List of high speed trains

The following is a list of high-speed trains. The high-speed trains are those intended for regular operations at speeds over 200 km/h (125 mph), with high-level of service, and generally constituted of multi-powered elements. Standard hauled trains, often able to reach 200 km/h (like French Corail trains or German IC), are excluded.

High-speed trains (200 km/h or higher)
Name Operators Family Manufacturer Operating speed Design speed Service Records Picture
Acela Express Amtrak TGV derived Bombardier
Alstom
241 km/h [1] 266 km/h 2000
AGV NTV TGV Alstom
Alstom Italia
300 km/h 360 km/h [2] 2011
Alfa Pendular CP Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 220 km/h 220 km/h 1998 236.6 km/h
AVE Class 100 RENFE TGV Alstom 300 km/h 300 km/h 1992 357 km/h
AVE Class 102 - 112 RENFE Talgo Talgo
Bombardier
300 km/h 330 km/h[3] 2005 365 km/h
AVE Class 103 RENFE Velaro Siemens 310 km/h 350 km/h 2006 403.7 km/h[4]
AVE Class 105 RENFE Caf 350 km/h 2011  ?
AVRIL RENFE Talgo Talgo 380 km/h[5] 2012  ?
BR Class 180 First Hull Trains
Northern Rail
Grand Central
Coradia Alstom 201 km/h 201 km/h 2002
BR Class 220, 221 & 222 CrossCountry
Virgin Trains
East Midlands Trains
Voyager Bombardier 201 km/h 201 km/h 2001
BR Class 370
Advanced Passenger Train
InterCity (BR) APT BREL 201 km/h 249 km/h 1980-1986 261.0 km/h
BR Class 373
Eurostar
Eurostar
SNCF
TGV Alstom 300 km/h 1993 334.7 km/h
BR Class 390 Virgin Trains Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 201 km/h 225 km/h 2002
BR Class 395
Javelin
Southeastern A-Train Hitachi 225 km/h 225 km/h 2009 252 km/h[6]
ČD Class 680 České_dráhy Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 160 km/h 230 km/h 2006 237 km/h
CRH1 A & B Ministry of Railways Regina Bombardier Sifang
Bombardier
250 km/h 250 km/h 2007 278 km/h
CRH1 E Ministry of Railways Zefiro Bombardier Sifang
Bombardier
250 km/h 250 km/h 2009
CRH2 A, B & E Ministry of Railways Shinkansen Sifang
Kawasaki
250 km/h 250 km/h 2007
CRH2 C Ministry of Railways Shinkansen Sifang 300 km/h 350 km/h 2008
CRH3 C Ministry of Railways Velaro Tangshan
Siemens
300 km/h 350 km/h 2008 394.2 km/h
CRH5 Ministry of Railways New Pendolino Changchun
Alstom
Alstom Italia
250 km/h 250 km/h 2007
CRH380 A & AL Ministry of Railways Shinkansen derived CSR 300 km/h 380 km/h 2010 486.1 km/h
CRH380 B, BL & CL Ministry of Railways Velaro CNR
Changchun Railway Vehicle
300 km/h 380 km/h 2011 487.3 km/h
CRH380 D & DL Ministry of Railways Zefiro 380 Sifang
Bombardier
300 km/h 380 km/h 2012
ETR 450 Trenitalia Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 250 km/h 280 km/h 1989
ETR 460 & ETR 480 Trenitalia Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 250 km/h 250 km/h 1993
ETR 470 Cisalpino Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 200 km/h 200 km/h 1993
ETR 500 3Kv Trenitalia Fiat Ferroviaria
Firema
ABB-Tecnomasio
AnsaldoBreda
250 km/h 300 km/h 1992-2007 319 km/h
ETR 500 25Kv Trenitalia Alstom
Bombardier
AnsaldoBreda
300 km/h 300 km/h 2000 362 km/h
ETR 600 Trenitalia New Pendolino Alstom Italia 250 km/h 250 km/h 2008
ETR 610 Trenitalia
SBB
New Pendolino Alstom Italia 250 km/h 250 km/h 2008
ETR 1000 Trenitalia Zefiro AnsaldoBreda
Bombardier
300 km/h 360 km/h 2013
GMB Class 71 Flytoget X2000 Strømmens
Adtranz
210 km/h 210 km/h 1998
IC4 DSB AnsaldoBreda
Finmeccanica
200 km/h 200 km/h 2007
ICE 1 DB ICE Siemens
ABB
AEG
Krauss-Maffei
Krupp
Thyssen-Henschel
280 km/h 280 km/h 1991 310 km/h
ICE 2 DB ICE Siemens
Adtranz
280 km/h 280 km/h 1996 316 km/h
ICE 3, 3M & 3MF DB
NS
Velaro Siemens
Bombardier
