List of high-speed railway lines

See also: Proposed high-speed rail

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

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.

Overview

The following table is an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways), updated with other sources.

#	Country or Region	Conti­nent	In opera­tion (km)	Under construc­tion (km)	Total (km)	Network density (m/km2)	Length per 100,000 people (km)	Max. speed (km/h)	Electri­fication	Track gauge (mm)	Notes
1	China	Asia	40,267	29,733	70,000	4.2	3.11	350	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Shanghai Maglev: 430 km/h max; The only country in the world to provide overnight sleeping high-speed trains at 250 km/h.
2	Spain	Europe	4,327.1	1,378.0	5,705.1	8.32	9.6	310	3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz	1435; 1668	(at least 400 km upgraded and are not listed by UIC)
3	France	Europe	2,735	560.1	4,536.867	6.18	6.17	300	20 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated (LGV)
			1,242.767					220			Upgraded
4	Germany	Europe	1,571	3,321.83	6,225.83	8.83	8.83	300	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Dedicated (NBS)
			1,885.4					250			Upgraded (ABS)
5	Japan	Asia	3,041	657.1	3,383.6	8.07	2.18	320	25 kV 50 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435; 1435 and 1067 dual	The first network ever opened; 6411.7 km including approved
6	Italy	Europe	921	965.24	2,982.94	6.7	6.7	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated
			1,096.7					250			Upgraded
7	United Kingdom	Europe	113	220	2,142.7	7.92	2.79	300	25 kV 50 Hz AC; Diesel (or dual); 3 kV DC Third-Rail (at junctions only)	1435	Dedicated (HS)
			1,814.7					201		1435	Classic upgraded lines
8	Turkey	Asia	724	508	2,335	1.63	1.17	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated
			102	550				200			Upgraded
9	South Korea	Asia	952.8	506	1,770.7	12.6	2.09	305	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated
			311.9					250			Upgraded
10	Finland	Europe	1,120	201	1,327	3.31	20.02	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1524	Only upgraded lines
11	Sweden	Europe	860	718.5	1,578.5	1.91	8.3	205	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines
12	United States	North America	735	1,789.3	2,524.3	0.08	0.28	240	12 kV 25 Hz, 12 kV 60 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz; Diesel (or dual)	1435	Only upgraded lines; dedicated lines under construction
13	Greece	Europe	700	695	1,395	5.3	6.5	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
14	Russia	Europe	650	0	650	0.04	0.52	250	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1520	Only upgraded lines
15	Saudi Arabia	Asia	449	1,691	2,144	0.21	1.36	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
16	Uzbekistan	Asia	426	50	476	1.96	2.26	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1520	Including upgraded lines
17	Taiwan	Asia	332.1	54.6	386.7	9.17	1.44	300	25 kV 60 Hz	1435
18	Austria	Europe	254	231.37	485.37	3.03	2.81	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
19	Portugal	Europe	227	626	853	2.46	1.98	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1668	Only upgraded lines
20	Poland	Europe	224	411.457	764.657	1.13	1.21	200	3 kV DC	1435	Only upgraded lines; 484 km extra approved
21	Belgium	Europe	209	293	502	8.98	3.4	300	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
22	Morocco	Africa	186	1,287	1,473	0.28	0.5	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Inaugurated in November 2018
23	Switzerland	Europe	178	431.4	609.4	4.31	3.14	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435
24	Norway	Europe	139.5	459.55	599.05	0.43	2.16	210	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines
25	Netherlands	Europe	90	166.8	256.8	2.15	0.60	300	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Hanzelijn is expected to start high-speed services
26	Serbia	Europe	75	108.1	183.1	0.02	1.09	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	First section of the larger Budapest to Belgrade Railway project. (Upgraded line)
27	Denmark	Europe	56	716.8	771.8	1.3	1.92	200	25 kV 50 Hz; Diesel (before 2017)	1435
28	Hong Kong	Asia	26	-	-	81.37	0.35	200	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435

By region

Rank	Country or Region	Conti­nent	In opera­tion (km)	Under con­struc­tion (km)	Total country (km)	Net­work den­sity (m/km2)	Max. speed (km/h)	Elec­trifi­cation	Track gauge (mm)	Notes
1	Asia (total)	Asia	46,578.60	36,809.80	83,388.40	1.04	350	25 kV 50 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435; 1520; 1435 and 1067 dual	116,917 km in long-term
2	Europe (including non-EU states)	Europe	20,397.10	14,915.94	35,313.04	2	320	Various	1435; 1520/1524 (permissible tolerance); 1668	Excluding Turkey since it is listed in the Asia section; 51,941.2 km including approved; 17,544.1 km in the EU
3	North America	America	362.00	2,089.30	2,451.30	0.04	240	12 kV 25 Hz, 12 kV 60 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines. Planned or under construction lines do not include core city hub and are developing independently (unlike other countries); 5,663.3 km including approved
4	North Africa	Africa	186	2,700	2,886	0.02	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Morocco and Egypt
5	Australia	Oceania	0	75	75	0.01	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Upgrading

Freight high-speed railway services

Country	Name	Service status	Intro­duced	Maximum speed	Average speed
Germany	ICE-G; Post InterCity	Withdrawn by 1997 (Post InterCity); ICE-G never built	1980	200 km/h
France	SNCF TGV La Poste; Freight Duplex	Withdrawn by 2015 (TGV LaPoste); Freight Duplex never built	1984	270 km/h
Italy	Mercitalia	In service	2015	300 km/h	180 km/h
China	CRH	In service on busy routes	2020	350 km/h	180 km/h

Missile carriers

Country	Name	Service status	Intro­duced	Maximum speed	Network length
China	CRH	In development	2025+	350 km/h	40,000+ km

Non-revenue or unfinished

Country/Region	Line	Length (km)	Under construction (km)	Total (km)	Max. speed (km/h)	Launch	End	Notes
Czech Republic	Velim railway test circuit	13.276	0	13.276	230	1963		Testing facility; different voltages possible
Japan	Yamanashi maglev test line	7 (initially) 42.8 (now)	242.8	285.6	603 (non-revenue) 505 (planned revenue)	1970s	To be used in passenger services after 2027	Maglev-train
Japan	Odawara–Ayase test track	32	0	0	256	1961	1964	Later incorporated into Tokaido Shinkansen
Japan	Narita Shinkansen	8.7 (partially completed) 65 (originally planned)	0	0	250–260 (originally planned) 160 (in operation)	2010 (as Keisei Railway)	1991 (as Narita Shinkansen)	Abandoned and sold to Keisei Railway
Israel	Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway	56 (originally planned)	0	0	200–240 (originally planned) 160 (in operation)	2001		Originally planned as high-speed railway; speed reduced at construction phase
Germany	Emsland test facility	31.5	0	0	412.6	1984	2012	Maglev track; demolished
France	Aerotrain	6.7 (initially) 18 (at peak)	0	0	400	1965	1977	Hovertrain; demolished
Russia	New Verebye Bypass	14	0	0	230 (service) 250 (allowed)	1997 (construction site as dedicated line)	2001 (opening as part of upgraded line)	Originally planned for dedicated line; now is in service as shortcut of Moscow–Saint Petersburg Main Line
Russia	Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway (Russian section)	157	0	0	200	2007	2010	To be abandoned after 28th of March 2022 due to transport embargo

High-speed networks under construction

Rank	Country/Region	Continent	Under construction (km)	Total (km) (including approved)	Network density (m/km2)	Max. speed (km/h)	Length per 100,000 people (km)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Notes
1	India	Asia	1,268	15,894	4.84	320	1.1	25 kV 50 Hz 3 kV	1435 1676	Of which is 508 km for 320 km/h
2	Egypt	Africa	1,000	1,000	0.99	250	1.03	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
3	Ukraine	Europe	900	2,000	3.31	250	4.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
4	EstoniaLatviaLithuania	Europe	870	1,050.8	6	249	17.6	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	All sections to be under construction after 2019–2020, Latvian section faces delay
5	Thailand	Asia	721	2,566	5	300+	3.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
6	Iraq	Asia	650	650	1.49	250	4.7	No	1435	Existing line, to be upgraded
7	Czech Republic	Europe	463.72	660	8.37	200	6.2	3 kV DC 25 kV 50 Hz	1435
8	Romania	Europe	457	1,568	6.58	250	10.1	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
9	Canada	North America	300	1,096	0.03	350	0.79	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Part of 500+ km Pacific Northwest Corridor under EIS phase in 2019
10	Ireland	Europe	266	876	10.38	225	14.1	No (until 2030)	1600
11	Hungary	Europe	240	240	2.58	200	2.37	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
12	Bangladesh	Asia	230	230	1.56	200	0.14	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
13	Indonesia	Asia	142.3	142.3	0.07	300–350	0.05	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Exclude slower 600 km of phase 2
14	Slovenia	Europe	133	133	6.56	200	6.65	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Upgrading approved
15	Australia	Oceania	75	1,000+	0.01	250	0.98	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Construction to be started in 2022–2023 and to be finished by 2032
16	Slovakia	Europe	57.8	57.8	1.18	200	2.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
17	Algeria	Africa	56	56	0.02	220	0.27	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Delayed, still under construction, partially upgraded
18	Vietnam	Asia	0	2,251	6.79	350	7.3	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
19	Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; UAE; Oman	Asia	0	1,544	6.06	220	6.8	No	1435	Excludes Saudi Arabia listed at "In operation"
20	Iran	Asia	0	1,336	0.81	300	1.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Suspended
21	Kazakhstan	Asia	0	1,011	0.37	350	5.5	25 kV 50 Hz	1520
22	Malaysia	Asia	0	800	2.43	350	1.0	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
23	South Africa	Africa	0	721	0.59	350	3.1	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
24	Mexico	North America	0	420	0.21	300	2.4	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Planned
25	Croatia	Europe	0	269	4.75	250	6.725	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Suspended
26	Israel	Asia	0	244	11.05	250	2.44	Unknown	1435
27	Tunisia	Africa	0	180	1.1	300	6	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Suspended
28	New Zealand	Oceania	0	110	0.41	250	3.6	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
29	Luxembourg	Europe	0	12	4.64	250	2.1	25 kV 50 Hz	1435

Austria

All high-speed railway lines in Austria are upgraded lines.

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Service started
Western Railway	230 km/h	312.2 km	Unknown	December 9, 2012 (Vienna–St. Pölten) 2025–2032
Brenner Base Tunnel	250 km/h	56 km	Summer 2006	2028 (claimed)
Koralm Railway	250 km/h	125 km	2001	2026

Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

Dedicated high-speed line

Main article: Rail Baltica

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Rail Baltica	Tallinn–Riga–Kaunas and Riga Airport branch diverging from main line	250 km/h (160 mph)	Construction 2019–2023; test operation 2023–2026; to be in full service from 2026	870 km (540 mi)
	Kaunas–Joniškis–Riga	200 km/h	2026+	250 km (160 mi)
	Helsinki–Tallinn	Not decided	2024	103 km (64 mi)
Moscow-Riga High-speed Railway	Moscow–Riga	300 km/h	Postponed due to Baltic States 2008–2010 crisis	850 km (530 mi)
Tallinn-Tartu-Riga High-speed Railway	Tallinn–Riga (via Tartu)	200+ km/h	Proposed in 2019; existing railway can be upgraded no earlier than 2023 when ETCS level 3 installation will be finished at Tallinn–Tapa railway	450 km (280 mi)

Connections to Russian, Polish and Finnish high-speed railways are under planning.

