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This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that support speeds over 200 km/h (120 mph) regardless of their statuses of upgraded or newly built.[1][2]
The following table is an overview of high-speed rail in service and under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),[3][4] updated with other sources.[5]
Country | Continent | Operational length (km) | Under construction (km) | Total length (km) | Density (m/km2) | Length / 100,000 people (km)[lower-alpha 1] | Top speed (km/h) | Electrification | Track gauge (mm) | Opened |
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Asia | 45,000[6] | 25,000 | 70,000[7] | 4.7 | 3.16 | 350[8][lower-alpha 2] | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2008 |
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Europe | 3,966[11] | 1,000 | 5,000 | 7.84 | 8.42 | 310 | 3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435; 1668 | 1992 |
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Asia | 3,067[12] | 211 | 3,278 | 9.07 | 2.5 | 320[lower-alpha 3] | 25 kV 50/60 Hz | 1435; [lower-alpha 4] | 1964 |
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Europe | 2,800[13] | 200[14] | 3,000 | 4.35 | 4.32 | 320[15] | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 1981 |
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Europe | 2,214[16] | 230 | 2,444[17] | 9.11 | 3.27 | 300[lower-alpha 5] | 25 kV 50 Hz AC[lower-alpha 6] | 1435 | 1976 |
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Europe | 1,658[18] | 350 | 2,008 | 4.64 | 1.99 | 300 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | 1991 |
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Europe | 1,120[19] | 200 | 1,320 | 3.31 | 20.2 | 220 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1524[lower-alpha 7] | 2006 |
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Europe | 1,117[20] | 900 | 2,000 | 3.71 | 1.9 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz; 3 kV DC | 1435 | 1977 |
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Asia | 919[lower-alpha 8] | 1,578[lower-alpha 9] | 2,205 | 0.8 | 0.07 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2009 |
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Asia | 887[21] | 500 | 1,400 | 8.84 | 1.71 | 320 | 25 kV 60 Hz | 1435 | 2004 |
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Europe | 860[19] | 276[lower-alpha 10] | 1,136 | 1.91 | 8.1 | 205[lower-alpha 11] | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | 1993 |
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Europe | 672[lower-alpha 12] | 30 | 702 | 5.09 | 6.5 | 200 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2022 |
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Europe | 650[22] | 680[23] | 1,330 | 0.04 | 0.42 | 250 | 3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz | 1520 | 1984 |
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Europe | 610[lower-alpha 13] | 90[24][lower-alpha 14] | 700 | 7.27 | 5.95 | 220 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1668 | 1999 |
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Asia | 600[lower-alpha 15] | 465[26] | 1,065 | 1.34 | 1.71 | 250 | 20 kV 50 Hz | 1520 | 2011 |
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Europe | 547.3[lower-alpha 16] | 0 | 547.3 | 1.13 | 3.16 | 200 | 3 kV DC | 1435 | 2014 |
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Asia | 450[27] | 0 | 450 | 0.21 | 1.22 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2018 |
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Asia | 350[28] | 0 | 350 | 9.67 | 1.46 | 300 | 25 kV 60 Hz | 1435 | 2007 |
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Europe | 326[lower-alpha 17] | 3[lower-alpha 18] | 329 | 8.25 | 2.79 | 300 | 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz |
1435 | 1997 |
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Europe | 283[lower-alpha 19] | 280 | 563 | 3.37 | 3.16 | 230 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | 1990 |
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Europe | 224[lower-alpha 20] | 0 | 224 | 0.69 | 4.09 | 210 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | 1998 |
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Africa | 186[29] | 0 | 186 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 320 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2018 |
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Europe | 175[lower-alpha 21] | 0 | 175 | 4.18 | 1.95 | 300[lower-alpha 22] | 1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz |
1435 | 2009 |
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Europe | 164[lower-alpha 23] | 0 | 164 | 3.97 | 1.86 | 230 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | 2005 |
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Asia | 143[30] | 0 | 143 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 350 | 27.5 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2023 |
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North America | 136.6[31] | 1,600[32] | 1,736.6 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 240 | Multiple[lower-alpha 24] | 1435 | 2000 |
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Europe | 70[33] | 338[34][35] | 408 | 0.79 | 0.98 | 200 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2022 |
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Europe | 60[36] | 100[37] | 160 | 0.68 | 0.98 | 200 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2019 |
