High-speed rail by country

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This article provides of a list of operating High-speed rail networks, listed by country. High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (125 mph) for updated track and 250 km/h (160 mph) or faster for new track .[1][2] The article also includes any planned expansion of existing high-speed rail networks in countries that already have one. For projects or plans in countries without existing high-speed rail lines, see Planned high-speed rail by country.

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[edit] Route kilometers existing and under construction

Density of High-speed railway in Europe. km per million inhabitants.
Density of High-speed railway in East-Asia. km per million inhabitants.

The following table shows all high speed dedicated lines (speed of 250 km/h 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. Planned lines are not included.

Country Region In operation
(km)		 Under construction
(km)		 Total Country
(km)		 Electrification
Belgium Belgium Europe 209 0 209 25 kV 50 Hz
China China Asia/East 6158 14160 20318 25 kV 50 Hz
Japan Japan Asia/East 2388 423 2811 25 kV 60 Hz
France France Europe 1872 730 2602 25 kV 50 Hz (partially)
Germany Germany Europe 1032 378 1410 15 kV 16.7 Hz
Italy Italy Europe 1296[4] 92[5] 1388 25 kV 50 Hz

3 kV DC
Netherlands Netherlands Europe 120 0 120 25 kV 50 Hz
Russia Russia Europe 780 400 1180 3 kV DC
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Asia/West 0 440 440 25 kV 50 Hz
South Korea South Korea Asia/East 412 186 647 25 kV 60 Hz
Spain Spain Europe 2665 1781 3744 25 kV 50 Hz
Switzerland Switzerland Europe 35 72 107 15 kV 16.7 Hz
Turkey Turkey Asia/West and Europe 457 1416 1873 25 kV 50 Hz
Republic of China Taiwan Asia/East 345 0 345 25 kV 60 Hz
United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe 113 0 113 25 kV 50 Hz
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Asia/West 344 0 344

[edit] Under construction

[edit] Africa

[edit] Morocco

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Kenitra-Tangier high-speed rail line 320 km/h 200 km June 2010 December 2015

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

Main article: High-speed rail in China

China plans to finish construction of 13,000 km of high speed railway lines using the latest technology by the end of 2011, and 25,000 km by 2015. As of February 2011, 8,358 km is in service, about 17,000 km under construction, and more is planned.

200–250 km/h high-speed rail under construction:

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Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Longyan–Xiamen 200 km/h 171 km 2006-12-25 2011
Xiamen–Shenzhen[6] 250 km/h 502 km 2007-11-23 2011
Xiangtang–Putian 200 km/h 604 km 2007-11-23 September 2011
Wuhan–Yichang 200 km/h 293 km 2008-09-17 January 2012
Nanning–Guangzhou 200 km/h 577 km 2008-11-09 2013
Liuzhou–Nanning 250 km/h 226 km 2008-12-27 2012
Chongqing–Lichuan 200 km/h 264 km 2008-12-29 2012
Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan 200 km/h 319 km 2008-12-30 December 2012
Suining–Chongqing Second Track 200 km/h 132 km 2009-01-18 2012
Maoming–Zhanjiang 200 km/h 103 km 2009-03-21 December 2011
Wuhan–Xiaogan, Huangshi, Xianning, Huanggang 200–250 km/h 160 km 2009-03-22 2011–2013
Dongguan–Huizhou 200 km/h 97 km 2009-05-08 October 2012
Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing 200 km/h 87 km 2009-09-29 2012
Hefei–Fuzhou 250 km/h 806 km 2009-12-22 2014
Ganzhou–Longyan 200 km/h 274 km 2009-12-29 2013
Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo 200 km/h 77 km 2009-12-29 2013
Zhengzhou–Kaifeng 200 km/h 50 km 2009-12-29 2013
Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport 200 km/h 49 km 2009-12-29 2013
Chengdu–Kunming New Line 200 km/h 737 km 2010-01-16 2014
Jinhua–Wenzhou Upgrade 200 km/h 188 km 2010-01-19 2013
Qingdao–Rongcheng 250 km/h 299 km 2010-03-17 September 2013
Shenyang–Dandong 250 km/h 208 km 2010-03-17 March 2014
Dandong–Dalian 200 km/h 159 km 2010-03-17 2013
Tianjin–Baoding 250 km/h 159 km 2010-03-21 2014
Chengsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan 200 km/h 96 km 2010-06-30 2014
Jilin–Hunchun 250 km/h 378 km 2010-06-30 2014
Chengdu–Pujiang[7] 200 km/h 99 km 2010-10-16 2013
Chongqing–Guiyang 250 km/h 345 km 2010-12-22 2015
Fuzhou–Pingtan 200 km/h 90 km 2010-12-25 2015
Nanping–Sanming–Longyan[8] 250 km/h 247 km 2010-12-25 2015
Chengdu–Guiyang 250 km/h 486 km 2010-12-26 2015
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport 250 km/h 63 km 2010-12-27 2013
Chengdu–Lanzhou[9] 200 km/h 462 km 2011-02-26 2014
Zhangjiakou–Hohhot 250 km/h 286 km 2011-02-28 2015[10]
Hohhot-Ordos-Zhungeer 200 km/h 174 km Unknown 2015[10]
Chongqing-Changsha 250 km/h Unknown km 2011 2015[11]
Guangxi Coastal Railway 250 km/h 262 km 2011-04-26 2012[11]