Belgium

Dedicated high-speed line

Main article: high-speed rail in Belgium

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
HSL 1	LGV Nord–Bruxelles-Sud	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 14, 1997	88 km (55 mi)
HSL 2	Bruxelles-Nord–Liège-Guillemins	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 15, 2002	95 km (59 mi)
HSL 3	Liège-Guillemins–Cologne-Aachen	260 km/h (160 mph)	June 14, 2009	56 km (35 mi)
HSL 4	Antwerpen-Centraal–HSL Zuid	300 km/h (190 mph)	2009	87 km (54 mi)
Line 25N	Schaerbeek–Mechelen	160 km/h (99 mph) (now) 220 km/h (140 mph) (soon)	2019–2020	20 km (12 mi)
Line 50A	Brussels-South railway station–Ostend	160 km/h (99 mph) (now) 200 km/h (120 mph) (soon)	2020+ (upgrading)	114.3 km (71.0 mi)
Line 36N	Brussels-North railway station–Leuven	200 km/h (120 mph) (after 2012)	2003–2006	28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Line 96N	Brussels-South railway station–Halle	160 km/h (99 mph) (now) 200 km/h (120 mph) (soon)	2020+	13.6 km (8.5 mi)

China

Main article: List of high-speed railway lines in China

Network name	Length	Maximum speed	Opening	Remarks
Country total	40,000 km (25,000 mi) (70,000 km with under construction)	350 km/h (220 mph)	2005–present
4+4 National Grid	unknown	350 km/h (220 mph)	2005–2020	Original plan
8+8 National Grid	unknown	350 km/h (220 mph)	2016–2025	Extended plan
2015 plan	45,000 km (28,000 mi)	350 km/h (220 mph)	2015-2020	Partially completed
2020 plan	70,000 km (43,000 mi)	350 km/h (220 mph)	2020-2035
Regional Railways	1,611 km (1,001 mi) (4130 km with under construction)	350 km/h (220 mph)	2008–2020
Intercity Railways	7,210 km (4,480 mi) (7846 km with under construction)	350 km/h (220 mph)	2008–2020	Built to expand almost few communter services existed before
Class 1 Railways	5,056.9 km (3,142.2 mi)	250 km/h (160 mph)	2012–2019	Slower service than intercity, but still high-speed
Shanghai Maglev	30.5 km (19.0 mi)	431 km/h (268 mph)	2004	The fastest commercial service in the world

Denmark

Main article: High-speed rail in Denmark

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Øresund Line	Peberholm–Oresund Bridge	200 km/h (120 mph)	July 1, 2000	5 km (3.1 mi)
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line	Copenhagen–Ringsted	At present 180 km/h (110 mph) due to signalling system Built for 250 km/h (160 mph)	May 31, 2019 250 km/h in 2023	60 km (37 mi)
Ringsted-Fehmarn Line	Ringsted–Fehmarn	200 km/h (120 mph) (prepared for 250 km/h (160 mph))	2021	115 km (71 mi)
Ringsted-Odense Line	Ringsted–Odense	200 km/h (120 mph)	2028 (likely to be postponed)	96 km (60 mi)
Randers–Aalborg line	Randers–Aalborg	180 km/h (110 mph) (upgradable to 200 km/h)	2028+	80.7 km (50.1 mi)
Aarhus–Randers line	Aarhus–Randers	160 km/h (99 mph) (upgradable to 200 km/h)	2028+	59.2 km (36.8 mi)
Esbjerg–Lunderskov–Flensburg	Esbjerg–Flensburg	180 km/h (110 mph) (upgradable to 200 km/h)	before 2030	135.9 km (84.4 mi)
Middelfart–Odense new line	Aarhus–Odense	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028+	145 km (90 mi)
Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link		200 km/h (120 mph)	in construction 2021, opens 2028	18 km (11 mi)

Denmark has a signalling system allowing max 180 km/h. There is a plan to replace it with ETCS before 2030. On some lines, 200 km/h or more will be allowed as a direct result, without upgrading other things. Peberholm–Oresund Bridge has Swedish signalling system allowing max 200 km/h since 2000.

Finland

New main lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening or opened	Length
Lahti Main Line	Kerava–Lahti	220 km/h (140 mph)	September 3, 2006	75.7 km (47.0 mi)
Espoo–Salo Railway	Espoo–Salo	300 km/h (190 mph)	2031 (planned)	95 km (59 mi)
Helsinki-Tampere High Speed Railway (partially using Lentorata)	Helsinki–Tampere	300 km/h (190 mph)	2027+ (approved in 2019)	100 km (62 mi)
Lentorata	Helsinki–Vantaa Airport	220 km/h (140 mph)	2027+ (approved in 2019)	30 km (19 mi)
Helsinki–Porvoo–Kouvola (partially using Lentorata)	Vantaa–Porvoo–Kouvola	300 km/h (190 mph)	2027+ (approved in 2019)	126 km (78 mi)
Arctic Railway	Rovaniemi–Kirkenes	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030+	526 km (327 mi)

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Finnish Coastal Railway	Helsinki–Turku	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1902	approximately 50 km (31 mi) (high speed section); 195.8 km (total)
Helsinki–Riihimäki Railway	Helsinki–Riihimäki	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1862	71.4 km (44.4 mi)
Lahti–Kouvola Railway	Lahti–Kouvola	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1870	61.4 km
Main line to Petersburg	Kouvola–Russian border	200 km/h (120 mph)	2013	1870	55 km (upgraded section)
Karelian Railway	Kouvola–Joensuu	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1894	112.3 km (69.8 mi) (high-speed section); 325,8 km (total)
Savo Railway	Kouvola–Iisalmi	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1902	42.8 km (26.6 mi) (high-speed section); 357,8 km (total)
Riihimäki–Tampere Railway	Riihimäki–Tampere	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1862–1876	116 km (72 mi)
Seinäjoki–Oulu Railway (Seinäjoki–Kokkola section)	Seinäjoki–Kokkola	200 km/h (120 mph)	2010–2013	1886	134 km (83 mi)
Seinäjoki–Oulu Railway (Kokkola-Oulu section)	Kokkola–Oulu	200 km/h (120 mph)	2010–2017	1886	200.8 km (124.8 mi)
Tampere–Seinäjoki Railway	Tampere–Seinäjoki	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	1880	160 km (99 mi)

France

Main article: high-speed rail in France

Dedicated high-speed lines

French figures of LGV length count only new tracks and not total length between terminal stations (i.e.: 409 km instead of 425 km for the LGV Sud-Est)

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
LGV Sud-Est	Paris Gare de Lyon–Lyon-Perrache	270–300 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
	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier–Valence		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	2001	127 km
	Les Angles–Nîmes			25 km
	Les Angles–Marseille	320 km/h		91 km
LGV Est	Paris Gare de l'Est–Baudrecourt (Part 1)	320 km/h (revenue service) 574.8 km/h (world speed record)	2007	300 km
	Baudrecourt–Strasbourg (Part 2)	320 km/h	2016	107 km
LGV Perpignan–Figueres	Perpignan–Figueres	320 km/h	2010	44.4 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch	Collonges–Petit-Croix (Part 1)	320 km/h	2011	140 km
	Dijon–Collonges & Petit-Croix–Mulhouse (Part 2)	320 km/h	2028	(50 km)
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique	Tours–Bordeaux	320 km/h	2017	279 km
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire	Le Mans–Rennes	320 km/h	2017	182 km
Contournement Nîmes–Montpellier	Nîmes–Montpellier	220 km/h	2018	80 km
LGV Bordeaux–Toulouse	Bordeaux–Toulouse	320 km/h	After 2032 (planned)	(235 km)
LGV Bordeaux–Espagne	Bordeaux–Spanish border	320 km/h	After 2034 (planned)	(60 km)
LGV Montpellier–Perpignan	Montpellier–Perpignan	320 km/h	c.a. 2027+	(150 km)
Total				2573 km

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
(Paris–) Étampes–Orléans–Vierzon	Étampes–Vierzon	200 km/h	1967	1847	143 km
LGV Lyon–Turin 2nd part	Lyon–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	220 km/h	2030	1861	(with 18.8 km upgraded)
Bordeaux–Irun railway	Bordeaux–Dax	200 km/h	2017	1864	37.5 km (Labouheyre section)
Ligne de Coutras à Tulle	Coutras–Mussidan	200 km/h	Unknown	1871	29.6 km
Paris–Lille railway	Gare du Nord–Lille	200 km/h	1993	1846	3.7 km (200 km/h sections)
Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway	Cherbourg–Bernay	200 km/h	1989	1855–1858	85.267 km (200 km/h sections)
(Paris–) Connerré–Brest	Connerré–Brest	220 km/h	1990	1865	53.6 km
Savenay–Landerneau railway		220 km/h	1990s	1862–1867	42 km
Le Mans–Angers railway	Le Mans–Angers	220 km/h	2010s	1863	73.8 km
(Paris–) Marseille	Gare de Lyon–Marseille-Saint-Charles station	200 km/h	1970s	1855	96.2 km (200 km/h sections)
(Paris–) Clermont-Ferrand	Gare de Lyon–Clermont-Ferrand	200 km/h	2003	1853	53.5 km (200 km/h sections)
Strasbourg–Basel railway	Strasbourg–Mulhouse	220 km/h	1995	1844	141.3 km
Saint-Benoît–La Rochelle-Ville (fr)	Saint-Benoît–La Rochelle-Ville	200 km/h	2017 (claimed)	1857	106 km
Dijon-Ville–Vallorbe (Swiss border)	Dijon-Ville–Dole-Ville	200 km/h	(planned)	1855–1915	(46.3 km)
Paris-Est–Strasbourg-Ville railway	Le Chénay-Gagny to LGV Est junction	220 km/h	2015		(6.6 km)
Moret–Lyon railway	Gien to Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station	200 km/h	2011		(62.5 ;km)
Ligne de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés à Nantes (Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway)		190–200 km/h	1990s	1848–1857	(37.0 km)
Clermont-Ferrand to Riom		190–200 km/h	1976–2020		(14 km)
Total					1,192 km

