In pictures: The world's longest train journeys

Here we take a look at the longest direct rail routes across the world, as reported by The Telegraph. These direct rail routes do not involve changing trains. These routes will give train enthusiasts a spectacular experience. As the covid-19 cases are reducing and the world is limping back to normalcy, it is certainly a good time to start planning your next trip and get some spectacular post-pandemic experiences.

The world’s longest route is the Trans–Siberian Railway which runs for 9,259 kilometers to connect Moscow with the Russian far east. Credit: Unsplash/Snowscat

A train journey from Toronto to Vancouver is reportedly the second-longest route covering approx. 4,466 kilometers. Credit: Unsplash/Aditya Chinchure

The third-longest route without changing can be found in China with the journey from Shanghai to Lhasa covering 4,373 kilometers. Credit: Unsplash/Nuno Alberto

Covering 4,373 kilometers, the fourth-longest train route is from Sydney to Perth in Australia. Credit: Unsplash/Harry Cunningham

Fifth place goes to India where the stretch between Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari covers 4,237 kilometers. Credit: DH Photo

Sixth longest direct rail route runs from Emeryville to Chicago in United States that covers 3,924 kilometers. Credit: Unsplash/Skyler Gerald

A train journey from Paris to Moscow is the seventh-longest train route covering 3,215 kilometers. Credit: Unsplash/JP Valery

The Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor is the eighth longest rain journey, running for 2,979 kilometers. Credit: Unsplash/Marcus Wallis