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Asia | 26[38] | 0 | 26 | 23.51 | 0.35 | 200 | 1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz |
1435 | 2018 |
Region | Continent | Operational length (km) | Under construction (km) | Total length (km) | Density (m/km2) | Length / 100,000 people (km)[lower-alpha 1] | Top speed (km/h) | Electrification | Common Track gauge (mm) | Opened |
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Asia | 51,702 | 27,754 | 79,456 | 1.16 | 1.1 | 350 | 25 kV 50 or 60 Hz | 1435[lower-alpha 25] | 1964 | |
Europe[lower-alpha 26] | 17,115 | 4,677 | 21,792 | 1.68 | 2.3 | 320 | Various[lower-alpha 27] | 1435[lower-alpha 28] | 1976 | |
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Europe | 13,793 | 3,429 | 17,222 | 1.35 | 325.82 | 320 | Various[lower-alpha 27] | 1435[lower-alpha 29] | 1977 |
Africa | 186 | 0 | 186 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 320 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2018 | |
North America | 136.6 | 1,249 | 1,329 | 0.006 | 0.02 | 240 | Multiple[lower-alpha 30] | 1435 | 2000 |
Country | Continent | Service | Type | Top speed (km/h) | Introduced | Status |
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Asia | JR freight service | Light freight | 320 | 2019[39] | Operational |
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Europe | IC:Kurier | Courrier | 300 | 2020[40] | Operational |
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Asia | Freight Express | Dedicated freight train | 350 | 2020[41] | Operational on busy routes |
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Europe | SNCF TGV La Poste | Dedicated freight train | 270 | 1984 | Defunct in 2015[42] |
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Europe | Mercitalia Fast | Dedicated freight train | 300 | 2018 | Defunct in 2022 |
Country/Region | Continent | Length (km) | Length Approved (km) | Total (km) | Density (m/km2) | Length / 100,000 people (km)[lower-alpha 1] | Top speed (km/h) | Electrification | Track gauge (mm) | Work began | Opening |
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Europe | 870[43] | 0 | 870 | 4.97 | 14.82 | 234[44] | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2017 | 2028 |
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Asia | 508.18[45] | 0 | 508.18 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 320 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2021 | 2028 |
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Asia | 250.8[46] | 220[47] | 470.8 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 250 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2017 | 2027 |
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Asia | 410[48] | 117[49] | 527 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2015 | 2025 |
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Africa | 230[50] | 1,770 | 2,000 | 0.23 | 0.2 | 250 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2021 | 2027 |
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Africa | 132[51] | 0 | 132 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 220 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | 2012 | TBD |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Shanghai maglev train | Longyang Road–Pudong International | 30.5 km (19.0 mi) | New | 431 km/h (268 mph) | 2004 | Operational |
Beijing–Shanghai | Beijing south–Tianjin West / Shanghai Hongqiao | 1,318 km (819 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Beijing–Guangzhou[lower-alpha 31] | Beijing west–Guangzhou | 2,230 km (1,390 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2012 | Operational |
Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen | Hangzhou east–Shenzhen north | 1,495 km (929 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2013 | Operational |
Huhanrong PDL | Shanghai Hongqiao–Chengdu | 2,078 km (1,291 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2014 | Operational |
Shanghai–Kunming | Shanghai Hongqiao–Kunming south | 2,066 km (1,284 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2016 | Operational |
Guangzhou–Kunming | Guangzhou south–Kunming south | 1,285 km (798 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2016 | Operational |
Suifenhe–Manzhouli | Suifenhe–Manzhouli | 714 km (444 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Qingdao–Yinchuan | Qingdao north–Yinchuan | 1,762 km (1,095 mi) | Upgraded | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Beijing–Lanzhou | Beijing–Lanzhou | 1,526 km (948 mi) | Upgraded | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2019 | Operational |
Beijing–Harbin[lower-alpha 31] | Beijing Chaoyang–Harbin / Dalian | 1,700 km (1,100 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2021 | Operational |
Eurasia Continental Bridge | Lianyungang–Ürümqi | 3,422 km (2,126 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2021 | Operational |
Coastal corridor (north extension)[lower-alpha 32] | Dandong–Ningbo | 2,659 km (1,652 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2027 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 33] |
Coastal corridor (south extension)[lower-alpha 32] | Huizhou south–Dongxing | 954 km (593 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2028 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 34] |
Hohhot–Nanning | Hohhot–Nanning | 2,779.7 km (1,727.2 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2028 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 35] |