Germany

Main article: High-speed rail in Germany

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway	Wolfsburg–Berlin	250 km/h (300 km/h planned)	September 15, 1998	258 km
Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway	Hanover–Würzburg	280 km/h	1991	327 km
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway	Mannheim–Stuttgart	280 km/h	May 9, 1991	99 km
Köln–Frankfurt high-speed rail line	Cologne–Frankfurt	300 km/h	August 1, 2002	180 km
Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway	Nuremberg–Ingolstadt	300 km/h	May 13, 2006	90 km
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway	Erfurt–Leipzig	300 km/h	December 9, 2015	123 km
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway	Frankfurt–Mannheim	Planned (300 km/h ready)	2028–2030	85 km
Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway	Nuremberg–Erfurt	300 km/h	December 10, 2017	190 km
Karlsruhe–Basel high-speed railway	Karlsruhe–Basel	250 km/h	2001–2041	182 km
Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway	Stuttgart–Wendlingen	250 km/h	December 2025	25 km
Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway	Wendlingen–Ulm	250 km/h	December 2022	59.58 km
Hanau-Gelnhausen high-speed railway	Hanau–Gelnhausen	Planned (300 km/h ready)	2030	55 km
Bielefeld–Hannover high-speed railway	Bielefeld–Hannover	Planned (300 km/h ready)	2030	100 km
Ulm-Augsburg (parallel new line)	Ulm–Augsburg	Planned (250 km/h ready)	2030	70 km
Fulda–Eisenach		250 km/h	2030	52 km
Fulda–Frankfurt (parallel new)		250 km/h	2035	80 km
Ostermünchen–Brannenburg–Austrian border		250 km/h	2030	35 km

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Saale-Bamberg Railway	Saale–Bamberg	200 km/h	Before 2035	1848–1885	128.2 km
Appenweier–Strasbourg railway	Kehl–Appenweier	200 km/h	2010–2023	1861	13.5 km (high-speed); 22 (total)
Munich–Treuchtlingen railway	Munich–Treuchtlingen	200 km/h	2006–2013	1870	29 km (high-speed); 136.7 (total)
Halle–Bebra railway	Bebra–Erfurt	200 km/h	2014–2019	1846–1849	96.13 km (high-speed); 210 km (total); 79.63 km (planned)
Bebra–Fulda railway	Bebra–Fulda	200 km/h	before 2030	1866	66 km
Berlin–Halle railway	Berlin–Halle	200 km/h	1992–2006	1841–1859	161.6 km (new line in parallel at Leipzig-Halle section)
Berlin–Görlitz railway	Berlin–Cottbus	200 km/h	2023–2027 (Approved)	1866–1867	114.7 km
Berlin–Dresden railway		200 km/h	2012–2020–2024	1875	174.2 km
Hamm–Warburg railway	Hamm–Warburg	200 km/h	1993–1994	1850–1853	8.4 km (high-speed); 131 km (total)
Berlin–Hamburg Railway	Berlin–Hamburg	230 km/h	1997–2004 (160 km/h operations in the 1930s)	1846	284.1 km
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway	Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg	200 km/h	1978–1990	1870–1874	355 km
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway	Köln–Aachen	250 km/h	2002	1841	70 km
Cologne–Duisburg railway	Köln–Duisburg	200 km/h	1991	1845–1846	64 km
Dortmund–Hamm railway	Dortmund–Hamm	200 km/h	1986	1845–1847	31 km; of which 20 km is high-speed
Hanover–Hamburg railway	Hanover–Hamburg	200 km/h	1984–1987	1846–1847	181.2 km
Hamm–Minden railway	Hamm–Minden	200 km/h (300 km/h planned)	1980	1847	112 km
Hanover–Minden railway	Hanover–Minden	200 km/h	1984–1985	1847	64.4 km
Leipzig–Dresden railway	Leipzig–Dresden	200 km/h	1994–2014	1837–1839	117 km
Trebnitz–Leipzig railway	Leipzig–Bitterfeld	200 km/h	2006	1859	21.5 km
Nuremberg–Würzburg Railway	Nuremberg–Würzburg	200 km/h	1992–1999	1854–1865	102.2 km
Regensburg–Passau railway	Obertraubling-Platting	200 km/h	2006-2030	1859–1873	57.5 km
Rhine Railway Mannheim-Karlsruhe	Mannheim–Karlsruhe	250 km/h	1987	1840–1855	61 km (upgraded southern section 200 km/h)
Rhine Railway Karlsruhe-Rastatt	Karlsruhe–Rastatt Süd	250 km/h	2024	1840–1855	~30 km (under construction)
Rhine Railway Rastatt-Offenburg	Rastatt Süd–Offenburg	250 km/h	2001	1840–1855	~50 km
Rhine Railway Offenburg-Basel	Offenburg–Basel	250 km/h	unknown	1840–1855	~120 km
Rosenheim–Salzburg railway	Rosenheim–Salzburg	200 km/h	to be upgraded before 2030	1828–1838	88.6 km
Löhne–Rheine railway	Löhne station–Rheine station	200 km/h (230 km/h in short period after)	before 2030	1850s	124 km
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway	Mannheim–Frankfurt	200 km/h	1985–1999	1869–1879	74.8 km
Munich–Regensburg railway	Munich–Landshut	230 km/h	before 2030	1859–1873	76.1 km
Munich–Rosenheim railway	Munich–Rosenheim	230 km/h	before 2030	1871	21.4 km (upgrading); 65 km
Main–Spessart railway	Hanau–Würzburg	200 km/h	2013–2017	1854	38.254 km (high-speed); 112.5 km (total)
Kinzig Valley Railway (Hesse)	Hanau–Fulda	200 km/h	2007–2021	1866–1875	16 km (high-speed); 80.6 km (total)
Munich–Augsburg railway	Munich–Augsburg	230 km/h	1977–2011	1839–1854	61.9 km
Ulm–Augsburg railway	Ulm–Augsburg	200 km/h (now); 250 km/h (soon)	1988–1992	1853	85.9 km
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway	Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf	200 km/h	1977–1988	1980s	7.94 km
Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway	Mannheim–Saarbrücken	160 km/h (some sections are 200 km/h ready)	2003-2025 (under upgrading)	1847–1904	130.5 km
Nuremberg–Augsburg railway	Nuremberg–Augsburg	200 km/h	1978–1981	1841–1869	36.5 km (high-speed section); 137.1 km (total)
Lübeck–Puttgarden railway	Lübeck–Puttgarden	200 km/h	2028 (upgrading)	1898–1928	88.6 km
Lübeck–Hamburg railway	Lübeck–Hamburg Hauptbahnhof	200 km/h	2027 (upgrading)	1865	62.8 km
Oberhausen–Arnhem railway	Emmerich–Oberhausen	200 km/h	unknown (upgrading approved)	1854	73 km
Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort railway	Duisburg-Ruhrort–Oberhausen	200 km/h	unknown (upgrading approved)	1848	8.6 km
Plauen–Cheb line	Plauen–Cheb	200 km/h	EIS phase	1865	73.9 km
Munich–Mühldorf railway	Munich–Mühldorf	200 km/h	planned	1853–1863	45.609 km (high-speed); 115.087 km (total)
Uelzen–Langwedel railway	Uelzen–Langwedel	200 km/h	Before 2030	1873	97.4 km
Wunstorf–Bremen railway	Wunstorf–Bremen	200 km/h	Before 2030	1847	122.3 km
Stendal–Uelzen railway	Stendal–Uelzen	200 km/h	Before 2030	1873	107.5 km
Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway	Stendal–Magdeburg	200 km/h	Before 2030	1846	58.7 km
Magdeburg–Leipzig railway	Magdeburg–Halle	200 km/h	Before 2030	1840	86.3 km
Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway	Stendal–Magdeburg	200 km/h	Before 2030	1846	58.7 km
Leipzig–Hof railway	Leipzig–Gößnitz	200 km/h	Before 2035	1842	53.5 km
Münster–Rheine railway	Münster–Rheine	200 km/h	Before 2030	1846	39 km
Cologne-Wuppertal Railway	Cologne–Wuppertal	200 km/h	Before 2030	1868	41.3 km
Brunswick–Wolfsburg Railway	Braunschweig–Wolfsburg	200 km/h	Before 2030	1844–1904	27.2 km
Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway	Rostock–Neustrelitz	200 km/h	Before 2035	1886	113.2 km
Main-Neckar Railway	Darmstadt Hbf–Heidelberg Hbf	200 km/h	Before 2030	1846	59.7 km
Berlin–Wrocław railway	Berlin–Frankfurt-Am-Oder	200 km/h	2027 (planned)	1847	81.2 km

India

Main article: List of high-speed railway lines in India

Routes

National Rail Plan's (NRP) proposed routes of high-speed rail corridors.

In India, trains in the future with top speeds of 300–350 km/h, are envisaged to run on elevated corridors to isolate high-speed train tracks and thereby prevent trespassing by animals or people. The current conventional lines between Amritsar–New Delhi, and Ahmedabad–Mumbai runs through suburban and rural areas, which are flat and have no tunnels. The Ahmedabad–Mumbai line runs near the coast and therefore, has more bridges, and parts of it are in backwaters or forests. The 1987 RDSO/JICA feasibility study found the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line to be the most promising.

The government of Kerala state has also expressed interest in constructing a high-speed rail corridor by the name of Silverline under K-Rail corporation to carry both freight and passengers along the length of the state, from Kasargod in the north end to the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram in the south end. The 532 km (331 mi) project reduces the current travel time of 12 hours to just under 4 hours from north to south with a maximum designed speed of 220 km/h (140 mph). The project is estimated to be completed by 2025 and is expected to cost ₹0.66 trillion (equivalent to ₹740 billion or US$8.9 billion in 2023).

  Under Construction   Proposed   Approved

Summary of proposed and under construction high-speed rail lines in India (standard gauge)

High-speed Corridor	Speed		Length		Further extension	Status	Planned opening (According to NRP)
	km/h	mph	km	mi
North India
Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor	320	200	865	537		DPR under preparation	2031
Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor	320	200	480	300	(Via Chandigarh)	Approved	2041
Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor	320	200	886	551	(Via Udaipur)	Land acquisition to begin	2031
Amritsar–Jammu high-speed rail corridor	320	200	190	120	(Via Pathankot)	Proposed	2028
East India
Varanasi–Howrah high-speed rail corridor	320	200	711	442	(Via Patna)	DPR under preparation	2031
Patna–Guwahati high-speed rail corridor	320	200	850	530		Proposed	2051
West India
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor	320	200	508.18	315.77		Under Construction	2028
Mumbai–Nagpur high-speed rail corridor	320	200	736	457	( Via Nashik, Aurangabad)	DPR under preparation	2041
Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor	350	220	711	442	( Via Pune, Solapur)	Approved	2041
Central India
Nagpur–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor	320	200	855	531		Proposed	2041
South India
Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor	320	200	435	270	(Via Bengaluru)	DPR under preparation	2041
Silverline Corridor	250	160	532	331	(Via Kochi, Thrissur, Calicut)	Land Acquisition Survey in progress	2025
Hyderabad–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor	320	200	618	384		Proposed	2041
Total
12	320	200	7,856	4,881	–	0/12	30 years' time

Feasibility studies

Potential High Speed Rail lines (2011)

Multiple pre-feasibility and feasibility studies have been done or are in progress.

