List of high-speed railway lines

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.^[1]^[2]

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),^[3]^[4] updated with other sources.^[5]

Rank	Country/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	36,000^[6]	34,000	70,000^[7]	3.76	2.6	350^[8]^[9]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Shanghai Maglev: 430 km/h max;^[10] excludes 26 km of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section; The only country in the world to provide overnight sleeping high-speed trains at 250 km/h.
2	Spain	Europe	3,567^[11]	1,958	5,525^[12]	7.05	7.3	310	25 kV 50 Hz	1435^[13]
3	Germany	Europe	1,571^[14]	1,246	4,887	10.2	4.7	300	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Dedicated or partially upgraded (NBS)
3	Germany	Europe	2,070	1,246	4,887	10.2	4.7	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Upgraded (ABS)
4	France	Europe	2,734	341.3	3,802.1	6.1	5.0	320^[15]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	dedicated (LGV)
4	France	Europe	726.8	341.3	3,802.1	6.1	5.0	220	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	upgraded
5	Japan	Asia	2,764.6^[16]	657.1	3,421.7^[17]	9	2.19	320^[18]	25 kV 50 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435^[19]	The first network ever opened; 6411.7 km including approved
6	Sweden	Europe	1,706^[20]	349.1	2,055.1	3.79	16.7	205^[21]	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines
7	United Kingdom	Europe	108	730	2,257	6.73	2.23	300^[22]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated (HS)
7	United Kingdom	Europe	1,527	730	2,257	6.73	2.23	205^[23]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
8	Italy	Europe	1,467^[24]	890.96	2,357.96	4.87	2.5	300	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	After France ended its TGV parcel service, Italy became the only country to provide freight services on high-speed track.
9	Turkey	Asia	773	1,225	2,650	0.99	0.81	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Dedicated
9	Turkey	Asia	0	652	2,650	0.99	0.81	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Upgraded
10	South Korea	Asia	1,104.5	425	1,529.5	11.03	2.15	305^[25]	25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
11	Finland	Europe	1,079.4	95	1,174.4	3.19	20.2	220^[26]	25 kV 50 Hz	1524^[27]	Only upgraded lines; including Espoo–Salo line under construction
12	Russia	Europe	845	1,298.1^[28]	2,143.1	0.05	0.58	250^[29]	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz (after 2024)	1520	Only upgraded lines; total 4595 km to be under construction no later than 2024
13	Uzbekistan	Asia	741	613	1,354	1.66	2.3	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1520	Including upgraded lines
14	United States	America	735	1,789.3	2,151.3	0.03	0.13	240 ^[30]^[31]	12 kV 25 Hz, 12 kV 60 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines; dedicated lines under construction
15	Greece	Europe	700	695	1,395	5.3	6.5	200^[32]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines; full operation since 2019^[33]
16	Saudi Arabia	Asia	453	2,354	2,807	0.21	1.37	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Opened in September 2018
17	Belgium	Europe	354.8	147.9	502.7	8.98	3.4	300	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
18	Austria	Europe	352	298	650	4.2	3.97	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines
19	Taiwan	Asia	348	54.6^[34]	402.6	9.37	1.46	300	25 kV 60 Hz	1435
20	Poland	Europe	272.2	492.457	764.657	0.87	0.70	200	3 kV DC	1435	Only upgraded lines; 484 km extra approved
21	Portugal	Europe	227	626	853	2.46	1.98	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1668	Only upgraded lines
22	Morocco	Africa	186^[35]	1,287	1,473	0.28	0.5	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Inaugurated in November 2018
23	Netherlands	Europe	175	116.8	291.8	4.18	1	300^[36]	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Hanzelijn is expected to start high-speed services
24	Switzerland	Europe	163.139	362.11	525.19	3.95	1.89	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435
25	Norway	Europe	103.5	445.55	549.05	0.32	1.94	210	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines
26	Denmark	Europe	65	646.8	711.8	1.51	1.1	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
27	Hong Kong	Asia	26	0	26	23.47	0.3	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435

By region

Rank	Country/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	39,679.7	49,004.4	88,665.9	0.89	350^[8]	Various	1435; 1520	117,669 km in long-term
2	Europe (including non-EU states)	Europe	19,708.3	13,936.8	33,645.1	1.94	320	Various	1435; 1520; 1668	Excluding Turkey since it is listed in the Asia section (as only a small part of it is west of the Bosphorus); 49,280 km including approved; 18,499.7 km in the EU
3	United States	America	735	1,789.3	2,151.3	0.04	240^[30]^[31]	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); 4,243.3 km including approved
4	North Africa	Africa	186	2,187	2,373	0.02	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Morocco and Egypt
5	Australia	Oceania	0	1,098	1,098^[37]	0.14	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Upgrading