300+ km/h high-speed rail under construction:

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Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Harbin–Dalian 350 km/h 904 km 2007-08-23 2011
Xi'an–Chengdu[12] 250–350 km/h 511 km 2010-11-10 2014
Guangzhou–Shenzhen[note 1] 350 km/h 140 km 2008-08-20 2012[13]
Beijing–Shijiazhuang 350 km/h 278 km 2008-10-07 2012
Guizhou–Guangzhou 350 km/h 858 km 2008-10-13 2014
Shijiazhuang–Wuhan 350 km/h 838 km 2008-10-15 2012
Tianjin–Qinhuangdao 350 km/h 258 km 2008-11-08 2012
Nanjing–Hangzhou 350 km/h 249 km 2008-12-27 2011
Nanjing–Anqing 350 km/h 257 km 2008-12-28 June 2012
Hefei–Bengbu 350 km/h 131 km 2009-01-08 2012
Hangzhou–Ningbo 350 km/h 150 km 2009-04-01 2012
Harbin–Qiqihar 350 km/h 286 km 2009-07-05 2012
Tianjin–Tanggu 350 km/h 45 km 2009-10-01 2011
Hangzhou–Changsha 350 km/h 927 km 2009-12-22 2014
Chengdu–Chongqing[14] 350 km/h 308 km 2010-03-22 2014
Lanzhou–Urumqi[15] 350 km/h 1776 km 2009-11-04 December 2013
Xi'an–Baoji 350 km/h 148 km 2009-11-28 2012
Datong–Xi'an 250–350 km/h 859 km 2009-12-03 2014
Chongqing–Wanzhou 350 km/h 250 km 2010-12-22 2013

[edit] Hong Kong

Preparation works are on the way for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section, which will include one station and a 26-km tunnel to connect the territory with the neighbouring high-speed railway network of the People's Republic of China. It will run entirely underground and is designed for a maximum speed of 200 km/h. Funding was approved by the territory's legislature in January 2010. It is expected to be open in 2016 by the earliest.

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section 200 km/h 26 km 2010 2016

[edit] Japan

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Hokkaido Shinkansen 360 km/h 148.9 km May 2005 April 2016. Note 360 km/h on the Tohoku Shinkansen line and 300 km/h on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line.
Hokuriku Shinkansen 260 km/h 228 km 2004 April 2015

[edit] South Korea

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Honam Line (KTX) 350 km/h 230.99 km 2009 First stage (Osong~Gwangju): 2015
Second stage (Gwangju~Mokpo): 2017
Suseo Line (KTX) 350 km/h 61.10 km 2011 2014
Direct Link to East Sea Southern Line (KTX) 350 km/h 7.235 km 2011 2014

