List of high-speed railway lines

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

This article provides a list of operated high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region.

High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (120 mph) for upgraded track and 250 km/h (160 mph) or faster for new track.^[1]^[2]

Overview

The following table gives an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country. For a complete country overview see the particulair country's list below.

It shows all high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) or over) in service and under construction listed by country. Based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),^[3] it has been updated with other sources.

Country	Region	In operation (km)	Under construction (km)	Total country (km)	Network density (m/km²)	Max. speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Comment
Austria	Europe	292	210	502	3.48	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435
Belgium	Europe	209	0	209	5.29	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
China^[4]	Asia	19,000	18,155.5	37,155.5	2.02	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Max speed of 430 km/h for unconventional Shanghai Maglev^[5]
Denmark	Europe	5	60	65	0.12	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
Finland	Europe	610	0	610	1.8	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1524
France	Europe	2,036	757	2,793	3.18	320	25 kV 50 Hz (partially)	1435
Germany	Europe	1,334	428	1,762	3.74	300	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435
Hong Kong	Asia	0	26	26	23.55	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
Italy^[6]^[7]	Europe	923	125	1,048	3.06	300	25 kV 50 Hz, 3 kV DC	1435
Japan	Asia	2,664	782	3,446	7.88	320	25 kV 50/60 Hz	1435
Netherlands	Europe	120	0	120	2.87	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
Norway	Europe	64	54	118	0.2	210	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435
Poland	Europe	85	322	407	0.27	200	3 kV DC	1435
Russia	Europe and Asia	645^[8]	770^[9]	1,415	0.09	250	3 kV DC	1520
South Korea	Asia	819	585	1,404	8.17	305	25 kV 60 Hz	1435
Spain	Europe	3,100	1,800	4,900	6.13	310	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
Switzerland	Europe	80	57	137	1.94	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	world's longest railway tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is expected to open in 2016
Taiwan	Asia	339	9	348	9.53	300	25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Total Mileage of 339 km refers to length of actual operation. Maximum mileage numbered up to 345.
Turkey	Europe and Asia	1,420	1,506	2,926	1.81	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
United Kingdom	Europe	1,377	0	1,377	5.67	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
United States	America	28	0	28	0.04	240	25 kV 60 Hz, 12 kV 60 Hz, 12 kV 25 Hz	1435	Acela Express Acela reach 200km/hr for 18 mile stretch in RI and 10 in MA.
Uzbekistan	Asia	344		344	0.77	250		1520

Belgium

Dedicated High-Speed line

Main article: high-speed rail in Belgium

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
HSL 1	LGV Nord - Bruxelles-Sud	300 km/h	000000001997-12-14-0000December 14, 1997	88 km
HSL 2	Bruxelles-Nord - Liège-Guillemins	300 km/h	000000002002-12-15-0000December 15, 2002	64.7 km
HSL 3	Liège-Guillemins - Cologne-Aachen	260 km/h	000000002009-06-14-0000June 14, 2009	56 km
HSL 4	Antwerpen-Centraal - HSL Zuid	300 km/h	000000002009-01-01-00002009	40 km

