原始標題 YOU CAN NOW TRAVEL ALL THE WAY FROM PORTUGAL TO SINGAPORE BY TRAIN
您現在可以搭火車從葡萄牙到新加坡！
新聞網址 https://bit.ly/3ITXC8A
英國《獨立報》
發表日期 2021年12月14日
Rail enthusiasts believe it is the longest continuous rail journey on earth
鐵路愛好者認為這是地球上最長的連續鐵路旅程
作者：Lucy Thackray
You can now travel from Lagos in Portugal all the way to Singapore, say rail experts - with a few stops along the way.
您現在可以搭火車從葡萄牙到新加坡，只需要中停幾站
Analysis by rail blogger Mark Smith, aka The Man in Seat 61, and Reddit users calculated that the 11,654-mile journey could be done in 21 days.
鐵路部落客Mark Smith分析計算出，18755 公里的旅程可以在 21 天內完成。
Stops and connections along the way include Paris, Moscow, Beijing and Bangkok, making it quite the Europe-Asia grand tour.
沿途經停巴黎、莫斯科、北京和曼谷，堪稱歐亞大巡演
The missing link had been a new section of railway in Laos, which was completed on 2 December and connects the city of Boten with the capital Vientiane.
原本缺失的一段路程已經在12月2日完工，是寮國首都永珍到磨丁市的一段鐵路
Laos’s “game changing” new Laos-China railway link was built by the Chinese, with costs split between the two countries - the 414km (260-mile) stretch of track took five years to construct.
寮國這段新鐵路是由中國人建造，長 414 公里，花費了 5 年時間建成
Development is already underway to extend the line on to Bangkok and then eventually through Malaysia to Singapore, but that journey can be already made by switching train lines at those points.
Reddit user htGoSEVe posted a map of the potential rail voyage, later updating his post to reflect the fact that sections of the journey - from Lisbon to Hendaye in France, and the Paris-Moscow Express, for example - have been paused during the pandemic.
Rail enthusiasts estimate that it would cost a little over ￡1,000 in tickets.
鐵路愛好者估計，票價將超過 1000 英鎊（約新台幣 36869 元）
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感想：這好有趣 希望疫情結束有機會搭這麼長看看！