The consultants for pre-feasibility study for four corridors are:

• Systra France's Company for Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Jalandhar-Amritsar,
• Systra, Italferr and RITES Limited for Pune–Mumbai–Ahmedabad,
• British firm Mott MacDonald for Delhi–Agra–Lucknow–Varanasi–Patna
• INECO, PROINTEC, Ayesa for Howrah-Haldia
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Oriental Consultancy along with Parsons Brinckerhoff India for Chennai–Vijayawada–Dornakal–Kazipet–Hyderabad

In September 2013, an agreement was signed in New Delhi to complete a feasibility study of high-speed rail between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, within 18 months. The study will cost ¥500 million and the cost will be shared 50:50 by Japan and India.

Location of the stations, its accessibility, integration with public transport, parking and railway stations design will play an important role in the success of the high speed railway system. Mumbai may have an underground corridor to have high-speed rail start from the CST terminal. European experiences have shown that railway stations outside the city receive less patronage and ultimately make the high-speed railway line unfeasible.

The feasibility study for the Chennai-Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor was completed by Germany in November 2018. The study found that the route was feasible. The proposed corridor would be 435 km long and would have an end-to-end travel time of 2 hours and 25 minutes with trains operating at a speed of 320 km/h. The study proposed constructing 84% of the track on viaducts, 11% underground and the remaining 4% at-grade. The current fastest train on the Chennai-Bengaluru route, the Shatabdi Express, completes the journey in 7 hours.

Diamond Quadrilateral project

Potential Diamond Quadrilateral route map.

Further information: Diamond Quadrilateral

The Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail network project is set to connect the four major metro cities of India namely: Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. Prime minister of India mentioned in his address to the joint session of Parliament on 9 June 2014 that the new Government was committing to build the dream project. Although the route is not yet planned, the alignment could follow the existing Golden Quadrilateral railway line which links other major cities.

Diamond Quadrilateral project's proposed and probable lines (standard gauge)

High-speed Corridor	Speed		Length		Via	Status	Planned opening (According to NRP)
	km/h	mph	km	mi
Delhi–Kolkata	320	200	1,576	979	Varanasi	DPR under preparation	2031
Kolkata–Chennai	320	200	1,500	930	Vishakapatnam	TBD	TBD
Mumbai–Chennai	320	200	1,200	750	Hubli	TBD	TBD
Delhi–Mumbai	320	200	1,394	866	Ahmedabad and Jaipur	One section under construction	2031
Delhi–Bengaluru	320	200	1,900	1,200	Bhopal and Hyderabad	TBD	TBD
Mumbai–Kolkata	320	200	1,800	1,100	Nagpur	TBD	TBD

Classic upgraded lines

Line name	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Delhi–Chandigarh	200 km/h (120 mph) (initially); 220 km/h (140 mph) (proposed)	(approved)	244 km (152 mi)
Delhi–Kanpur	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	441 km (274 mi)
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod	220 km/h (140 mph) (initially); 250 km/h (160 mph) (proposed)	(approved)	529 km (329 mi)
Mumbai–Ahmedabad	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	493 km (306 mi)
Mysuru–Bengaluru–Chennai	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	495 km (308 mi)
Nagpur–Secunderabad	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	575 km (357 mi)
Delhi–Mumbai	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	1,386 km (861 mi)
Delhi–Kolkata	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	1,500 km (930 mi)

Indonesia

Main article: High-speed rail in Indonesia

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Jakarta–Bandung high-speed railway	Jakarta–Bandung	300 km/h (190 mph) to 350 km/h (220 mph)	2023 (under construction)	142.3 km (88.4 mi)

Italy

Main article: high-speed rail in Italy

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening or opened	Length
Florence–Rome high-speed railway	Florence–Rome	250 km/h (160 mph)	May 26, 1992 (full length)	254 km (158 mi)
Rome–Naples high-speed railway	Rome–Naples	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 29, 2005 (full length)	205 km (127 mi)
Naples–Salerno high-speed railway	Naples–Salerno	250 km/h (160 mph)	June 2008	29 km (18 mi)
Turin–Milan high-speed railway	Turin–Milan	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 5, 2009 (full length)	125 km (78 mi)
Milan–Bologna high-speed railway	Milan–Bologna	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 13, 2008	215 km (134 mi)
Bologna–Florence high-speed railway	Bologna–Florence	300 km/h (190 mph)	December 5, 2009	78 km (48 mi)
Milan–Verona high-speed railway	Milan–Verona	300 km/h (190 mph)	2023 (under construction)	77 km (48 mi) (in operation); 165 km (103 mi) (full line under construction)
Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway	Tortona–Genova	250 km/h (160 mph)	2022 (under construction)	53 km (33 mi)
Brenner Base Tunnel		250 km/h (160 mph)	December 21, 2025	56 km (35 mi)
Verona-Brenner		250 km/h (160 mph)	2025	276 km (171 mi)
Verona-Venice		300 km/h (190 mph)	unknown	28 km (17 mi) (in operation); 103 km (64 mi) (full line under construction)

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Naples-Foggia	Naples–Foggia	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026 (to be upgraded)	23 km (14 mi) (now); 194 km (121 mi) (full line approved)
Salerno–Reggio Calabria railway	Salerno–Reggio Calabria	200 km/h (120 mph)	1987–2021	135.3 km (84.1 mi) (out of 333 km)
Milan–Bologna railway	Milan–Bologna	200 km/h (120 mph)	upgraded in 1930s	219 km (136 mi)
Adriatic railway	Lecce–Bari–Foggia	200 km/h (120 mph)	2023 (to be upgraded)	32 km (20 mi) (upgraded or new); 160.96 km (100.02 mi) (upgrading); 594 km (369 mi) (full)
Bologna–Ancona railway	Bologna–Ancona	200 km/h (120 mph)	2015; ? (to be upgraded)	52 km (32 mi) (upgraded or new); 204 km (127 mi) (full, to be upgraded)
Route to Swiss border	Milan–Chiasso	200 km/h (120 mph)	Unknown (to be upgraded)	51 km (32 mi)
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway	Genoa–Ventimiglia	180 km/h (110 mph) (now; upgradable)	Unknown (to be upgraded)	50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Livorno–Rome railway	Cecina–Toscana/Lazio border	200 km/h (120 mph)		150.5 km (93.5 mi)
Verona–Bologna railway	Verona–Bologna	200 km/h (120 mph)		113 km (70 mi)
Verona-Venice old railway	Verona–Venice	200 km/h (120 mph)		50.7 km (31.5 mi)
Rome–Ancona railway	Foligno–Fabriano	200 km/h (120 mph)	(planned)	53.279 km (33.106 mi)

Japan

Main article: Shinkansen

Dedicated high-speed lines

Map of Shinkansen lines (excluding the Hakata-Minami Line and Gala-Yuzawa Line extension)

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Tokaido Shinkansen	Tokyo–Shin-Osaka	285 km/h	October 1, 1964	515.4 km
Sanyo Shinkansen	Shin-Osaka–Okayama	300 km/h	March 15, 1972	553.7 km
	Okayama–Hakata		March 10, 1975
Tohoku Shinkansen	Tokyo–Ueno	130 km/h	June 20, 1991	674.9 km
	Ueno–Omiya		November 15, 1985
	Omiya–Utsunomiya	275 km/h	June 23, 1982
	Utsunomiya–Morioka	320 km/h
	Morioka–Hachinohe	260 km/h (320 km/h soon) (360 km/h testing)	December 1, 2002
	Hachinohe–Shin-Aomori		December 4, 2010
Joetsu Shinkansen	Omiya–Niigata	240 km/h (275 km/h after spring 2023)	November 15, 1982	269.5 km
Hokuriku Shinkansen	Takasaki–Nagano	260 km/h	October 1, 1997	470.6 km
	Nagano–Kanazawa		March 14, 2015
	Kanazawa–Tsuruga	construction (260 km/h ready)	2022 (expected)
	Tsuruga–Osaka	planning (260 km/h ready)	2030+ (most likely 2045)	in study
Kyushu Shinkansen	Hakata–Shin-Yatsushiro	260 km/h	March 12, 2011	256.8 km
	Shin-Yatsushiro–Kagoshima-Chuo		March 13, 2004
	Takeo-Onsen–Nagasaki	construction	2023 (expected, likely to be delayed until 2025)	66.7 km
	Hakata–Takeo-Onsen	temporarily will be launched as an upgraded line, dedicated tracks proposed	2030+	90 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Aomori–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto	260 km/h	March 26, 2016	360.2 km
	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto–Sapporo	construction	2030 (expected)

Maglev lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Chuo Shinkansen	Shinagawa (Tokyo)–Nagoya	505 km/h (planned revenue services) 603 km/h (achieved speed record)	2027 (Demonstrating operation since 2020)	285.6 km (42.8 km ready as test track)
	Nagoya–Osaka	505 km/h	2037	152.4 km

Laos

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Boten–Vientiane railway	Boten–Muang Xay–Luang Prabang–Vang Vieng–Vientiane	200 km/h	3 December 2021	422 km

Morocco

Dedicated high-speed line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
LGV Tanger–Kénitra	Tanger–Kénitra	320 km/h (200 mph)	2018-11-15	200 km (120 mi)

Upgraded line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
LGV Kénitra–Casablanca	Kénitra–Casablanca	160 km/h (320 km/h ready after upgrades)	2020	150 km

Dedicated high-speed lines planned

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
LGV Rabat–Oujda	Rabat–Oujda		Before 2030 (expected)	About 600 km
LGV Casablanca–Agadir	Casablanca–Agadir		Before 2030 (expected)	About 550 km
Total				About 1150 km

Netherlands

Main article: high-speed rail in the Netherlands

Dedicated high-speed line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
HSL-Zuid	Amsterdam Centraal–HSL 4	300 km/h	2009-09-07	125 km
Hanzelijn	Lelystad–Zwolle	160 km/h (200 km/h ready)	December 2012; high-speed expected in 2021	50 km

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Rhine Railway	Amsterdam–German border	140/160 km/h (restricted) 200 km/h will be after further electrification upgrades	2023	116.8 km

Norway

Main article: high-speed rail in Norway

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Gardermobanen	210 km/h	67 km	1994	1999
Vestfold Line	200–250 km/h	55.5 km (now); extra 64 km (by 2032)	1993	2012–2018–2024–2032
Dovre Line	200–300 km/h	17 km (now); 110 km (by 2030)	2012	2015–2024–2030
Oslo–Ski	250 km/h	22.5 km	2014	2021 (postponed for December 2022)
Østfoldbanen	250 km/h	77 km (by 2024); 112.35 km (by 2030)	2019	2024–≈2030
Østfoldbanen (dedicated part)	250 km/h	33 km	unknown	2030
Ringerike Line	250 km/h	40 km	2021	2028–≈2029
Grenlandsbanen	250 km/h	59 km	unknown	2035
Bergen Line	200 km/h	69.2 km (high-speed); 371 km (full)	unknown	2030