China

Main article: high-speed rail in China

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Qinshen PDL	Qinhuangdao - Shenyang North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002003-10-12-0000October 12, 2003	404 km
Hening railway	Hefei South - Feidong	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-11-12-0000November 12, 2014	21.7 km
	Feidong - Quanjiao		000000002008-04-18-0000April 18, 2008	79 km
	Quanjiao - Nanjing South		000000002011-06-30-0000June 30, 2011	56 km
Jiaoji PDL	Qingdao - Linzi	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002008-07-20-0000July 20, 2008	254 km
Jiaoji PDL	Linzi - Jinan	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002008-12-21-0000December 21, 2008	154 km
Jingjin ICR	Beijing South - Tianjin	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002008-08-01-0000August 1, 2008	117 km
Hewu railway	Chang'anji - Hankou	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002008-12-31-0000December 31, 2008	359 km
Hewu railway	Hefei South - Chang'anji	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-11-12-0000November 12, 2014	14.2 km
Shitai PDL	Shijiazhuang - Taiyuan	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002009-01-01-0000January 1, 2009	197.5 km
Suicheng Railway	Suining - Chengdu East	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002009-07-07-0000July 7, 2009	146 km
Wenfu Railway	Wenzhou South - Fuzhou South	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002009-07-01-0000July 1, 2009	298 km
Yontaiwen Railway	Ningbo - Wenzhou South	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002009-09-28-0000September 28, 2009	279 km
Wuguang PDL	Wuhan - Guangzhou North	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002009-12-26-0000December 26, 2009	980 km
Wuguang PDL	Guangzhou North - Guangzhou South	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002010-01-30-0000January 30, 2010	49 km
Zhengxi PDL	Zhengzhou West - Lintong East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002010-02-06-0000February 6, 2010
	Lintong East - Xi'an North		000000002011-01-11-0000January 11, 2011
	Zhengzhou East - Zhengzhou West		000000002012-12-26-0000December 26, 2012
Fuxia Railway	Fuzhou South - Xiamen North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002010-04-26-0000April 26, 2010
Chengguan ICR	Chengdu - Qingchengshan	200 km/h (220 km/h ready)	000000002010-05-10-0000May 10, 2010
	Juyuan - Lidui Park		000000002013-07-23-0000July 23, 2013
	Pixian West - Pengzhou		000000002014-04-30-0000April 30, 2014
Huning ICR	Shanghai - Nanjing	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002010-07-01-0000July 1, 2010
Changjiu ICR	Nanchang West - Jiujiang	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002010-09-20-0000September 20, 2010
Huhang PDL	Shanghai Hongqiao - Hangzhou East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002010-10-16-0000October 16, 2010
Yiwan Railway	Yichang East - Lichuan	160 km/h (200 km/h ready)	000000002010-12-22-0000December 22, 2010
Changji ICR	Changchun - Jilin	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002010-12-30-0000December 30, 2010
Hainan Eastern Ring Railway	Haikou - Meilan	?	000000002010-12-30-0000December 30, 2010
Hainan Eastern Ring Railway	Meilan - Sanya	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002010-12-30-0000December 30, 2010
Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway	Haikou - Sanya	?	000000002015-12-30-0000December 30, 2015
Guangzhu ICR	Guangzhou South - Zhuhai North	160 km/h (200 km/h ready)	000000002011-01-07-0000January 7, 2011	93 km
Guangzhu ICR	Zhuhai North - Zhuhai	160 km/h (200 km/h ready)	000000002012-12-31-0000December 31, 2012	23 km
Jinghu HSR	Beijing South - Shanghai Hongqiao	300 km/h (380 km/h ready)	000000002011-06-30-0000June 30, 2011	1318 km
Guangshengang HSR	Guangzhou South - Shenzhen North	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002011-12-26-0000December 26, 2011	102 km
	Shenzhen North - Futian	?	000000002015-12-30-0000December 30, 2015	8 km
	Futian - Border between China and Hong Kong (from there onwards to West Kowloon)	construction (200 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	4 km
Longxia Railway	Longyan - Xiamen North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002012-06-28-0000June 28, 2012
Hanyi Railway	Hankou - Yichang East	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002012-07-01-0000July 1, 2012
Shiwu PDL	Zhengzhou East - Wuhan	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002012-09-28-0000September 28, 2012
Shiwu PDL	Shijiazhuang - Zhengzhou East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002012-12-26-0000December 26, 2012
Hebeng PDL	Hefei West - Bengbu South	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002012-10-16-0000October 16, 2012
Hada PDL	Harbin West - Dalian North	300 km/h (summer) 200 km/h (winter)	000000002013-12-01-0000December 1, 2013
