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10 The Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu) decreed the expropriation for reasons of public utility of 30,727.79 square meters (m²) of land, which will be used for the execution of section 3 of the Maya Train Project. The Federal government will expropriate “a total of 40 privately owned properties”, located in the […]
Matt Evans Staff Writer,japan-guide.com One of several private rail networks serving Japan’s Kansai Region, the Nankai Electric Railway extends from its base in downtown Osaka as far as Wakayama, as well as connecting to Kansai International Airport. One of Japan’s oldest private railway companies, it predates all of Tokyo’s electric railways, and takes its name […]
You don’t, at first, realise that your life can change on a train. And I’m not talking about the romanticised version of life-changing, the Before Sunrise one where you meet a gorgeous European backpacker and embark on an evening of intense conversation. I’m talking about your entire world view being rocked, just by getting from […]
Matt Evans Staff Writer,japan-guide.com As a travel industry veteran, a regular traveler in my own time and of course someone who now writes about Japan for a living, my feelings about using a private guide have evolved considerably over time. Whether backpacking through Asia or experiencing Osaka for the first time in my 20s, travel […]
Donald Trump’s former communications director turned antagonist Anthony Scaramucci says his former boss is a meaner version of the 2016 version and “there is no defence” for supporting him now. In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, he references Trump’s running mate in the forthcoming election, JD Vance, who once called Trump “America’s Hitler,” […]
The construction of 12 out of the total 20 river bridges in Gujarat for the 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor has been completed. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Sunday (3 November) said that a 120-metre-long bridge over the Kharera river in Navsari district has become the twelfth bridge recently completed […]
The tourist train to Elgin the that had to ”brake abruptly to avoid colliding” with Transnet carriages in die Port of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon. (Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about […]
Heavy rain in western and southwestern Japan continued to disrupt shinkansen bullet train services on Saturday, affecting travelers on the first day of a long weekend and prompting the weather agency to caution against further rainfall. All bullet train services between Hakata in southwestern Japan and Tokyo were briefly halted in the morning. Services connecting […]
I’ve always been one of those people drawn to trains, and that’s something that’s followed me through gaming. From classics like Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon and Transport Tycoon all the way up to modern versions like Railroad Corporation or Sweet Transit, there’s just something compelling about plopping down tracks and managing the lumbering beasts that […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com Himeji Castle is Japan’s best known castle from the feudal period that has survived fires and major destruction. Completed in 1609, the well preserved castle is a national treasure and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 – one of the first world heritage sites in Japan. The grand […]