Short term Goals
[edit]- Add metro maps to the dynamic maps of cities or at least svg. based network plans
- Add markers for the intercity train stations (lots of them have wikipedia articles, so the Wikidata link does a lot of the heavy lifting, for those that do not, use Openstreetmap or other maps to get coordinates)
- Improve the coverage of "rail travel in x" either by improving the "by train" sections or by spinning of "rail travel in x" articles
- Remove third party links and whenever possible give information equal to or better than the replaced link
Long term Goals
[edit]- Turn Wikivoyage into the first reference for voyagers who prefer rail
- Catch up with an surpass other guides, particularly Seat 61 (already the case for some countries and regions)
- Have a map for every light and heavy urban rail system integrated into all dynamic maps; work together with Wikidata and Openstreetmap to keep them virtually self-updating
- Make railroads great again
Statistics for Rail relevant articles
[edit]Dedicated country rail travel articles
[edit]- High-speed rail in China
- High-speed rail in South Korea
- Rail travel in India
- Rail travel in Japan
- Trans-Siberian Railway
- Rail travel in Europe
- European rail passes
- Rail travel in France
- Rail travel in Germany — guide, but in need of some updates to keep with the times
- Rail travel in the United Kingdom
- Rail travel in Ireland
- Rail travel in the Netherlands — guide
- Rail and bus travel in Sweden
- Rail travel in Switzerland
- Rail travel in Canada
- Across Canada by train
- The Canadian — itinerary, has a map with major stations marked
- Rail travel in the United States
- Amtrak Cascades — itinerary, has a map with all stations marked
- California Zephyr — itinerary
- Empire Builder — itinerary, has a map with all stations marked
- Rail travel in Australia
- Rail travel in New Zealand
Regional rail travel articles
[edit]Rail itineraries
[edit]While it cannot be our goal to cover every last commuter train, we do have itineraries for the more famous and longer distance trains
Heavy rail systems with/without map integration
[edit]With
[edit]- Algiers Metro
- Beijing Subway
- Chicagoland
- Chicago "L"
- Metra
- Delhi Metro
- London Undergorund
- New York City Subway
- Paris Metro
- MRT (Singapore)
Without
[edit]- w:Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line, Mecca (however, WP claims it to only be operational during the five days of Hajj)
Some/all lines missing
[edit]- Yerevan Metro (Charbakh branch)
- Most S-Bahns --> see talk page
- RER line C
- Istanbul (Tünel is missing completely)
- San Francisco Bay Area
- SMART
Light Rail Sytems
[edit]German Light Rail Systems not showing up on the map
[edit]- Nuremberg Tram
- Bielefeld Stadtbahn
- Potsdam Tram
- Dresden Tram
- Halle Tram
- Basel Tram (also reaching Saint-Louis (Haut Rhin) and Weil am Rhein)
- Jena tram
Current articles under discussion and work in progress
[edit]Articles needed
[edit]Article ideas and requests
[edit]Do we want more itineraries for travel by rail? I know of some named passenger rail lines in the USA and Canada that don't yet have itineraries: Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" (Chicago/Memphis/New Orleans), "Coast Starlight" (Seattle/Los Angeles), and "Maple Leaf" (NYC/Toronto), and VIA's "The Ocean" (Montreal/Halifax). --Robkelk (talk) 16:07, 5 July 2018 (UTC) There's also VIA's Winnipeg/Churchill run, but those tracks have been washed out for over a year. The Canadian government has ordered they be repaired or sold to someone who will repair them, though, so this itinerary might still be worthwhile. --Robkelk (talk) 21:16, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Milestones
[edit]Fourth of July 2018 — Expedition left the station