320 km/h 330 km/h 2000 368 km/h
ICE T DB
ÖBB
Venturio Siemens
DUEWAG
Fiat Ferroviaria
230 km/h 230 km/h 2005 255 km/h
ICE TD (Diesel) DB
DSB
Venturio Siemens
DUEWAG
Fiat Ferroviaria
200 km/h 200 km/h 2001 222 km/h
InterCity 125 First Great Western
East Coast
East Midlands Trains
Grand Central
CrossCountry
Network Rail
HST BREL 201 km/h 201 km/h 1976 238 km/h
InterCity 225 East Coast APT BREL
GEC Alsthom
201 km/h 225 km/h 1988 262 km/h
KTX-I Korail TGV Alstom
Hyundai Rotem
305 km/h 330 km/h 2004
KTX-II Korail TGV Hyundai Rotem 305 km/h 330 km/h 2010
RABDe 500 SBB ICN Bombardier
GEC Alsthom
200 km/h 230 km/h 2000
Railjet ÖBB
ČD
Siemens 200 km/h 230 km/h 2008
NSB Class 73 NSB X2000 Strømmens
Adtranz
210 km/h 210 km/h 1999
Shinkansen 0 JNR
JR Central
JR West
Shinkansen Nippon Sharyo
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Kisha
Hitachi
220 km/h 220 km/h 1964 - 2008
Shinkansen 100 JNR
JR Central
JR West
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car Corp
230 km/h 230 km/h 1985
Shinkansen 200 JNR
JR East
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car Corp
240 km/h 275 km/h 1982
Shinkansen 300 JR Central
JR West
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
270 km/h 270 km/h 1992 325.7 km/h
Shinkansen 400 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Tokyu Car Corp
240 km/h 240 km/h 1992-2010 345 km/h
Shinkansen 500 JR West Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
300 km/h 320 km/h 1997
Shinkansen 700 JR Central
JR West
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
285 km/h 285 km/h 1999
Shinkansen N700 JR Central
JR Kyushu
JR West
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
300 km/h 330 km/h 2007 332 km/h
Shinkansen 800 JR Kyushu Shinkansen Hitachi 260 km/h 285 km/h 2004
Shinkansen E1 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
240 km/h 240 km/h 1994
Shinkansen E2 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car Corp.
275 km/h 275 km/h 1997 362 km/h
Shinkansen E3 JR East Shinkansen Kawasaki
Tokyu Car Corporation
275 km/h 275 km/h 1997
Shinkansen E4 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
240 km/h 240 km/h 1997
Shinkansen E5 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
300 km/h 320 km/h 2011
Shinkansen E6 JR East Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
300 km/h 320 km/h 2013
Sm3 VR Group Pendolino FIAT Ferroviaria
Rautaruukki
Transtech
220 km/h 220 km/h 1995 242 km/h
Sm6 Karelian Trains Pendolino Alstom 220 km/h 220 km/h 2010
TCDD HT65000 TCDD CAF 250 km/h 260 km/h 2009
TGV Sud-Est SNCF TGV Alstom 300 km/h 300 km/h 1981 380 km/h
TGV Atlantique SNCF TGV Alstom 300 km/h 300 km/h 1989 515.3 km/h
TGV Réseau
Thalys PBA
SNCF
Thalys
TGV Alstom 320 km/h 320 km/h 1991
TGV Duplex SNCF TGV Alstom 320 km/h 320 km/h 1995
TGV Thalys PBKA Thalys TGV Alstom 300 km/h 300 km/h 1997
TGV POS SNCF TGV Alstom 320 km/h 320 km/h 2008 574.8 km/h
THSR 700T THSR Shinkansen Kawasaki
Hitachi
Nippon Sharyo
300 km/h 300 km/h 2007
V250 NS
SNCB
AnsaldoBreda 250 km/h 250 km/h 2011
Velaro RUS
Sapsan
RZhD Velaro Siemens 250 km/h 250 km/h 2011 290 km/h
X2 SJ X2000 ABB
Adtranz
200 km/h 200 km/h 1989 276 km/h
X3 Arlanda Express Coradia Alstom 205 km/h 205 km/h 1998
X40 SJ Coradia Alstom 200 km/h 200 km/h 2006
X50 Regina, X52 & X54 SJ
Skånetrafiken
Trafik i Mälardalen
Tåg i Bergslagen
Upplands Lokaltrafik
X-Trafik
Västtrafik
Värmlandstrafik
Veolia Transport
Gröna tåget
Regina Bombardier 200 km/h 200 km/h 2000 303 km/h
Z-TER (Z 21500) SNCF Alstom
Bombardier
200 km/h 200 km/h 2003

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