Poland

See also: high-speed rail in Poland

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Warsaw–Gdańsk railway (PKP rail line 9)	Warsaw–Gdańsk	200 km/h (120 mph)	December 2020	145 km
PKP rail line 4	Włoszczowa–Zawiercie	200 km/h (120 mph) 230–25 km/h (140–160 mph) scheduled in 2023	2014-12-14	58 km (36 mi)
	Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Idzikowice		2017-12-10	85 km (53 mi)
	other upgradable sections	230–250 km/h (140–160 mph)	2017–2023 (projected)	44 km (27 mi)
Warsaw–Białystok–Ełk–Suwałki–national border (Rail Baltica, partially new line between Ełk and national border)	Warsaw–Trakiszki	200 km/h (120 mph) Warszawa–Ełk; 250 km/h (160 mph) Ełk–national border	2025 (projected)	281 km (upgradable section)
PKP rail line 131	Bydgoszcz–Tczew	200 km/h (120 mph)	After 2023	124 km (upgrading); 492 km (full line)

Dedicated lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Y-shape line	Phase 1: Warsaw–Central Transport Hub (Solidarity Airport)–Lodz Phase 2: Sieradz–Poznan/Wrocław	250 km/h (160 mph)	Phase 1: 2027–2029 (with Central Transport Hub)	450 km
CMK Północ / PKP rail line 5	Central Transport Hub (Solidarity Airport)–Płock–Włocławek–Grudziądz–Tczew/Gdańsk	250 km/h (160 mph)	After 2030	~295 km
Connector between Y-shape line, PKP rail line 4 and PKP rail line 5	Central Transport Hub (Solidarity Airport)-Korytów	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027–2029 (with Central Transport Hub)	~25 km
Shortcut in PKP rail line 9	Warszawa Choszczówka-Nasielsk/Kątne/Świercze	250 km/h (160 mph)	?	~33 km
V4 rail corridor (loose concept)	Warsaw–Bratislava–Budapest	250 km/h (160 mph)	?	900 km (560 mi) (total; including foreign line)

Portugal

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Linha do Norte	Porto-Campanhã–Lisboa-Santa Apolónia	220 km/h (140 mph)	1999	117 km (high-speed); 337 km (total)
Linha do Sul	Porto-Campanhã–Faro	220 km/h (140 mph)	2004	approx. 110 km (high-speed); approx. 50 km (upgrading); 274 km (total)
South Axis (section under upgrading)	Faro–Évora	220 km/h (140 mph)	2014–2025	278 km

Dedicated lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Lisbon–Porto high-speed rail line	Lisbon–Porto	300 km/h (186 mph)	until 2030	298 km
South Axis (new section)	Évora–Spanish Border	250 km/h (155 mph)	until 2030	97 km

Romania

Upgraded lines

Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Length
Bucharest–Cluj	200 km/h	2020 (construction delayed)	497 km
Cluj–Hungarian border	200 km/h	2020–2026 (upgrading claimed)	160 km
Bucharest–Iasi	200 km/h	Proposed	406 km
Ploiești–Suceava	200 km/h	Proposed	505 km

Russia

See also: high-speed rail in Russia

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway	Moscow–Saint Petersburg	250 km/h (160 mph) (9% of tracks), 100–200 km/h (the rest)	1997–2001 (bypass over Msta river, capable of 200+ km/h) 1990s (200 km/h weekly service) 2009 (250 km/h daily service) Ongoing upgrading (third track at exits from cities)	650 km (400 mi)
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway	Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg	220 km/h (140 mph) (Finnish section), 140–200 km/h (Russian section)	2010	195 km (121 mi) (157 km upgraded; the rest 38 km electrified in 2006–2009)
Gorkovskaya Railway	Moscow–Nizhniy Novgorod	200 km/h	2010 (higher-speed); 2020 (high-speed)	95 km (59 mi)

Dedicated lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
HSR Moscow–Saint Petersburg	Moscow–Saint Petersburg	250–400 km/h (160–250 mph)	Planned in 1980s Construction started in 1997 (only Msta river bridge finished by 2001) Postponed at the most of its length in 1998 crisis Project approved in 2000s now is granted by the government (to be completed before 2024)	679 km (422 mi)
HSR Moscow–Kazan	Moscow–Kazan	400 km/h (250 mph)	Construction was originally planned to break ground at 2018; now postponed in favour of HSR Moscow–Saint Petersburg	762 km (473 mi)
HSR Ural	Chelyabinsk–Yekaterinburg	300 km/h (190 mph)	Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic	218 km (135 mi)
HSR Moscow–Rostov-on-Don–Adler	Moscow–Adler	400 km/h (250 mph)	2035 (claimed)	1,550 km (960 mi)

Saudi Arabia

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Haramain HSR	Mecca–Medina	300 km/h	2018	453 km
Gulf Railway (Saudi section)		220 km/h	until 2023	663 km

Classic upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
SRO Dammam–Riyadh line	Dammam–Riyadh	180 km/h (now); 200 km/h (soon)	1981	449 km
SAR Riyadh–Qurayyat line	Riyadh–Qurayyat	180 km/h (now); 200 km/h (soon)	2017	1,242 km

South Korea

Main article: high-speed rail in South Korea

Map of Korea high-speed lines

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Gyeongbu HSR Line	Seoul–Dongdaegu	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2004-04-01	286.8 km
	Dongdaegu–Busan		2010-11-01	130.7 km
Honam HSR Line	Osong–Gwangju Songjeong	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	2015-04-02	182.3 km
Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line	Suseo–Jije–Pyeongtaek Junction	300 km/h	2016-12-09	61.1 km

Upgraded lines

Category	Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Semi-high-speed lines	Gyeonggang Line	Seowonju–Gangneung	250 km/h	2017-12-22	120.7 km
	Seohae Line	Seohwaseong-Namyang–Hongseong	Construction (250 km/h)	2023 (expected)	90.0 km
	Jungbunaeryuk Line	Bubal–Chungju	230 km/h	2021-12-31	56.3 km
		Chungju–Mungyeong	Construction (230 km/h)	2023 (expected)	39.2 km
	Jungang Line	Deokso–Seowonju	230 km/h	2017-12-22	69.2 km
		Seowonju–Jecheon	260 km/h	2021-01-05	45.7  km
Conventional lines		Dodam–Yeongcheon	Upgrading (260 km/h)	2023 (expected)	148.1 km
		Yeongcheon–Moryang	260 km/h	2021-12-28	25.3 km
	Jeolla Line	Iksan–Yeosu Expo	200 km/h	2011-10-05	180.4 km
	Donghae Line	Geoncheon Interconnection–Pohang	200 km/h	2015-04-02	38.7 km
		Geoncheon Interconnection–Taehwagang	200 km/h	2021-12-28	41.6 km
	Honam Line	Gwangju Songjeong–Gomagwon	230 km/h	2019-06-01	25.9 km
TBA	Bujeon–Masan Line	Bujeon–Chilsan Junction	Construction (200 km/h)	2023 (expected)	50.8 km
	Nambunaeryuk Line	Gimcheon–Geoje	Planned (250 km/h)	2028 (expected)	177.9 km

Spain

Main article: high-speed rail in Spain

Dedicated high-speed line (operational)

Line	Connected cities	Year of inauguration	Operational top speed	Type of trains	Length
North-western corridor
HSR Madrid–Galicia	Ourense · Santiago de Compostela	2011	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-121, S-730	88.2 km
	Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Olmedo · Zamora	2015
HSR Atlantic Axis	Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña	2011	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-121, S-730
	Vigo · Pontevedra · Santiago de Compostela	2015
North corridor
HSR Madrid–León	Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Valladolid	2007	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-114	178.1 km
	Valladolid · Venta de Baños · Palencia · León	2015			166.1 km
North-eastern corridor
HSR Madrid–Barcelona	Madrid Atocha · Guadalajara–Yebes · Calatayud · Zaragoza · Lleida	2003	310 km/h or 193 mph	S-100, S-103, S-112, S-120, S-121	442.1 km
	Lleida · Camp de Tarragona	2006			78.8 km
	Camp de Tarragona · Barcelona-Sants	2008			100 km
HSR Barcelona–Perpignan	Figueres · Perpignan (France)	2009	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-100, TGV Duplex
	Barcelona-Sants · Barcelona-Sagrera · Girona · Figueres	2013			128 km
HSR Madrid–Huesca	Madrid Atocha · Guadalajara–Yebes · Calatayud · Zaragoza · Tardienta · Huesca	2005	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102
Eastern corridor
HSR Madrid–Castellón	Madrid Atocha · Cuenca · Requena-Utiel · Valencia	2010	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-112, S-130	390.3 km
	Valencia · Castellón	2018		S-112, S-130
HSR Madrid–Alicante	Madrid Atocha · Cuenca · Albacete	2010	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-112, S-130
	Albacete · Villena · Alicante	2013
Southern corridor
HSR Madrid–Seville	Madrid Atocha · Ciudad Real · Puertollano · Córdoba · Sevilla	1992	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-100, S-102, S-103, S-112, S-104
	Sevilla · Jerez de la Frontera · Cádiz	2015	200 km/h or 124 mph	S-130
HSR Córdoba–Málaga	Córdoba · Puente Genil-Herrera · Antequera-Santa Ana · Málaga	2007	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-103, S-112, S-104	512 km
HSR Madrid–Toledo	Madrid Atocha · Toledo	2005	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-104
HSR Antequera–Granada	Antequera-Santa Ana · Granada	2019	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-112

North-western corridor

Map of the high-speed rail network (newly built and upgraded lines). Also shows under construction, planned or in study lines.

Madrid–Zamora

The Madrid–Zamora line is the open section of the under construction Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line connecting Madrid to Zamora via Segovia. The line shares a common section with the Madrid–Leon line for the part between Madrid and Olmedo. The Madrid–Zamora line entered revenue service on December 17, 2015, by Alvia S-730 (Patito, max speed 250 km/h (155 mph)) trains that cover the distance in 1 hour and 33 minutes. Part of the line up to Medina del Campo is also used for the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca service.

The Atlantic Axis

The Atlantic Axis high-speed railway line is connecting the two main cities of Vigo and A Coruña (Corunna) via Santiago de Compostela in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia. The railway, 155.6 km in length, is an upgrade of the former non-electrified single railway line between the town of Ferrol and the Portuguese border for the part between A Coruña and Vigo, into a double electrified high-speed line. The new rebuilt railway permits mixed use traffic with a maximum design speed of 250 km/h for passenger trains. The new railway was inaugurated in April 2015 and shortened the distance between the two cities by 22 km, from 178 km to 156 km, and cut the travel time from around three hours on the old railway down to 1 hour and 20 minutes on the new one. 37 tunnels totalling 59 km and 34 bridges totalling 15 km form part of the rebuilt railway. The line is served by Alvia S-121 or S-730 (max speed 250 km/h (155 mph)) train-sets for the routes between A Coruña and Vigo and between A Coruña and Ourense and by Alvia S-730 (Patito, max speed 250 km/h (155 mph)) train-sets connecting Galicia with other Spanish regions. The line will be connected at Santiago de Compostela with the Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line, which as of 2015 is under construction.

