, from a luxurious trans-African odyssey to a new Swiss train that can “jump” rail tracks, and even the United States finally getting the thrill of the tracks, here are some of our favorite moments from the world of train travel.

Swiss supertrain

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A late debut, which entered service in December 2022, Switzerland’s Golden Pass Express, or GPX as it’s known, connects Montreux, Gstaad and Interlaken, with special panoramic trains that change height and wheel gauge to slip between the varying lines. The nearly four-hour trip sweeps past classic Swiss lakes and mountains. Previously the journey required two changes of trains.

Laos goes (semi) high-speed

The new semi high-speed route across Laos is part of a Beijing-Bangkok long-term project.

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The big news in Laos this year was the semi high-speed train linking capital Vientiane with Boten, bordering China’s Yunnan province. It runs via top visitor destinations like the…

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