Jingshi PDL	Beijing West - Shijiazhuang	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002012-12-26-0000December 26, 2012
Suiyu Railway	Suining - Chongqing North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-01-24-0000January 24, 2013
Ninghang PDL	Nanjing South - Hangzhou East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002013-07-01-0000July 1, 2013
Hangyong PDL	Hangzhou East - Ningbo	300 km/h (350 km/h)	000000002013-07-01-0000July 1, 2013
Panying PDL	Panjin North - Yingkou East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002013-09-12-0000September 12, 2013
Xiangpu Railway	Nanchang West - Fuzhou	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-09-26-0000September 26, 2013
Xiangpu Railway	Yongtai - Putian	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-09-26-0000September 26, 2013
Jinqin PDL	Tianjin - Qinhuangdao	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-01-0000December 1, 2013
Xibao PDL	Xi'an North - Baoji South	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Xiashen Railway	Xiamen North - Shenzhen North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Yuli Railway	Chongqing North - Lichuan	200 km/h	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Wuxian ICR	Wuhan - Xianning South	300 km/h (350 km/h)	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Maozhan Railway	Maoming East - Zhanjiang	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Hengliu Railway	Hengyang East - Liuzhou	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-28-0000December 28, 2013
Liunan ICR	Liuzhou - Nanning East	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-30-0000December 30, 2013
Nanqin Railway	Nanning East - Qinzhou North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-30-0000December 30, 2013
Qinfang Railway	Qinzhou North - Fangchenggang	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-30-0000December 30, 2013
Qinbei Railway	Qinzhou North - Beihai	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002013-12-30-0000December 30, 2013
Nanguang Railway	Nanning East - Wuzhou south	200 km/h (250 km/h)	000000002014-04-18-0000April 18, 2014	576 km
Nanguang Railway	Wuzhou South - Guangzhou South	200 km/h (250 km/h)	000000002014-12-26-0000December 26, 2014	576 km
Wuhuang ICR	Wuhan - Huanggang East	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002014-06-18-0000June 18, 2014
Wuhuang ICR	Gedian South - Daye North	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002014-06-18-0000June 18, 2014
Daxi PDL	Taiyuan - Xi'an North	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-07-01-0000July 1, 2014
Daxi PDL	Datong South - Taiyuan	construction (250 km/h ready)	2015 (expected)
Hangchang PDL	Hangzhou East - Nanchang West	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002014-09-16-0000September 16, 2014
Hangchang PDL	Nanchang West - Changsha South	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-10-0000December 10, 2014
Changkun PDL	Changsha South - Xinhuang West	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-16-0000December 16, 2014
Changkun PDL	Xinhuang West - Kunming South	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	2015 (expected)
Chengmianle PDL	Jiangyou - Emeishan	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-20-0000December 20, 2014
Lanxin PDL	Hami - Urumqi	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-11-15-0000November 15, 2014
Lanxin PDL	Lanzhou West - Hami	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-26-0000December 26, 2014
Guiguang PDL	Guiyang North - Guangzhou South	250 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-26-0000December 26, 2014
Qingrong ICR	Qingdao North - Rongcheng	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-28-0000December 28, 2014
Zhengkai ICR	Zhengzhou East - Songcheng Road	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002014-12-28-0000December 28, 2014	47 km
Zhengkai ICR	Songcheng Road - Kaifeng	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	3 km
Hefu PDL	Hefei South - Fuzhou	300 km/h (350 km/h ready)	000000002015-06-28-0000June 28, 2015	813 km
Haqi PDL	Harbin - Qiqihar South	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002015-08-17-0000August 17, 2015	281.5 km
Shendan PDL	Shenyang South - Dandong	200 km/h (250 km/h ready)	000000002015-09-01-0000September 1, 2015	208 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed
Hukun Railway	Shanghai - Kunming	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded) some sections
Guangshen Railway	Guangzhou - Shenzhen	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded)
Jinghu Railway	Beijing - Shanghai	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded)
Jingha Railway	Beijing - Harbin	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded)
Jingguang Railway	Beijing - Guangzhou	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded) some sections
Zhengxu Railway	Zhengzhou - Xuzhou	200 km/h (250 km/h upgraded)

