Train travel can be a very fun experience. You can take in the beautiful scenery and have a relaxed travel experience without the trouble of air travel. Besides, trains are an environmentally friendly choice. Now, train travelers have an additional justification to go by rail. Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company, just cut the price of long-distance travel by 10 percent—a move which has drawn comparisons to the United Kingdom, where millions of people are now trying hard to deal with a 2.7% price increase.

This move, according to the company, came from the climate law passed by the government including a cut in the VAT—value added tax (增值税) -on train travel from 19 percent to 7 percent.

The new prices apply to trips over 50 kilometers, only if the passenger travels from one railway region into another one. Prices are also cut on special offers and additional services, such as fees for traveling with your bicycle.

Deutsche Bahn said, “We do not make any money from the tax cut, and are passing on all savings directly to ticket buyers.” According to Deutsche Bahn, this change is expected to bring in another 5 million passengers a year who’ll change to train traveling for the lower prices.

What actually causes it? Climate protection action. Decreasing the release of carbon from transportation is a key part of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and Germany is trying to meet its requirements to keep global wanning below 2℃.

In an effort to follow the new rules, Deutsche Bahn has planned on buying new trains by 2026 at a cost of $13.46 billion. Germany has already been greening its transportation. Hydrogen (氢) trains were introduced in Germany in 2018. The country is also testing power lines for eTrucks on the motorway.

Traveling the world is a dream for many people, but negotiating airports isn't always pleasant. No one likes to stand in a long line waiting to check in for a flight. Fortunately, Taoyuan International Airport makes the process a breeze.

To better serve travelers, the airport launched its In-Town Check-In   service, located in section A1 at Taipei Main Station. It helps passengers save time by offering them a way to check their baggage before arriving at the airport. Passengers can choose to use online or smartphone check-in. At the In-Town Check-In, passengers simply scan a QR code from their phone to print baggage tags, which they affix （黏上) to their bags. Now passengers' bags are ready for the Self Baggage Drop service provided in section A1. Check-in. This way is convenient and hassle-free.

Passengers who wish to check in at the airport can also use the airport's convenient kiosks（小亭）.Using the kiosk is quite similar to checking in on a smartphone. But instead of scanning a smartphone, passengers will need to scan their passport in order to print out their boarding pass. Afterward, passengers can enjoy the benefit of the Self Baggage Drop service available at Terminal 2.

China’s future high-speed trains might be self-driving, with a top speed around 600 kilometer per hour and an adjustable interior and entertainment system with high-speed Internet，a senior engineer said on Monday.

Fuxing, which debuted first on the line connecting Beijing and Shanghai, has an operating speed of 350 km/h---the world’s fastest. It now serves a dozen major cities, from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, according to the China Railway Corporation.

Chinese scientists are developing a new model of Fuxing that can adopt to different track widths and still run consistently at 400 km/h, Ding said, an officer of the corporation.

“These new trains can be used effectively in Russia or countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.”

“The new model will enter service within five years, about the same period needed to create and launch the Fuxing. In the next 8 to 10 years, China will launch a high-speed bullet train that is suspended from a magnetic rail-nearly twice the speed of the one currently operating in Shanghai.” he said.

Chinese engineers also are aiming to make future trains more comfortable, including adding more leg room in all carriages, stronger Internet signals and some high-class seats that might involve adjustable interior and entertainment systems, such as windows that can change color or serve as movie screens.

Artificial intelligence will be included in future trains, using equipment such as scanners that automatically check and deduct fees when passengers board and exit trains without having to deal with tickets.

Trains also will have advanced self-driving systems that can predict abnormal conditions and automatically check slow in case of emergencies. These systems will be finished within three years.

Now, China’s high-speed railway network has extended about 25000 kilometers of track, which makes up about 60 percent of the world’s total, according to the corporation.