[edit] Saudi Arabia

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Haramain High Speed Rail Project 320 km/h 444 km March 2009 November 2012
Hofuf – Riyadh[16] 200 km/h Unknown Unknown Mid 2012

[edit] Taiwan (Republic of China)

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Taiwan High Speed Rail extension to Nangang Station Unknown km/h 3.27 km 2009 November 28 October 2012

[edit] Uzbekistan

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line average 170 km/h including stops using Talgo 250[17] 344 km 2011[18] 2011[19]

[edit] Europe

See also: High-speed rail in Europe

[edit] Austria

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Austrian Western Railway 250 km/h 312.2 km Unknown Unknown
Brenner Base Tunnel 250 km/h 56 km Summer 2006 21 December 2025
New Lower Inn Valley railway 250 km/h 40.236 km Unknown 2012
Koralm Railway 200 km/h 125 km 2001 2022

[edit] Bulgaria

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Svilengrad-Turkish Border[20] 200 km/h 19 km 2010 Unknown

[edit] France

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
LGV Rhin-Rhône 350 km/h 190 km 3 July 2006 11 December 2011[21]
LGV Est Phase 2[22] 350 km/h 106 km June 2010 2016
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire 300 km/h 72 km 2007 2020-2025


[edit] Germany

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway 300 km/h 123 km October 1996 2015
Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway 300 km/h 190 km 1996 2017

[edit] Greece

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Patras - Athens - Thessaloniki 200 km/h ≈570 km ≈2000 2014

Possibly raised to 250 km/h later.

[edit] Italy

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Brenner Base Tunnel 250 km/h 56 km Summer 2006 21 December 2025
TAV Milan - Brescia 300 km/h 92 km 2011 2015
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire 300 km/h 72 km 2011 2020-2025
Verona - Brenner[23] 250 km/h 276 km Unknown 2025

[edit] Norway

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Drammen - Tønsberg 200–250 km/h ≈63 km 1993 2012–2015

Parts of the new built route Drammen - Tønsberg is in operation but with trains capable of 160 km/h. New trains (Stadler FLIRT) is expected to run at 200 km/h in 2012. The new route is planned to be finished in its entirety in 2015, partly permitting 250 km/h.

[edit] Portugal

Line[24] Speed Length Expected start of revenue services
Lisbon-Madrid high-speed rail line 350 km/h 640 km 2013
Lisbon-Porto high speed rail line 300 km/h 292 km 2017
Porto-Vigo high-speed rail line 250 km/h 125 km 2015

[edit] Spain

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Basque Y 230 km/h 194 km 2006 2013–2015
Mediterranean High Speed Corridor: Andalusia–Murcia–Valencia–Catalonia–French border[25] 300~350 km/h +1300km 2016–2020–2030
Madrid–(Cáceres–Mérida–Badajoz)–Lisbon[26] 350 km/h 640 km Unknown 2013
L.A.V. Levante Unknown km/h 940 km Unknown Unknown
L.A.V. Valladolid–Burgos–Vitoria-Gasteiz[citation needed] Unknown km/h Unknown km 2009 2015
L.A.V. Venta de Baños–León–Gijón[citation needed] Unknown km/h Unknown km Unknown 2013
L.A.V. Olmedo–Zamora–Galicia Unknown km/h Unknown km Unknown 2015[27]
L.A.V. Seville–Cádiz[citation needed] 250 km/h 157 km Unknown 2012
Eixo Atlántico de Alta Velocidade[citation needed] Unknown km/h Unknown km Unknown 2012
Eje Ferroviario Transversal[citation needed] 250–350 km/h 503 km 2006 2013–2015
L.A.V. Madrid-Santander[28] Unknown km/h Unknown km Unknown 2015

[edit] Sweden

Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Göteborg-Trollhättan 250 km/h
first years 200 km/h		 82 km 2004 2012

