High-speed rail in Iran
High-speed rail in Iran comprises three high-speed rail projects:
- Tehran-Mashhad railway line is on upgrade process to speed up 200 km/h is due to finish by end of 2014. The line stretches 890 km.
- Tehran-Tabriz line is also on upgrade process to minimum speed of 200 km/h. The line stretches 625 km.
- A third line between Tehran and Isfahan also under upgrade process to 200 km/h. The line stretches 460 km. Another feasibility study also going on in the same route to build a dedicated High Speed line for higher speed of 300 km/h.
See also
References
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| High-speed trains
(category) | 300 km/h (186 mph) or more |
- AGV
- AVE Class 100, 102, 103
- CRH 2C, 3C, 380A, 380B, 380C, 380D
- ETR 500
- Eurostar TGV
- Eurostar Velaro
- ETR 1000
- ICE 3
- KTX-I, II (Sancheon)
- Oaris
- Shinkansen Series 500, N700, E5, E6, H5, L0
- AVRIL
- TGV Sud-Est (refurbished), Atlantique, Réseau, Duplex, POS, 2N2
- Thalys PBA, PBKA
- THSR 700T
- Transrapid
- Shanghai Maglev Train
- Velaro
- Bombardier Zefiro
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| 250–299 km/h (155–186 mph) |
- China Railways CRH 1A, 1B, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2E
- New Pendolino
- ICE 1, 2
- RENFE Class 120, 121, 130
- Sapsan
- Shinkansen Series 200, 300, 700, 800, E2, E3, E7, W7
- TCDD HT65000
- TGV Sud-Est (original), La Poste
- V250
- Zefiro 250
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| 200–249 km/h (124–155 mph) | |
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| Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category) |
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| High-speed railway line
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- List of high-speed rail lines
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| By country
planned networks in italics | |
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