Denmark

Main article: High-speed rail in Denmark

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Oresund Line	Peberholm - Oresund Bridge	200 km/h	000000002000-07-01-0000July 1, 2000	5 km
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line	Copenhagen - Ringsted	250 km/h	2018	60 km

Finland

New main lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Lahti Main Line	Kerava - Lahti	220 km/h	2006	75.7 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Finnish Coastal Railway	Helsinki - Turku	200 km/h	1995	1902	approximately 50 km (high speed section); 195.8 km (total)
Helsinki–Riihimäki Railway	Helsinki - Riihimäki	200 km/h	1995	1862	71.4 km
Lahti–Kouvola Railway	Lahti - Kouvola	200 km/h	1995	1870	61.4 km
Karelian Railway	Kouvola - Joensuu	200 km/h	1995	1894	60 km (high-speed section); 325,8 km (total)
Savo Railway	Kouvola - Iisalmi	200 km/h	1995	1902	approximately 15 km (high-speed section); 357,8 km (total)
Riihimäki–Tampere Railway	Riihimäki - Tampere	200 km/h	1995	1862-1876	116 km
Tampere–Seinäjoki Railway	Tampere - Seinäjoki	200 km/h	1995	1880	160 km

France

Main article: high-speed rail in France

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
LGV Sud-Est	Paris Gare de Lyon - Lyon-Perrache	300 km/h	1981	409 km
LGV Atlantique	Paris Gare Montparnasse - Courtalain	300 km/h	1990	130 km
	Courtalain - Tours			102 km
	Courtalain - Le Mans			52 km
LGV Rhône-Alpes	Lyon-Perrache - Saint-Quentin-Fallavier	300 km/h	1992	37 km
LGV Rhône-Alpes	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier - Valence	300 km/h	1994	78 km
LGV Nord	Gare du Nord - Channel Tunnel	300 km/h	1993	333 km
LGV Interconnexion Est	LGV Nord - LGV Sud-Est	300 km/h	1994	57 km
LGV Méditerranée	Valence - Les Angles	300 km/h^[10]^[10]	2001-06-10	127 km
	Les Angles - Nîmes	300 km/h^[10]^[10]		25 km
	Les Angles - Marseille	320 km/h^[10]		91 km
LGV Est	Paris Gare de l'Est - Baudrecourt (Part 1)	320 km/h	2007-06-10	300 km
LGV Est	Baudrecourt - Strasbourg (Part 2)	Construction (320 km/h ready)	2016 (expected)	107 km
LGV Perpignan–Figueres	Perpignan - Figueres	320 km/h	2010-12-19	44.4 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch	Collonges - Petit-Croix (Part 1)	320 km/h	2011-12-11	140 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch	Dijon - Collonges & Petit-Croix - Mulhouse (Part 2)	Suspended (320 km/h ready)		50 km
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique	Tours - Bordeaux	Construction (350 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	279 km
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire	Le Mans - Rennes	Construction (350 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	182 km
Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier	Nîmes - Montpellier	Construction (220 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	80 km
LGV Lyon–Turin	Lyon - Torino	Construction (220 km/h ready)	2025 (expected)	142 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
(Paris - ) Étampes - Orléans - Vierzon	Étampes - Vierzon	200 km/h	1967	1847	134 km ^[11]
(Paris - ) Étampes - Orléans - Bordeaux	Étampes - Bordeaux	220 km/h	1971	1861	388 km ^[11]
(Paris - ) Connerré - Le Mans	Connerré - Le Mans	220 km/h	1990	1865	18 km ^[11]
Le Mans - Nantes	Le Mans - Gare de Nantes	220 km/h	1990	1863	120 km ^[11]
Strasbourg - Mulhouse	Strasbourg - Mulhouse	220 km/h	1995	1844	104 km ^[11]