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan[lower-alpha 36] | Baotou–Sanya / Xi'an north | 4,664 km (2,898 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2028 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 37] |
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou | Lanzhou west–Guangzhou | 2,282 km (1,418 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2028 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 38] |
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) | Beijing Fengtai–Hong Kong West Kawloon / Taipei[lower-alpha 39] | 4,392 km (2,729 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2029 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 40] |
Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu | Shanghai Baoshan–Chengdu | 5,130 km (3,190 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2029 | Partly operational[lower-alpha 41] |
Beijing–Kunming[lower-alpha 42] | Beijing–Kunming / Chongqing | 3,795.7 km (2,358.5 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2030 | Mostly operational[lower-alpha 43] |
Xiamen–Chongqing | Xiamen–Chongqing | 937 km (582 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | TBD | Partly operational[lower-alpha 44] |
Regional railways | Multiple lines | 1,611 km (1,001 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2008–2020 | Operational |
Intercity railways | Multiple lines | 7,210 km (4,480 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2008–2020 | Operational |
Class I railways | Multiple lines | 5,056.9 km (3,142.2 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2012–2019 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Mumbai–Ahmedabad | Mumbai BKC–Sabarmati | 508.18 km (315.77 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2028 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Whoosh high-speed railway | Halim (Jakarta)–Tegalluar (Bandung) | 142.8 km (88.7 mi) | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2023 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Tokaido Shinkansen | Tokyo–Shin-Osaka | 515.4 km (320.3 mi) | New | 285 km/h (177 mph) | 1964 | Operational |
San'yō Shinkansen | Shin-Osaka–Hakata | 553.7 km (344.1 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1972–1975 | Operational |
Tōhoku Shinkansen | Tokyo–Shin-Aomori | 674.9 km (419.4 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 1982–2010 | Operational |
Jōetsu Shinkansen | Tokyo–Niigata | 269.5 km (167.5 mi) | New | 275 km/h (171 mph) | 1982 | Operational |
Hokuriku Shinkansen | Takasaki–Tsuruga | 470.6 km (292.4 mi) | New | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 1997–2024 | Operational |
Kyushu Shinkansen | Hakata–Kagoshima-Chūō | 256.8 km (159.6 mi) | New | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 2004–2011 | Operational |
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen | Takeo-Onsen–Nagasaki | 66 km (41 mi) | New | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 2022 | Operational |
Hokkaido Shinkansen | Shin-Aomori–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto | 148.8 km (92.5 mi) | New | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 2016 | Operational |
Chuo Shinkansen | Shinagawa (Tokyo)–Nagoya | 285.6 km (177.5 mi) | New | 505 km/h (314 mph)[lower-alpha 45] | 2027[lower-alpha 46] | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Gyeongbu HSR | Seoul–Busan | 417.5 km (259.4 mi) | New | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 2004–2015 | Operational |
Honam HSR | Osong–Mokpo | 249.2 km (154.8 mi) | New | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 2015 | Operational |
Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR | Suseo–PyeongtaekJije | 61.1 km (38.0 mi) | New | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 2016 | Operational |
Jeolla Line | Iksan–Yeosu Expo | 180.4 km (112.1 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Gyeonggang Line | Seowonju–Gangneung | 120.2 km (74.7 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2017 | Operational |
Yeoju–Seowonju | 22.1 km (13.7 mi) | 2027 | Under construction | |||
Jungbunaeryuk Line | Bubal–Chungju | 56.9 km (35.4 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2021 | Operational |
Chungju–Mungyeong | 39.2 km (24.4 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2024 | Under construction | |
Mungyeong–Gimcheon | 69.8 km (43.4 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2031 | Approved | |
Jungang Line | Cheongnyangni–Moryang | 331.3 km (205.9 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2024 | Under upgradation |
Seohae Line | Songsan–Hongseong | 90 km (56 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2024 | Under construction |
Gyeongjeon Line | Bujeon–Suncheon | 165.8 km (103.0 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2025 | Under upgradation |
Suncheon–GwangjuSongjeong | 121.5 km (75.5 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2030 | Under upgradation | |
Donghae Line | Pohang–Samcheok | 166.3 km (103.3 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2024 | Under upgradation |
Gangneung–Jejin | 111.7 km (69.4 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2027 | Under construction | |
Chuncheon–Sokcho Line | Chuncheon–Sokcho | 93.7 km (58.2 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2027 | Under construction |