North corridor

Madrid–León

The Madrid–Leon high-speed rail line connects Madrid with León passing the cities of Segovia, Valladolid and Palencia. The line supports the longest railway tunnel in Spain at 28 km in length and is served by up to two S-102 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains per day with the fastest schedule lasting 2 hours and 6 minutes. Other trainsets used on the Madrid–Leon line include S-120 (max speed 250 km/h (155 mph)) and S-130 (Patito, max speed 250 km/h (155 mph)) for the Alvia services.

North-eastern corridor

Madrid–Barcelona

Madrid–Barcelona high-speed railway line connects Madrid with Barcelona in the north east of Spain passing through the cities of Guadalajara, Calatayud, Zaragoza (Saragossa), Lleida (Lérida) and Tarragona where the future Tarragona–Valencia high-speed railway line will connect. The line has a length of 621 km and a travel time of two and a half hours for the direct trains using the route avoiding entering Zaragoza (Saragossa) and Lleida (Lérida). The line is served by S-103 (max speed 350 km/h or 217 mph) trains. Seventeen trains run now every day between 6:00 and 21:00 hrs. Direct trains Barcelona–Seville and Barcelona–Malaga that do not make a stop in Madrid are also scheduled combining the Madrid–Barcelona line with one of the southern corridor's existing lines. S-112 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains are used for these services and cover these distances in less than 6 hours.

Barcelona–Perpignan (France)

The international high-speed section across the border, Perpignan–Figueres (44.4 km), of the Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line opened in December 2010. Since then, French TGV trains operate from Paris. The Spanish high-speed section Barcelona–Figueres opened on January 7, 2013. Nine Spanish services initially serviced the line, with 8 being a through service to Madrid, which also connected with two French TGV services from Paris. Previously French TGV services connected Paris and Barcelona by means of a shuttle train on the standard Barcelona–Figueres line. Direct Barcelona-Paris, Madrid-Marseille, Barcelona-Lyon and Barcelona-Toulouse high-speed trains between France and Spain started on December 15, 2013.

Madrid–Huesca

The Zaragoza–Huesca section branches off from the Madrid–Barcelona line at Zaragoza and connects with the city of Huesca and serves the connection train station for regional trains in the town of Tardienta. The line first put in operation in 2005 and is served by up to two S-102 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains per day with the fastest train journey between the two cities lasting 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Eastern corridor

Madrid–Castellón

The Madrid–Castellón line connects the city of Castellón with the city of Madrid passing through the cities of Cuenca, Requena-Utiel and Valencia. The section It is serviced by S-112 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains, assembled by the Talgo-Bombardier consortium. Direct trains to Valencia cover the 391 km in 98 minutes while thirty trains run every day between 05:00 and 21:00, fifteen in each direction. For the service Madrid–Castellón AVE trains cover the distance in 2 hours and 25 minutes and 4 trains per day are scheduled, two in each direction. The line is part of the Madrid–Levante network (see below). Direct trains Valencia–Seville that do not make a stop in Madrid are also scheduled combining the existing lines of Madrid–Castellón and Madrid–Seville. S-102 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains are used for this service and cover the whole distance in 3 hours and 50 minutes.

Madrid–Alicante

A 350 km/h line branches off from the Madrid–Castellón Line and connects the city of Alicante with the city of Madrid passing through the cities of Cuenca, Albacete and Villena. It is part of the Madrid–Levante HSR network and is serviced by S-112 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains that cover the distance in up to 2 hours and 12 minutes. Direct trains Toledo–Albacete were also scheduled in the past, combining four of the existing lines, but this service was eventually terminated due to low demand.

South corridor

Madrid–Seville

The Madrid–Seville high-speed railway line connects Madrid with Seville in the south of Spain, passing through the cities of Ciudad Real, Puertollano and Córdoba, where the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line branches off towards Málaga just outside Los Mochos near Almodóvar del Río. The route travels across the plains of Castile, travelling through the Sierra Morena mountains just before reaching Córdoba, before going onward towards Seville through the largely flat land surrounding the Guadalquivir river. The Madrid–Seville line was the first dedicated passenger high-speed rail line to be built in Spain and was completed in time for Seville's Expo 92. With a length of 472 km, the fastest train journey between the two cities takes 2 hours and 20 minutes. The line is served by S-100 (max speed 300 km/h or 186 mph) trains. The extension section of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line to Cádiz is served by Alvia trains that connect the city of Cádiz to Madrid and reach speeds up to 200 km/h in this section.

Madrid–Málaga

The Córdoba–Málaga high-speed rail line connects the city of Málaga with the city of Madrid as a branch from the Madrid–Seville line. The line shares a common section with the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line up to the city of Córdoba and then includes a 155 km long spur line up to the city of Málaga. It is served by S-102 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) and S-103 (max speed 350 km/h or 217 mph) trains and the fastest train journey between the two cities takes 2 hours and 20 minutes. Apart from the traffic to and from the city of Málaga, the line also handles the traffic to the cities of Granada and Algeciras. In the future, the line will also support the traffic between Madrid and the Costa del Sol high-speed rail line.

Madrid–Toledo

The Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line branches off from the Seville and Málaga routes around the depot at La Sagra. The Avant service between the two cities offers journey times of half an hour on trains with a maximum speed of 250 km/h.

Dedicated high-speed line (under construction)

Line	Connected cities	Expected completion
North-western corridor
HSR Madrid–Galicia	Zamora · Ourense	2019
North corridor
HSR Madrid–Asturias	León · La Robla	–
	La Robla · Pola de Lena	After 2020
	Pola de Lena · Oviedo · Gijón	–
HSR Madrid–Basque Country	Venta de Baños · Burgos	2019
	Burgos · Miranda de Ebro · Vitoria	2023
Basque Y	Vitoria · Bilbao · San Sebastián · Irún · French border	2023
Eastern corridor
HSR Madrid–Levante	Alicante · Murcia · Cartagena	2020
Southern corridor
HSR Andalusian Transverse Axis	Antequera · Granada	2019
	Antequera · Sevilla	2020
HSR Madrid–Jaén	Mora · Alcázar de San Juan	–
	Alcázar de San Juan · Manzanares	–
	Linares · Casas de Torrubia	–
	Grañena · Jaén	2018
Mediterranean corridor
HSR Catalonia–Andalusia	Tarragona · Vandellós	2019
	Valencia · Murcia	2019
	Murcia · Almería	2023
South-western corridor
HSR Madrid–Extremadura	Plasencia · Badajoz	2020
	Madrid · Plasencia	2023

Madrid interconnector

Map of the planned high-speed rail network (newly built and upgraded lines).

A new interconnecting tunnel is planned between Madrid Atocha and Madrid Chamartín stations. Currently, trains going to Valladolid leave from Chamartín and trains going to Seville, Málaga and Barcelona leave from Atocha station. Also, there is a single daily service in each direction running along the Barcelona–Seville and Barcelona–Málaga routes, which uses the high-speed bypass around Madrid to avoid reversing the direction of train in Atocha station. The tunnel will allow services serving northern cities to travel non-stop or with a stop through Madrid and onward to southern cities (or vice versa), without the driver having to change ends or bypass Madrid, a valuable source of passengers: currently, someone wanting to travel from Valladolid to Málaga, for instance, must travel from Valladolid Campo Grande station to Madrid Chamartín station before taking a Cercanías service to Atocha; then finally taking an onward train to Málaga.

On April 24, 2010, tunnelling started on the 7.3 km route connecting Atocha and Chamartin. The tunnel itself is now complete, and the tracks are in place. The electric line is currently being installed, with these works expected to be completed in early 2018, and service started within the same year.

North-western corridor

Zamora–Ourense

The Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line will connect the city of Madrid with the region of Galicia and the Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line in the North West of Spain via Santiago de Compostela. The line will include a new 424 km long high-speed railway section that starts at Olmedo 130 km to the north of Madrid on the Madrid–Leon high-speed rail line and ends at Santiago de Compostela. Construction on the northernmost part of this section between the cities of Ourense and Santiago de Compostela began late 2004 and this part was inaugurated in December 2011. The southern part between Olmedo and Zamora entered revenue service on December 17, 2015. Constructions on the central part, which crosses some of Spain's most remote and fragile nature areas, are expected be completed in 2019. The line is currently served by Alvia trains.

North corridor

León–Gijón

• León–Oviedo–Gijón

Madrid–Asturias high-speed railway is the line connecting Madrid to the region of Asturias in the north of Spain. The new under construction section branches off the Valladolid–Vitoria high-speed section at Venta de Baños: 205 km north of Madrid and then reaches the cities of Oviedo and Gijón via Palencia and León. This section includes the 24,7 km long Pajares Base Tunnel (Variante de Pajares) which runs under a very mountainous area between the Province of León and the Principality of Asturias. Construction started in 2009 (except variante de pajares which started 2003) and reached León in September 2015 and expected to reach Oviedo and Gijón after 2020.

Valladolid–Vitoria

• Valladolid–Burgos–Vitoria-Gasteiz

The extension of the Madrid–Valladolid section towards the Basque Country began construction in 2009. This 223.4 kilometres (138.8 mi) railway line will run parallel to the 244.8 kilometres (152.1 mi) long existing railway line. Originally it was to be used as a mixed-use high-speed railway line, but it has since been changed to a passenger-dedicated railway line, leaving the existing railway line for freight trains. The line was forecast to open the Valladolid–Burgos part around 2013 and the Burgos–Vitoria-Gasteiz part in 2014 or 2015. However, due to delays the line is not expected to open before 2023, although the Valladolid–Burgos section is expected to enter full revenue service in 2019. At Vitoria it will be connected to the Basque high-speed railway line (Basque Y), thus reaching the French border. Once opened, the travel time between Valladolid and Vitoria will be around an hour.

Basque Y

• Bilbao–Vitoria-Gasteiz–San Sebastian–French border

The Basque high-speed railway line (Basque Y) will connect the three Basque capitals, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Bilbao and San Sebastián. Construction began in October 2006 and the line was forecast to open in 2016. However, due to delays in construction, the line is expected to put in service in 2023 according to the new estimations. The three Basque capitals will be further connected with Madrid via Valladolid, and with the French border via Irun and Bayonne.

