Wheels set in motion for London-Tokyo train link
Telegraph.co.uk | 2013 Jun 8
...the journey was just a dream – until last week, when a delegation of officials from Russia and Japan met to finalise the plan.
The scheme involves extending the existing Trans Siberian railway, with a bridge from the Russian mainland to the island of Sakhalin. The new train route will then continue south for 380 miles across the Russian island, before reaching the coast. A 25-mile tunnel will be constructed under the Soya Strait, taking the train onto Japanese territory.
It will enable direct rail transport from London to Tokyo in around two weeks....