Nambunaeryuk Line | Gimcheon–Geoje | 177.9 km (110.5 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2030 | Approved |
Daegu-Gwangju Line | Seodaegu–GwangjuSongjeong | 198.8 km (123.5 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2030 | Approved |
Chungbuk Line | Osong–Bongyang | 111.6 km (69.3 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2031 | Approved |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Taiwan HSR | Nangang–Zuoying | 350 km (220 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Bangkok–Nong Khai (Phase 1) | Krung Thep Aphiwat Central–Nakhon Ratchasima | 250.8 km (155.8 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2028 | Under construction |
Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao | Don Mueang–U Tapao | 220 km (140 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2029 | Approved |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Tashkent–Bukhara | Tashkent–Bukhara | 600 km (370 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Oued Tlélat–Tlemcen | 132 km (82 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | TBD | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Red line | Mersa Matruh–Ain Sokhna | 660 km (410 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2027 | Under construction |
Yellow line | 6th Of October City–Abu Simbel | 1,100 km (680 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2027 | Approved |
Purple line | Safaga–Luxor | 240 km (150 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2027 | Approved |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Al Boraq | Tanger-Ville–Kenitra | 186 km (116 mi)[52] | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Haramain HSR | Mecca–Medina | 453 km (281 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Polatlı–Konya | Polatlı–Konya | 212 km (132 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Ankara–Istanbul | Sincan–Köseköy | 313 km (194 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2014 | Operational |
Ankara–Sivas | Kayaş–Sivas | 394 km (245 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2023 | Operational |
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway | Halkalı–Kapıkule | 229 km (142 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2025 | Under upgradation |
Mersin–Adana–Gaziantep railway | Mersin–Gaziantep | 303 km (188 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2025 | Under upgradation |
Polatlı–İzmir | Polatlı–Alsancak | 588 km (365 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2026 | Under construction |
Konya–Yenice railway | Konya–Yenice | 344.7 km (214.2 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2027 | Under upgradation |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Rail Baltica | Tallinn–Vilnius | 870 km (540 mi) | New | 234 km/h (145 mph) | 2027 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Øresund Line | Copenhagen Central–Swedish border | 10 km (6.2 mi)[lower-alpha 47] | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2000 | Operational |
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line | Copenhagen central–Ringsted | 60 km (37 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2019 | Operational |
Fehmarn Belt fixed link | Ringsted–Rødby | 8.3 km (5.2 mi)[lower-alpha 47] | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2028 | Under construction |
Vestfyn Line | Odense–Middelfart | 35 km (22 mi)[lower-alpha 47] | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2028 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Kerava–Lahti railway | Kerava–Lahti | 75.7 km (47.0 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2006 | Operational |
Rantarata | Helsinki central–Turku Harbour | 195.8 km (121.7 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1995 | Operational |
Helsinki–Riihimäki Railway | Helsinki central–Riihimäki | 71.4 km (44.4 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1995 | Operational |
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway | Riihimäki–Russian border | 188 km (117 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2013 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Gardermoen Line | Oslo–Eidsvoll | 64 km (40 mi) | New | 210 km/h (130 mph) | 1998 | Operational |
Dovre Line | Eidsvoll-Hamar(-Trondheim) | 58 km (36 mi) (of 484 km (301 mi)) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2015 | Operational |
Vestfold Line | Drammen–Skien | 138 km (86 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Follo Line | Oslo–Ski | 22 km (14 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2022 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Southern Main Line | Malmö–Katrineholm | 483 km (300 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1990 | Operational |
Western Main Line | Stockholm central–Gothenburg central | 455 km (283 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1995 | Operational |
West Coast Line | Lund central–Gothenburg central | 283 km (176 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1985–2023 | Operational |
East Coast Line | Stockholm central–Sundsvall central | 402 km (250 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1996 | Operational |
Mälaren Line | Stockholm central–Västerås–Örebro | 187 km (116 mi) | Upgraded, partly new | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2005 | Operational |
Svealand Line | Södertälje South–Arboga | 187 km (116 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1997 | Operational |
