London to Tokyo by train?

[John Ashworth]

London to Tokyo by train: Russia rail-bridge makes 14000km route possible

Passengers might soon be able to follow an almost uninterrupted track from one side of the world to another, thanks to an ambitious new project.

The Russian government has proposed a 45 km rail bridge that would cross the East Sea to Japan.

Hopping on a train in St Pancras, London, the proposed route would travel for the majority on Russian rails, before reaching the terminus in Wakkanai Japan...