North-eastern corridor

Tunnel Sants–La Sagrera

The Sants–La Sagrera tunnel links the Sants station in Barcelona through the Eixample with the future La Sagrera station. The tunnel passes under the streets of Provença and Mallorca, using a short part of the Diagonal to link between these streets. In the Carrer de Mallorca, the tunnel passes directly in front of Gaudí's masterpiece, the basilica of the Sagrada Família, and in the Carrer de Provença, another Gaudí work, the Casa Milà. In a long campaign against this route, the Board of the Sagrada Família and other parties argued that the tunnel would damage the church, whose construction is still in progress. In this discussion about different routes, the one now built is also called the Provença tunnel because part of its route passes under this street.

The tunnel boring machine Barcino passed the Sagrada Família in October 2010, and reached its final destination a few months later. Rail traffic is planned to start in 2012, initially without stops at the La Sagrera station, which is expected to be completed in 2016.

In March 2012, railway equipment was installed, with a special elastic isolation of the rails to dampen vibrations at the sections passing close to Gaudí's architectural works, using the Edilon system.

Eastern corridor

Alicante–Cartagena

• Alicante–Murcia–Cartagena

This is an under construction section, part of the Madrid–Levante network of high-speed railways connecting the capital with the Mediterranean coast. Consisting of 955 kilometres (593 mi) of railways with an estimated cost of 12.5 billion euros, it is the most expensive high-speed railway project in Spain. The network will consist of both dedicated passenger high-speed railways designed for trains running above 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) and high-speed railways shared with freight trains. The network is to be opened in stages, starting with the Madrid–Valencia/Albacete section, which was opened in December 2010, followed by Albacete–Alicante in June 2013, Valencia–Castellón in January 2018, while Valencia–Alicante is expected to follow in 2019 and finally reaching the city of Murcia by 2020 with a branch line to Cartagena.

South corridor

Seville–Granada

• Transversal Rail Axis (Eje Ferroviario transversal de Andalucía), the Andalusian high-speed rail line connecting Huelva, Seville, Granada and Almería. Part of the line is financed and built by the Andalusian government.

The southern Andalusian transverse high-speed railway line is a 503.7-kilometre railway running between the cities of Huelva and Almería, passing the cities of Seville and Granada. The line is designed for speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour, except for the 130-kilometre Antequera–Granada and the 103-kilometre Seville–Huelva parts of the line, which are designed for speeds in excess of 300 kilometres per hour. A connection between Huelva and the Portuguese border is being studied. When finished the journey between Huelva and Almería in the new line is estimated to last 3 hours and 35 minutes. The first section of the line between Antequera and Granada is expected to put in service by summer 2019 connecting the city of Granada to the rest of the high speed network via the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line. The section between Seville and Antequera is expected to be completed in 2020.

Madrid–Jaén

• Madrid–Alcázar de San Juan–Jaén

This high-speed railway line will be part passenger-dedicated high-speed railway (Madrid–Alcázar de San Juan) and part shared with freight trains (Alcázar de San Juan–Jaén). The first 99 km of the line will use the already existing Madrid–Seville high-speed railway line. From there, a 67.5 km branch line will be constructed towards Alcázar de San Juan.

From Alcázar de San Juan the existing railway line will be upgraded to allow passenger trains to run up to 250 km/h; a new double-tracked route through the Despeñaperros mountain range will be built to replace the existing single-tracked route. This part of the high-speed railway also forms part of the Madrid–Algeciras freight corridor. An extension of the line to Granada is being investigated; however, the complicated terrain between Jaén and Granada might make it uneconomical.

Mediterranean corridor

Tarragona–Almería

• Tarragona–Valencian Community–Murcia Region–Almería

The high-speed Barcelona-Figueres section (from Barcelona to the French border) was inaugurated in January 2013. The journey from the centre of Barcelona to the centre of Girona takes now 37 minutes (compared to the hour and a half it took), and to Figueres in 53 minutes (instead of two hours). Girona and Figueres will be 14 minutes from each other. The Perpignan (France)–Figueres section opened in 2010. One lacking high-speed section on the French side, between Montpellier and Nîmes, is scheduled to open in July 2018, allowing almost continuous high-speed travel from the French high-speed network to the Spanish one. The French government, on the other hand, recently announced indefinite delays to the Montpellier–Perpignan high-speed section that was originally planned for 2020. The section linking Tarragona to Almería via Valencia and Murcia is expected to be completed by 2023. The final section between Almería and Algeciras, passing through Málaga, will be built at a later point of time; an alternative and longer route looks likely.

South-western corridor

Madrid–Extremadura

• Madrid–Talavera de la Reina–Cáceres–Mérida–Badajoz–Evora–Lisbon

This line was initially planned as Lisbon–Madrid high-speed rail line to connect the two peninsular capitals, Madrid and Lisbon in 2 hours and 45 minutes. This line had been a key issue in bilateral summits in recent years and was about to link Spain's high-speed rail network with the planned High-speed rail in Portugal, a project announced by the Portuguese government in February 2009. Construction on the Spanish side began in late 2008 on a segment between the cities of Badajoz and Mérida. Both Spanish and Portuguese track were to be completed around 2013, later the Portuguese government brought forward its plans from 2015 but the Portuguese froze works in June 2011 and eventually cancelled the project in March 2012. In 2016 the European Union's European Regional Development Fund, gave Spain €205.1m towards the €312.1m needed for the track between Navalmoral de la Mata and Mérida, Spain. The section on the Spanish side between Madrid and Badajoz is expected to be completed in 2023.

With a length of 439 km on the Spanish side, of which 48 km are part of the already built Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, it will connect cities like Talavera de la Reina, Navalmoral de la Mata, Plasencia, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz. The Almonte River Viaduct was completed in May 2016 to carry this line. It is a concrete arch bridge with a span of 384 meters (1,260 feet), ranking among the longest in the world of this type of bridge.

With a length of 200 km on the Portuguese side, of which 100 km are in service (Intercity trains run at 200 km/h in the upgraded single track), work is underway to close the missing gap between Evora-Badajoz.

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgraded	Length	Notes
Barcelona-Alicante rail line	Barcelona-Sants–Alicante	220 km/h (140 mph)	1997	523 km (325 mi)	Only some sections are for high-speed trains. Some of them converted in 1997, additional dedicated in parallel is partially opened in 2018
Madrid-Valencia rail line	Madrid-Atocha–Valencia-Nord	220 km/h (140 mph)	1999	301 km (187 mi)	Since 2010 not in use for high-speed trains
La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela		250 km/h (160 mph)	2011	74.5 km (46.3 mi)
Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway		200 km/h (120 mph)	2015	153 km (95 mi)
Albacete–La Encina		300 km/h (190 mph)	2011-2013	90 km (56 mi)	Converted to standard gauge, then upgraded from 200 km/h to 300 km/h
Valencia–Calafat		220 km/h (140 mph)	2004	219 km (136 mi)
Mérida-Badajos (Portuguese border)		200 km/h (120 mph)	2004	60 km (37 mi)

Sweden

Main article: High-speed rail in Sweden

Dedicated

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Bothnia Line	Nyland–Umeå	250 km/h (160 mph) (no trains are designed and permitted to operate above 200 km/h)	2010	185 km (115 mi)
North Bothnia Line	Umeå–Luleå	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	270 km (170 mi)
Götalandsbanan	Linköping C–Göteborg C	320 km/h (200 mph)	2024–2030 (construction of the first section to be started in spring, 2018 as claimed in 2016; likely to be postponed)	440 km (270 mi)
East Link Project	Linköping–Södertälje	250 km/h (160 mph) (cut from 320 to 250)	2033–2036 (construction of the first section to be started in 2017 as claimed; likely to be postponed)	160 km (99 mi)

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Ådalen Line	Sundsvall Central–Västeraspby	140–200 km/h	1990–2029		30 km (high-speed part of Bothnia Line); 184 (total)
Southern Main Line	Katrineholm–Malmö	200 km/h	1995–2024		336 km (high-speed); 16 km (under upgrading); 480 (total)
Western Main Line	Stockholm–Göteborg	200 km/h	1989–1995		312 km (high-speed); 455 km (total)
Göteborg–Malmö		200 km/h	1985–2024		172 km (high-speed); 230 km (total)
Eskilstuna–Södertälje		250 km/h	1997 *		80 km
Jakobsberg–Västerås (Mälaren Line)		200 km/h (now); 250 km/h (soon)	2001 *		90 km
Örebro–Kolbäck (Mälaren Line)		200 km/h	before 2036		45 km (upgraded now); 35 km (to be upgraded before 2036)
East Coast Line (Stockholm–Arlanda–Uppsala)		200 km/h	1999	1903	56 km (of which 19 km is new airport branch)
East Coast Line (Gävle–Enånger)		200 km/h	1999 *		40 km (high-speed); 105 km (full)
East Coast Line (Uppsala–Gävle)		200 km/h	2017		83 km; (high-speed) 110 km; (full)
East Coast Line (Hudiksvall–Sundsvall )		200 km/h	2030–2040		50 km
Norway/Vänern Line	Göteborg C–Öxnered	200 km/h	2012 *	1879	82 km (high-speed); 79 km (to be upgraded); 300 km (total)
Northern Main Line	Gävle–Ånge	200 km/h		1879	22 km (high-speed); 268 km (total)
Värmland Line	Laxå–Karlstad	200 km/h		1871	46 km (high-speed); 208 km (total)
Coast-to-Coast Line	Emmaboda–Kalmar; Emmaboda–Karlskrona	200 km/h	1994	1874–1902	25 km (high-speed); 410 km (total)

• The lines marked with * were to a large part given a new alignment when upgrading from single track, essentially making them new lines. The other ones were straight enough for 200 km/h already.

There are plans to upgrade some lines to 250 km/h when the ERTMS signalling system is introduced in 2025–2030.