Bothnia Line | Höga Kusten Airport–Umeå | 190 km (120 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph)[lower-alpha 48] | 2010 | Operational |
Norway/Vänern Line | Gothenburg central–Öxnered | 300 km (190 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2012 | Operational |
North Bothnia Line | Umeå–Luleå | 270 km (170 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2030 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Western Railway | Vienna–Salzburg | 312.2 km (194.0 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 1990–2018 | Operational |
New Lower Inn Valley Railway | Kundl–Baumkirchen | 40.2 km (25.0 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2012 | Operational |
Koralm Railway | Graz–Klagenfurt | 127 km (79 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2025 | Under construction |
Semmering Base Tunnel | Gloggnitz–Mürzzuschlag | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) | New | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2030 | Under construction |
Brenner Base Tunnel | Innsbruck–Italian border | 46 km (29 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2032 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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HSL 1 | LGV Nord–Bruxelles-Sud | 88 km (55 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1997 | Operational |
HSL 2 | Bruxelles-Nord–Liège-Guillemins | 66 km (41 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2002 | Operational |
HSL 3 | Liège-Guillemins–Cologne-Aachen | 42 km (26 mi) | New | 260 km/h (160 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
HSL 4 | Antwerpen-Centraal–HSL Zuid | 36 km (22 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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LGV Sud-Est | Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris–Gare de la Part-Dieu, Lyon | 409 km (254 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1981 | Operational |
LGV Atlantique | Gare Montparnasse, Paris–Le Mans/Tours | 284 km (176 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1989 | Operational |
LGV Rhône-Alpes | Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Valence | 115 km (71 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1992 | Operational |
LGV Nord | Channel Tunnel–Gare du Nord, Paris | 333 km (207 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1993 | Operational |
LGV Interconnexion Est | Aéroport Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy, Paris | 90 km (56 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1994 | Operational |
LGV Méditerranée | Avingnon–Marseille-Saint-Charles | 216 km (134 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2001 | Operational |
LGV Est | Gare de l'Est, Paris–Lorraine, Louvigny | 406 km (252 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
LGV Rhin-Rhône | Besançon Franche-Comté, Les Auxons–Belfort – Montbéliard, Paris | 140 km (87 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Perpignan–Barcelona HSR | Montpellier Sud–Perthus Tunnel | 17.1 km (10.6 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2013 | Operational |
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique | Poitiers–Bordeaux-Saint-Jean | 340 km (210 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2017 | Operational |
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire | Sablé-sur-Sarthe–Rennes | 214 km (133 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2017 | Operational |
Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier | Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard–Montpellier Sud | 80 km (50 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Lyon–Turin HSR | Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel | 150 km (93 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2032 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Berlin–Hamburg Railway | Berlin–Hamburg | 284.1 km (176.5 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 1931 | Operational |
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway | Hamburg–Wanne-Eickel | 355 km (221 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1978 | Operational |
Cologne–Duisburg railway | Cologne–Duisburg | 64 km (40 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1980s | Operational |
Hamm–Minden railway | Hamm–Minden | 112 km (70 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1980 | Operational |
Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway | Würzburg–Aschaffenburg | 89.3 km (55.5 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1982 | Operational |
Hanover–Minden railway | Hannover–Minden | 64.4 km (40.0 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1984 | Operational |
Dortmund–Hamm railway | Dortmund–Hamm | 31 km (19 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1986 | Operational |
Hanover–Hamburg railway | Hannover–Hamburg | 355.3 km (220.8 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1987 | Operational |
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway | NA (Connecting link) | 7.94 km (4.93 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1988 | Operational |
Hanover–Würzburg | Hanover–Würzburg | 327 km (203 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph)[lower-alpha 49] | 1991 | Operational |
Mannheim–Stuttgart | Mannheim–Stuttgart | 99 km (62 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph)[lower-alpha 50] | 1991 | Operational |