Germany

Main article: high-speed rail in Germany

Dedicated high-speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway	Wolfsburg - Berlin	250 km/h	1998-09	258 km
Hanover–Wurzburg high-speed railway	Hanover - Wurzburg	280 km/h	1991	327 km
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway	Mannheim - Stuttgart	280 km/h	1991-05-09	99 km
Köln–Frankfurt high-speed rail line	Cologne - Frankfurt	300 km/h	2002-08-01	180 km
Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway	Nuremberg - Ingolstadt	300 km/h	2006-05-13	171 km
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway	Erfurt - Leipzig	300 km/h	2015-12-09	123 km
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway	Frankfurt -	Planned (300 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	85 km
Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway	Nuremberg - Erfurt	Construction (300 km/h ready)	2017 (expected)	190 km
Hanau-Gelnhausen high-speed railway	Hanau - Gelnhausen	Planned (300 km/h ready)	2023 (expected)	55 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway	Köln - Aachen	250 km/h	2002	1841	70 km

Italy

Main article: high-speed rail in Italy

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Florence–Rome high-speed railway	Florence - Rome	250 km/h	1992 (full length)	254 km
Rome–Naples high-speed railway	Rome - Naples	300 km/h	2005 (full length)	205 km
Turin–Milan high-speed railway	Turin - Milan	300 km/h	2009 (full length)	125 km
Milan–Bologna high-speed railway	Milan - Bologna	300 km/h	2009	215 km
Bologna–Florence high-speed railway	Bologna - Florence	300 km/h	2009	78 km

Japan

Main article: high-speed rail in Japan

Dedicated High-Speed lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Tokaido Shinkansen	Tokyo - Shin-Osaka	285 km/h	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1, 1964	515.4 km
Sanyo Shinkansen	Shin-Osaka - Okayama	300 km/h	000000001972-03-15-0000March 15, 1972	553.7 km
Sanyo Shinkansen	Okayama - Hakata	300 km/h	000000001975-03-10-0000March 10, 1975	553.7 km
Tohoku Shinkansen	Tokyo - Ueno	110 km/h (260 km/h ready)	000000001991-06-20-0000June 20, 1991	674.9 km
	Ueno - Omiya	110 km/h (260 km/h ready)	000000001985-11-15-0000November 15, 1985
	Omiya - Utsunomiya	275 km/h	000000001982-06-23-0000June 23, 1982
	Utsunomiya - Morioka	320 km/h	000000001982-06-23-0000June 23, 1982
	Morioka - Hachinohe	260 km/h	000000002002-12-01-0000December 1, 2002
	Hachinohe - Shin-Aomori	260 km/h	000000002010-12-04-0000December 4, 2010
Joetsu Shinkansen	Omiya - Niigata	240 km/h	000000001982-11-15-0000November 15, 1982	269.5 km
Hokuriku Shinkansen	Takasaki - Nagano	260 km/h	000000001997-10-01-0000October 1, 1997	470.6 km
	Nagano - Kanazawa	260 km/h	000000002015-03-14-0000March 14, 2015
	Kanazawa - Tsuruga	construction (260 km/h ready)	2023 (expected)
Kyushu Shinkansen	Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro	260 km/h	000000002011-03-12-0000March 12, 2011	256.8 km
	Shin-Yatsushiro - Kagoshima-Chuo	260 km/h	000000002004-03-13-0000March 13, 2004	256.8 km
	Takeo-Onsen - Nagasaki	construction	2022 (expected)	66.7 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Aomori - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto	construction (260 km/h ready)	2016 (expected)	360.2 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto - Sapporo	construction (260 km/h ready)	2030 (expected)	360.2 km