[edit] Turkey

Main article: High-speed rail in Turkey
Line Speed Length Construction began Expected start of revenue services
Ankara - Eskişehir 250 km/h 245 km 2003 Opened in 2009
Ankara - Konya 250 km/h 212 km 2006 Opened in 2011
Eskişehir - İstanbul 250 km/h 291.4 km 2008 2015
Ankara - Sivas 250 km/h 446 km February 2009 2015
Bursa - Bilecik 250 km/h 115 km 2012 2016
Ankara - İzmir 250 km/h 654 km 2012 2016

[edit] North America

[edit] United States

Main article: High-speed rail in the United States

The United States currently has only one high-speed rail line in operation, the Acela Express, which started in 2000, and runs between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City. Although the Acela trainsets are capable of running up to 150 mph (241 km/h), they average around 78 mph over the entire length of the Northeast Corridor and reach their top operating speed of 150 mph only on two short segments in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. On average, the line is not as fast as other high-speed rail lines as it shares its tracks with lower speed passenger and freight service. Unlike other high-speed rail lines, the Northeast Corridor is the only high-speed rail line in the world with grade crossings; there are eleven such crossings between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts.

California has made the most progress towards establishment of a "true" high-speed line; in the 2008 elections voters in the state approved a ten billion dollar bond to fund construction of an initial line running between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The full network is planned to also include San Diego and Sacramento. The system will run as fast as 220 mph (350 km/h) using steel wheel on steel rail technology. Maglev propulsion was previously considered but dropped as an option in 2001. The project is being administered under the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Competing against California for federal funding is the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative, involving the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. High-speed rail efforts in the Midwestern United States focus around 220 mph trains running on dedicated lines radiating out from a central hub in Chicago. High-speed lines are proposed to serve Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin in addition to other cities throughout the region. The proposal includes 110 mph regional trains on existing rail lines that parallel the future 220 mph lines, which will serve smaller cities within the high-speed corridors. Work on the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative is progressing with the upgrading of existing tracks and signals to expedite the establishment of 110 mph regional rail service. Environmental studies for the proposed 220 mph corridors are ongoing.[29]

Florida was set to go ahead with a shovel-ready high speed rail initiative in 2011 to connect Orlando and Tampa by 2015 with a train that would reach 168 mph (270 km/h), but governor Rick Scott denied the $2.4 billion in federal money in March.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ (2014 for the Futian Station in Shenzhen's CBD)

[edit] References

  1. ^ General definitions of highspeed. uic.asso.fr/ November 28, 2006. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  2. ^ Papacostas, C.S. (2001). Transportation Engineering & Planning, Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-081419-9
  3. ^ High speed lines in the world - UIC - International Union of Railways
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  11. ^ a b http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/construction-begins.htmll
  12. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-begins-on-high-speed-line-through-qinling-mountains.html
  13. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-52.html
  14. ^ "News in Brief". Railway Gazette International. 2010-05-16. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/news-in-brief-32.html. 
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  17. ^ "Railway Gazette: Talgo 250 arrives in Toshkent". Railway Gazette International. 2011-07-26. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/talgo-250-arrives-in-toshkent.html. Retrieved 2011-07-27. 
  18. ^ "Uzbekistan begins construction on high-speed railway". Central Asia Newswire. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60clgvPz9. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
  19. ^ "Uzbekistan receives first high-speed train from Spain". Railway Insider. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60cmvi5Md. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
  20. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/bulgaria-to-turkey-wiring-underway.html
  21. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/lgv-rhin-rhone-tracklaying-completed.html
  22. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-lgv-est-phase-2.html
  23. ^ http://www.tunnelbuilder.it/headline_1908_3.htm
  24. ^ Alta Velocidade em Síntese
  25. ^ http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/Bruselas/declarara/corredor/mediterraneo/basico/prioritario/elpepuesp/20111014elpcat_2/Tes
  26. ^ http://www.rave.pt/tabid/233/Default.aspx Alta Velocidade em Síntese
  27. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/ourense-high-speed-infrastructure-ppp-out-to-tender.html
  28. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/high-speed-concession-plan.html
  29. ^ Midwest High Speed Rail Association, Accessed December 5, 2010

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