Rhine Railway | Mannheim–Rastatt | 99 km (62 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1991 | Operational |
Frankfurt–Göttingen railway | Frankfurt–Göttingen | 240 km (150 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1993 | Operational |
Hanover–Berlin | Hannover–Berlin | 258 km (160 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1998 | Operational |
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway | Nuremberg–Würzburg | 102.2 km (63.5 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1999 | Operational |
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway | Mannheim–Frankfurt | 74.8 km (46.5 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1999 | Operational |
Cologne–Frankfurt | Cologne–Frankfurt | 180 km (110 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2002 | Operational |
Cologne–Aachen | Cologne–Aachen | 70 km (43 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2002 | Operational |
Berlin–Halle railway | Berlin–Halle | 161.6 km (100.4 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2006 | Operational |
Trebnitz–Leipzig railway | Bk–Leipzig | 81.2 km (50.5 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2006 | Operational |
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt | Nuremberg–Ingolstadt | 77.5 km (48.2 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2006–2013 | Operational |
Hamm–Warburg railway | Hamm–Warburg | 131 km (81 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
Munich–Augsburg railway | Munich–Augsburg | 61.9 km (38.5 mi) | Upgraded | 230 km/h (140 mph) | 2011 | Operational |
Leipzig–Dresden railway | Leipzig–Dresden | 116 km (72 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2014 | Operational |
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle | Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle | 123 km (76 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2015 | Operational |
Nuremberg–Erfurt | Nuremberg–Erfurt | 107 km (66 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2017 | Operational |
Wendlingen–Ulm | Wendlingen–Ulm | 59.5 km (37.0 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2022 | Operational |
Stuttgart–Wendlingen | Stuttgart–Wendlingen | 25 km (16 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2025 | Under construction |
Karlsruhe–Basel | Karlsruhe–Basel | 182 km (113 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2031 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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HSL-Zuid | Amsterdam central–Belgian border | 125 km (78 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
Lelystad–Zwolle railway | Lelystad Centrum–Zwolle | 50 km (31 mi) | Upgraded | 160 km/h (99 mph)[lower-alpha 51] | 1988 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Solothurn–Wanzwil railway | NA (Connecting line) | 12 km (7.5 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2004 | Operational |
Mattstetten–Rothrist new line | Olten–Bern | 45 km (28 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
Lötschberg Base Tunnel | NA (Connecting line) | 34 km (21 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph)[lower-alpha 52] | 2007 | Operational |
Gotthard Base Tunnel | NA (Connecting line) | 57 km (35 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph)[lower-alpha 53] | 2016 | Operational |
Ceneri Base Tunnel | NA (Connecting line) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph)[lower-alpha 54] | 2020 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Great Western Main Line | London Paddington–Bristol Temple Meads | 190.2 km (118.2 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1970s | Operational |
South Wales Main Line | London Paddington–Pilning | 116.5 km (72.4 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1976 | Operational |
East Coast Main Line | London King's Cross–Edinburgh | 632.7 km (393.1 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1978 | Operational |
Cross Country Route | York–Bristol Temple Meads | 56 km (35 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2000s | Operational |
West Coast Main Line | Glasgow central–Euston, London | 642 km (399 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2005 | Operational |
High Speed 1 | St Pancras, London–Channel Tunnel | 109.9 km (68.3 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
Midland Main Line | London King's Cross–Leicester / Derby / Nottingham / Chesterfield | 500 km (310 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
High Speed 2 | Euston, London–Birmingham Curzon Street | 230 km (140 mi) | New | 360 km/h (220 mph) | 2033 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Warsaw–Gdańsk railway | Warszawa Wschodnia–Gdańsk Główny | 323.3 km (200.9 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2014 | Operational |
Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie railway | Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie | 224 km (139 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 1994 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Saint Petersburg–Moscow railway | Moscow Leningradsky–Moskovsky (Saint Petersburg) | 650 km (400 mi) | Upgraded | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
Moscow–Saint Petersburg HSR | Moscow–Saint Petersburg | 679 km (422 mi) | New | 360 km/h (220 mph) | 2029 | Under construction |