South Korea

Main article: high-speed rail in South Korea

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Gyeongbu HSR	Seoul - Dongdaegu	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2004-04-01	286.8 km
Gyeongbu HSR	Dongdaegu - Busan	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2010-11-01	130.7 km
Honam HSR	Osong - Gwangju Songjeong	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2015-04-02	182.3 km
Honam HSR	Gwangju Songjeong - Mokpo	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2018 (expected)
Sudogwon HSR	Suseo - Jije - Pyeongtaek Junction	Construction (300 km/h)	2016 (expected)	61.1 km
Wonju-Gangneung Line	Wonju - Gangneung	Construction (250 km/h)	2017 (expected)	120.3 km
Seohae Line	Wonsi - Hongseong	Construction (250 km/h)	2019 (expected)	89.2 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Jeolla Line	Iksan - Suncheon	200 km/h (230 km/h ready)	2011-10-05	145.6 km
Jeolla Line	Suncheon - Yeosu Expo	230 km/h	2011-10-05	34.8 km
Donghae Line	Geoncheon Interconnection - Pohang	200 km/h	2015-04-02	38.7 km^[12]
Donghae Line	Geoncheon Interconnection - Taehwagang	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2018 (expected)	41.6 km^[13]
Daegu Line	Dongdaegu - Yeongcheon	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2017 (expected)	33.9 km
Jungang Line	Wonju - Jaecheon	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2018 (expected)	44.1 km^[13]
Jungang Line	Dodam - Yeongcheon	Upgrading (230 km/h)	2018 (expected)	148.1 km
Gunsan Line	Iksan - Daeya	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2018 (expected)	14.3 km
Gyeongjeon Line	Bujeon - Masan	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2020 (expected)	32.7 km

Netherlands

Main article: high-speed rail in the Netherlands

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
HSL-Zuid	Amsterdam Centraal - HSL 4	300 km/h	2009-09-07	125 km

Russia

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway	Moscow - Saint Petersburg	250 km/h	2009-12-26	649.7 km
Trans-Siberian Railway	Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod	180 km/h (after 2015)	2010-07-30	461 km
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway	Riihimäki - Saint Petersburg	220 km/h	2010-12-12	385 km

Spain

Main article: high-speed rail in Spain

Dedicated high-speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Madrid–Seville	Madrid Atocha - Seville Santa Justa	300 km/h	1992-04	471.8 km
Madrid–Barcelona	Madrid Atocha - Figueres Vilafant	320 km/h	2013 (full length)	621 km
Madrid–Valladolid	Madrid Chamartin - Valladolid-Campo Grande	300 km/h	2007	179.6 km
Córdoba–Málaga
Madrid–Levante	Madrid Atocha - Valencia Central	300 km/h	2010-12-19	940 km (total)
LGV Perpignan–Figueres	Perpignan - Figueres	320 km/h	2010-12-19	44.4 km

Taiwan

Main article: high-speed rail in Taiwan

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Taiwan High Speed Rail	Banqiao - Zuoying	300 km/h	2007-01-05	332.1 km
	Taipei - Banqiao	~130 km/h	2007-03-01	7.2 km
	Nangang - Taipei	construction	2016 (expected)	9.2 km

Turkey

Main article: high-speed rail in Turkey

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway	Ankara Central - Eskisehir Central	250 km/h	2009-03-13	251 km
	Eskisehir Central - Pendik	250 km/h	2014-07-25	214 km
	Pendik - Haydarpasa	construction (250 km/h ready)	2016 (expected)	68 km
Ankara-Konya high-speed railway	Ankara Central - Konya	250 km/h	2011-08-23	306 km

United Kingdom

Main article: high-speed rail in the United Kingdom

Dedicated High-Speed line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
High Speed 1	Channel Tunnel - Fawkham Junction (Section 1)	300 km/h	2003-09-28	74 km
High Speed 1	Fawkham Junction - St. Pancras (Section 2)	230 km/h	2007-11-14	39 km
High Speed 2	London Euston-Birmingham Curzon Street (Phase 1)	400 km/h	2026 (Planned)	192 km
High Speed 2	Birmingham Curzon Street - Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds New Lane (Phase 2)	400 km/h	2030 (Planned)
High Speed 3	Liverpool Lime Street-Hull Paragon, Newcastle and Sheffield Midland	225 km/h	2030 (Planned)
High Speed 3

Classic Upgraded Line

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
East Coast Main Line	London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley	200 km/h	1850	632 km
Great Western Main Line	London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads	200 km/h	1840	192 km
Midland Main Line	St Pancras International - Sheffield	200 km/h	1870	265 km
West Coast Main Line	London Euston - Glasgow Central	200 km/h	1869	642 km

