{"id":856972,"date":"2026-04-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=856972"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:27:46","slug":"luxury-train-run-by-a-state-owned-company-in-south-africa-named-among-the-best-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/856972\/luxury-train-run-by-a-state-owned-company-in-south-africa-named-among-the-best-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury train run by a state-owned company in South Africa named among the best in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Blue Train, which is operated by a division of Transnet, has been named among the most beautiful train journeys in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is according to the UK-based Travel Insurance platform InsureandGo, in a recent study on how “eye-catching” train journeys around the world are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue Train was named the 14th most eye-catching train journey in the world, joining a host of routes from Asia, Europe and Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan’s Sagano Romantic Train\u00a0takes\u00a0the crown\u00a0as the world’s most eye-catching train ride, but it’s\u00a0Europe\u00a0that\u00a0dominates the top of the rankings, with four of the top ten routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rankings were based on train journeys across the world that are known for offering stunning views to passengers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants were presented with a series of images along each train route, and their visual engagement was measured using eye-tracking technology: <\/p>\n\n\n\n