Switzerland

Rail 2000 high-speed lines

Line	Speed	Length	Opening
Lötschberg Base Tunnel	250 km/h	34.6 km	June 14, 2007
Ceneri Base Tunnel	250 km/h	15.4 km	September 2020
Jura Foot Railway	200 km/h	104.5 km	2025–2030
Simplon Railway	200 km/h	191.4 km	2025–2030
Solothurn–Wanzwil railway	200 km/h	6.3 km (high-speed); 10.9 km (full)	2004

Other projects

Line	Speed	Length	Opening Date
Lausanne–Geneva railway	200 km/h	66.2 km	2025–2030

Taiwan

Main article: Taiwan High Speed Rail

Dedicated high-speed line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Taiwan HSR	Banqiao–Zuoying	300 km/h (190 mph)	2007-01-05	332.1 km (206.4 mi)
	Taipei–Banqiao	~130 km/h (81 mph)	2007-03-01	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
	Nangang–Taipei	~130 km/h (81 mph)	2016-07-01	9.2 km (5.7 mi)
	Nangang–Yilan	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	54.6 km (33.9 mi)
	Zuoying–Pingtung	300 km/h (190 mph)	before 2029	18 km (11 mi)

Thailand

Main article: High-speed rail in Thailand

Dedicated high-speed line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Northern HSR	Bangkok–Phitsanulok	300 km/h (190 mph) or more	2024 (EIS)	384 km
	Phitsanulok–Chiang Mai	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030 (under planning)	285 km
Northeastern HSR	Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima	250 km/h (160 mph)	2023 (under construction)	250 km
	Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai	250 km/h (160 mph)	2025 (planned)	380 km
Southern HSR	Bangkok–Hua Hin	300 km/h (190 mph)	2023+ (likely to be postponed)	211 km
	Hua Hin–Surat Thani	300 km/h (190 mph)	2029	771 km
	Surat Thani–Padang Besar	300 km/h (190 mph)	2029	771 km
Eastern HSR	Bangkok–U-Tapao	250 km/h (160 mph)	2024 (under construction)	260 km
	U-Tapao–Trat	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028 (planned)	190 km

Turkey

Main article: High-speed rail in Turkey

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway	Ankara Central–Sincan	140 km/h (87 mph)	2018-04-12	24 km (15 mi)
	Sincan–Polatlı	250 km/h (160 mph)	2009-03-13	69 km (43 mi)
	Polatlı–Eskisehir Central		2009-03-13	152 km (94 mi)
	Eskisehir Central–Köseköy		2014-07-25	188 km (117 mi)
	Köseköy–Gebze	160 km/h (99 mph)	2014-07-25	56 km (35 mi)
	Gebze–Pendik	100 km/h (62 mph)	2014-07-25	20 km (12 mi)
	Pendik–Haydarpaşa Terminal	100 km/h (62 mph) Connection to Haydarpaşa under reconstruction	2019	24 km (15 mi)
	Pendik–Halkalı	100 km/h (62 mph)	2019	60 km (37 mi)
Ankara–Konya high-speed railway	Polatlı–Konya	300 km/h (190 mph)	2011-08-23	212 km (132 mi)
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway	Ankara Central–Kayaş	140 km/h (87 mph)	2018-04-12	12 km (7.5 mi)
	Kayaş–Kırıkkale	250 km/h (160 mph)	2021 (projected)	62 km (39 mi)
	Kırıkkale–Yerköy		2020 (projected)	79 km (49 mi)
	Yerköy–Sivas		2021 (projected)	253 km (157 mi)
Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway	Polatlı–Afyon	250 km/h (160 mph)	2023 (projected)	152 km (94 mi)
	Afyon–Banaz			80 km (50 mi)
	Banaz–Eşme			97 km (60 mi)
	Eşme–Salihli			74 km (46 mi)
	Salihli–Manisa			62 km (39 mi)
	Manisa–Menemen			43 km (27 mi)

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Konya-Yenice railway	Konya–Karaman	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022-01-08	102 km (63 mi)
	Karaman–Ulukışla	200 km/h (120 mph)	2020s (projected)	135 km (84 mi)
	Ulukışla–Yenice	200 km/h (120 mph)	Tender phase, 2025 (projected)	110 km (68 mi)
	Mersin–Yenice–Adana	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022 (projected)	76 km (47 mi)
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway	Halkalı–Çerkezköy	200 km/h (120 mph)	Tender phase	76 km (47 mi)
	Çerkezköy–Kapıkule	200 km/h (120 mph)	Under construction	153 km (95 mi)

United Kingdom

Main article: high-speed rail in the United Kingdom

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
High Speed 1	Channel Tunnel–Fawkham Junction via Ashford International (Section 1)	300 km/h (186 mph)	2003-09-28	74 km (46 mi)
	Fawkham Junction–London St Pancras International via Ebbsfleet International and Stratford International (Section 2)	300 km/h (186 mph)	2007-11-14	39 km (24 mi)
High Speed 2	London Euston-Birmingham Curzon Street/Rugeley Trent Valley (Handsacre Junction)/Crewe via Birmingham Interchange (Phase 1)	360 km/h (225 mph)	2031 (Under construction)	230 km
	Birmingham Interchange-Crewe (Phase 2a) Note: Now merged with Phase 1	360 km/h (225 mph)	2033 (Under construction)	90 km (56 mi)
	Crewe–Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham Interchange–Leeds City/York (Ulleskelf Junction) (Phase 2b)	360 km/h (225 mph)	2040 (Planned)	300 km (190 mi)
High Speed 3/Northern Powerhouse Rail/Crossrail for the North	Liverpool Lime Street–Manchester Airport High Speed via Warrington Bank Quay and via the High Speed 2 section between Manchester Airport High Speed and Manchester Piccadilly	225/360 km/h (140 mph)/(225 mph)	2040+ (Planned)	~50 km (31 mi)
	Manchester Piccadilly–Leeds via Bradford Interchange.	225 km/h (140 mph)	Planned	~60 km (37 mi)

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Electrification	Length	Notes
East Coast Main Line	King's Cross–Edinburgh Waverley	201 km/h (125 mph) 225 km/h (140 mph) (in cases of delay; to be applied after ERTMS re-signalling)	1850	1980s	632 km (393 mi); 608.4 km (378.0 mi)	The fastest non-dedicated line in the UK. During electrification in the 1980s was claimed as the longest construction site in the world. Speeds up to 125 mph were achieved in the 1930s.
Great Western Main Line	London Paddington–Bristol Temple Meads	201 km/h (125 mph) (now) 225 km/h (140 mph) (soon)	1840	incomplete, still ongoing	190.2 km (118.2 mi)
South Wales Main Line	Swindon–Severn Tunnel-Swansea	201 km/h (125 mph) (Swindon–Coalpit Heath) 160 km/h (99 mph) (the rest)	1850	2012–2019	~41.6 km (25.8 mi) (upgraded); 133 km (83 mi) (full)
Midland Main Line	St Pancras–Sheffield	201 km/h (125 mph)	1870	ongoing; high-speed trains are with diesel	265 km (165 mi) 179 km (111 mi) (high-speed section)	110 mph; 125 mph ready
West Coast Main Line	London Euston–Glasgow Central (mainline itself)	201 km/h (125 mph)	1869	1960s–1970s	645 km (401 mi); 590.5 km (366.9 mi)	failed to be upgraded to 225 km/h (140 mph)
	Rugby–Coventry		1852	1960s–1970s	~16 km (9.9 mi)
	Wolverhampton–Stafford		1852	1960s–1970s	~22 km (14 mi)
Cross Country Route	York–Bristol Temple Meads	201 km/h (125 mph)	1879	incomplete	>170 km (110 mi)(high-speed)	Leeds–York and Birmingham–Wakefield (partially using Midland Main Line) sections are high-speed

United States

Main article: High-speed rail in the United States

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgraded	Length
Northeast Corridor	Providence–Boston South	150 mph (240 km/h)	2000	54.6 km (33.9 mi)
	Trenton–New Brunswick	120 mph (190 km/h); 160 mph (260 km/h) (2021+); 186 mph (299 km/h) (planned)	2020	39 km (24 mi)
	New Jersey and Philadelphia	120 mph (190 km/h); 160 mph (260 km/h) (2021+)	1999	86 km (53 mi)
	High-speed Northeast Corridor	125 mph (201 km/h)	1960	221.4 km (137.6 mi)
	Northeast Corridor Line	110 mph (180 km/h)	2000	373 km (232 mi)
Keystone Corridor	Philadelphia–Harrisburg	110 mph (180 km/h); 125 mph (201 km/h) (soon)	2006	168.3 km (104.6 mi)

Dedicated high-speed lines

The United States has no dedicated high speed rail lines—the following are either under construction or planned.

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Planned opening	Length	Status
California High-Speed Rail (Phase 1)	San Francisco–Los Angeles	220 mph (350 km/h)	2029 (central valley, under construction) 2033 (total)	275 km (171 mi) (central leg) 840 km (520 mi) (total)	Under Construction
California High-Speed Rail (Phase 2)	Merced–Sacramento		2030+	180 km (110 mi)	Planned
	Los Angeles–San Diego		2030+	280 km (170 mi)
New Northeast Corridor	New York–Washington, D.C.	225 mph (362 km/h)	2030 (estimate)	385 km (239 mi)	Planned
	New York–Boston		2040 (2010 forecast, does not figure 2017–2021 proposals)	320 km (200 mi)	Proposed and insisted, being later included in North Atlantic Rail initiative
	Several cities on a New York–Boston axis	yet unknown	no earlier than New York–Boston dedicated line	630 km (390 mi) (approx)
Texas Central Railway	Dallas–Houston	205 mph (330 km/h)	2026 (building contracts signed)	390 km (240 mi)	Under Construction
Brightline West	Victorville–Las Vegas	200 mph (320 km/h)	2024 (building contracts signed)	270 km (170 mi)	Under Construction
Cascadia High-Speed Rail	Eugene–Vancouver	250 mph (400 km/h)	2035 (to be granted)	720 km (450 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 1	Chicago–Milwaukee	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	150 km (93 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 2	Atlanta–Charlotte	150 mph (240 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	430 km (270 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 3	Louisville–Nashville	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	260 km (160 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 4	Denver–Albuquerque	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	450 km (280 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 5	Chicago–St. Louis	186 mph (299 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	434 km (270 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 6	Tulsa–Oklahoma City	160 mph (260 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	160 km (99 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 7	Chicago–Detroit	200 mph (320 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	460 km (290 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 8	Nashville–Memphis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	329 km (204 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 9	Kansas City–St. Louis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	390 km (240 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 9	Chicago–Indianapolis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)	263 km (163 mi)	Proposed
Railroad to Mexico	Monterrey (Mexico)-Austin (Texas)	186 mph (299 km/h)	2030+	580 km (360 mi)	Proposed

Maglev Lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Planned opening	Length	Status
Northeast Maglev	Baltimore–Washington, D.C.	314 mph (505 km/h)	2028 (estimated)	64 km (40 mi)	Planned

Uzbekistan

Main article: High speed rail in Uzbekistan

Upgraded lines
Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line	Yangiyer–Jizzax	230 km/h (140 mph)	Brand launch 2011-10-08 as higher speed rail; full HSR operated since February 10, 2013	91 km (57 mi)
	G'allaorol–Bulung'ur	220 km/h (140 mph)	Brand launch 2011-10-08 as higher speed rail; full HSR operated since February 10, 2013	44 km (27 mi)
Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line	Samarkand–Bukhara	230 km/h (140 mph)	August 25, 2016	150 km (93 mi) (high-speed); 256 km (159 mi) (full line)
Samarkand-Qarshi high-speed rail line	Samarkand-Qarshi			141 kilometres (88 mi)
New Lines
Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Namangan–Pap high-speed rail line	Namangan–Pap	250 km/h (160 mph)	2022+	50 km (31 mi)
Planned Lines
Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Qarshi-Kitab high-speed rail line	Qarshi–Kitab	160–250 km/h	2025+	124 kilometres (77 mi)
Bukhara-Urgench high-speed rail line	Bukhara-Urgench	160–250 km/h	2025+	405 km
Urgench-Khiva high-speed rail line	Urgench-Khiva	160–250 km/h	2025+	34 km