United States

Main article: High-speed rail in the United States

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Northeast Corridor	Washington Union - Boston South	240 km/h / 150 mph (on short stretches)	2000-12-11	729.5 km

Uzbekistan

Classic upgraded lines

Line Name	Start and end points	Max Speed	Opening	Length
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line	Tashkent - Samarkand	250 km/h	2011-10-08	344 km

References

↑ "General definitions of highspeed". Paris, France: International Union of Railways (UIC). 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ C. S. Papacostas; Panos D. Prevedouros (2001). Transportation engineering and planning. Pearson College Division. ISBN 978-0-13-081419-7.
↑ "High Speed lines in the world". Paris, France: International Union of Railways, UIC. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ As January 2016
↑ Include 3,000+ kilometers of mixed passenger & freight line, exclude 30 km of Shanghai Maglev
↑ "La rete oggi - La rete oggi - RFI". Rfi.it. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ "Brescia high speed line contract signed". Railwaygazette.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3_%E2%80%94_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0
↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%A1%D0%9C_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%E2%80%94_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C
1 2 3 "Ligne a Grande Vitesse Mediterranee (LN5)" (PDF). Florent.brisou.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
1 2 3 4 5 "RAIL21 - Le réseau SNCF". Florent.brisou.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ "트래블바이크뉴스 : 네이버 블로그". Blog.naver.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
1 2 http://frdb.wo.to/

High-speed rail

Part of Rail transport

Technologies

High-speed trains
(category)

300 km/h (186 mph) or more	AGV AVE Class 100, 102, 103 China Railways CR2C, 3C, 380A, 380B, 380C, 380D ETR 500 Eurostar e300; e320 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 TCDD HT80000 Thalys PBA, PBKA THSR 700T Transrapid Shanghai Maglev Train Velaro Bombardier Zefiro

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 Fyra

200–249 km/h (124–155 mph)	Acela Express Adelante APT AVE Class 101/Euromed CRH6A ER200 GMB Class 71 (Flytoget) IC4 InterCity 125, 225 ICE T, TD ICE 4 (ICx) Javelin NSB Class 73 NSB Class 74 Pendolino Railjet Regina Shinkansen series 0, 100, 400, E1, E4 SBB RABDe 500, RABDe 502 IC 2000 SJ 2000 SJ X40 Z-TER (Z 21500) Sokol Super Express Class 800, Class 801, Class 802 Talgo XXI Voyager/Meridian X3

Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category)

High-speed railway line
(category)

List of high-speed railway lines

By country

planned networks in italics

Africa	Morocco

Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico United States

Asia	China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Malaysia and Singapore Philippines Saudi Arabia Russia Taiwan Turkey Uzbekistan Vietnam

Europe	Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Latvia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom

Oceania	Australia

Planned high-speed rail by country

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Beijing–Tianjin–Binhai Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Suining–Chengdu* Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji Lanzhou–Urumqi Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Chengdu–Dujiangyan Shanghai–Nanjing Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Changchun–Jilin Hainan Eastern Ring Guangzhou–Zhuhai Beijing–Shanghai Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Panjin–Yingkou Hengyang–Liuzhou Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanning–Qinzhou* Qinzhou–Fangchenggang* Qinzhou–Beihai* Taiyuan–Xi'an Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Guiyang–Guangzhou Nanning–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Shenyang–Dandong Jilin–Hunchun Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Nanjing–Anqing Nanning–Kunming

Japan	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen

South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR

Taiwan	Taipei–Kaohsiung

Turkey	Ankara-Pendik Ankara–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4

France	LGV Sud-Est LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Est Perpignan-Barcelona LGV Rhin-Rhône

Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle

Italy	Turin–Milan Milan–Bologna Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Rome–Naples Naples–Salerno

Netherlands	HSL-Zuid

Norway	Gardermoen Line

Spain	Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–Seville Madrid–Malaga Madrid– Leon Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Valencia/Alicante

United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

South America

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.