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway | Finnish border–St. Petersburg | 197 km (122 mi) | Upgraded | 360 km/h (220 mph) | 2013 | Service discontinued |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Budapest–Belgrade railway | Hungarian border–Belgrade | 150 km (93 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2022 | Partly operational[lower-alpha 55] |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
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Florence–Rome | Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Florence–Roma Termini | 254 km (158 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 1992 | Operational |
Turin–Milan | Torino Porta Susa, Turin–Milano Centrale | 148.3 km (92.1 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2006 | Operational |
Milan–Bologna | Milano Centrale–Bologna Centrale | 214.6 km (133.3 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2008 | Operational |
Naples–Salerno | Napoli Afragola–Salerno | 29 km (18 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2008 | Operational |
Bologna–Florence | NA (Connecting line) | 79 km (49 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
Rome–Naples | Roma Termini–Napoli Centrale | 204.6 km (127.1 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2009 | Operational |
Milan–Bologna | Milano Centrale–Bologna Centrale | 219 km (136 mi) | Upgraded | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Milan–Verona | Milano Lambrate–Verona Porta Nuova | 165 km (103 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2023 | Partly operational[lower-alpha 56] |
Tortona–Genoa | Genoa–Tortona | 53 km (33 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2026 | Under construction |
Naples–Bari[53] | Naples–Bari | 145 km (90 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2027 | Under construction |
Brenner Base Tunnel | Austrian border–Tunnel's south portal | 18 km (11 mi) | New | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2032 | Under construction |
Turin–Lyon high-speed railway | Turin–French border | 121 km (75 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2032 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linha do Norte | Santa Apolónia, Lisbon–Campanhã, Porto | 336 km (209 mi) | Upgraded | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 1999 | Operational |
Linha do Sul | Campolide, Lisbon–Tunes, Silves | 273.6 km (170.0 mi) | Upgraded | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2004 | Operational |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madrid–Seville | Madrid Atocha–Seville–Santa Justa | 471.8 km (293.2 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 1992 | Operational |
Madrid–Barcelona | Madrid Atocha–Barcelona Sants/Figueres Vilafant | 748.9 km (465.3 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2003–2008 | Operational |
Madrid–Toledo | Madrid Atocha–Toledo | 74 km (46 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2005 | Operational |
Madrid–Málaga | Madrid Atocha–Málaga María Zambrano | 512.5 km (318.5 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2007 | Operational |
Madrid–Levante | Madrid Atocha–Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla/Alicante | 603 km (375 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2010–2022 | Operational |
Madrid–Galicia | Madrid Chamartín–Santiago de Compostela | 415.7 km (258.3 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2011–2021 | Operational |
Perpignan–Barcelona | Perpignan–Barcelona Sants | 175.5 km (109.1 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2013 | Operational |
Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway | Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz | 576.9 km (358.5 mi) | Upgraded | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2015 | Operational |
Atlantic Axis | A Coruña–Vigo-Urzáiz | 155.6 km (96.7 mi) | New | 200 km/h (120 mph) | 2015 | Operational |
Madrid–Asturias | Madrid Chamartín–Lena, Asturias | 342.3 km (212.7 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2015–2023 | Operational |
Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway | Estació del Nord, Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders, El Vendrell | 299.7 km (186.2 mi) | Upgraded | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2018 | Operational |
Antequera–Granada | Antequera-Santa Ana–Granada | 125.7 km (78.1 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2019 | Operational |
Murcia–Almería | Murcia del Carmen–Almería | 184 km (114 mi) | New | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2026 | Under construction |
Basque Y | Bilbao–Vitoria-Gasteiz/San Sebastián | 172 km (107 mi) | New | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 2027 | Under construction |
Line | Termini | Length | Type | Maximum speed | Opening | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast Corridor | Boston South Station–Washington Union Station | 80.3 km (49.9 mi)[lower-alpha 57] | Upgraded | 240 km/h (150 mph) | 2000 | Operational |
Brightline | Orlando IAIT-Cocoa | 56.3 km (35.0 mi)[lower-alpha 58] | New[lower-alpha 59] | 201 km/h (125 mph)[lower-alpha 60] | 2023 | Operational |
California HSR | San Francisco–Los Angeles | 1,249 km (776 mi)[lower-alpha 61] | New | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 2030–2033 | Under construction |
Brightline West | Las Vegas-Los Angeles[lower-alpha 62] | 351 km (218 mi) | New | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 2027–2028 | Under construction |
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