High-speed networks under construction

Rank	Country/Region	Continent	Under construction (km)^[38]	Total (km) (including approved)	Network density (m/km²)	Max. speed (km/h)	Length per 100,000 people (km)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Notes
1	Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; UAE; Oman	Asia	1,544	1,544	6.06	220	6.8	No	1435	Excludes Saudi Arabia listed at "In operation"
2	Australia	Oceania	1,098^[37]	1,740	0.2	350	6.9	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
3	India	Asia	1,037	5,375	4.76	320	1.1	25 kV 50 Hz 3 kV	1435 1676	Of which is 508 km for 320 km/h
4	Iran	Asia	926^[39]	1,336	0.81	300	1.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Of which 410 km is under EIS
5	Estonia Latvia Lithuania	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
6	Thailand	Asia	721	2,566	5	300+	3.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
7	Romania	Europe	657	1,568	6.58	250	10.1	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
8	Iraq	Asia	650^[40]	650	1.49	250	4.7	No	1435	Existing line, to be upgraded
9	Egypt^[41]	Africa	543^[42]	543	0.54	250	0.57	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
10	Hungary	Europe	392	392	4.21	200	4	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
11	Serbia	Europe	388	388	4.39	200	5.3	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
12	Ireland	Europe	266	876	10.38	225	14.1	No (until 2030)	1600
13	Bangladesh	Asia	230	230	1.56	200	0.14	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
14	Bulgaria	Europe	150	150	1.35	200	2.1	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
15	Czech Republic	Europe	143.54	660	8.37	200	6.2	3 kV DC 25 kV 50 Hz	1435
16	Indonesia	Asia	142.3	142.3	0.07	300-350	0.05	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Exclude slower 600 km of phase 2
17	Slovenia	Europe	133	133	6.56	200	6.65	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Upgrading approved
18	Slovakia	Europe	57.8	57.8	1.18	200	2.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
19	Kazakhstan	Asia	0	1,011	0.37	350	5.5	25 kV 50 Hz	1520
20	Brazil	South America	0	727	0.09	280	0.65	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Insisted
21	Ukraine	Europe	0	300+	0.5	350	0.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
22	Canada	North America	0	285^[43]	0.03	400	0.75	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Part of 500+ km Pacific Northwest Corridor under EIS phase in 2019
23	Croatia	Europe	0	269	4.75	250	6.725	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Suspended
24	Israel	Asia	0	244^[44]	11.05	250	2.44	Unknown	1435
25	Mexico	North America	0	210	0.11	300	1.2	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Suspended
26	New Zealand	Oceania	0	110^[45]	0.41	250	3.6	25 kV 50 Hz	1435
27	Iceland	Europe	0	49	0.48	250	13.7	25 kV 50 Hz	1435

Austria

Upgraded lines

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Service started
Western Railway	250 km/h	312.2 km	Unknown	December 9, 2012 (Vienna–St. Pölten)
Brenner Base Tunnel	250 km/h	56 km	Summer 2006	2028 (claimed)
New Lower Inn Valley railway	250 km/h	40.236 km	Unknown	December 9, 2012
New Lower Inn Valley railway (extension)	250 km/h	90 km	Unknown	2030 (planned)
Koralm Railway	250 km/h	125 km	2001	2023
Semmering Base Tunnel	230 km/h	27.3 km	2012	December 2024

Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

Dedicated high-speed line

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^[46]	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 uprageded 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

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	Schaarbeek–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

Quick overview

Network name	Length	Maximum speed	Opening	Notifications
Country total	36,000 km (22,000 mi) (34,000 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	^[47]
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
commercial Maglev	500 km (310 mi)	600 km/h (370 mph)	2025	planned
Hong Kong Rail Link	26 km (16 mi)	200 km/h (120 mph)	2018-09-23	With several mainland destinations
Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project	135 km (84 mi)	250 km/h (160 mph)	planned (EIS completed in 2019)	Rejected by Taiwan
Bohai Strait tunnel	123 km (76 mi)	250 km/h (160 mph)	planned	between Dalian and Yantai

Czech Republic

Line name	Length	Maximum speed	Opening
Ejpovický tunel	4.15 km (2.58 mi)	200 km/h (120 mph) (now) 250 km/h (160 mph) (soon)	2018

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)	planned (construction 2020–2028)	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

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
LGV Rhône-Alpes	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier–Valence	300 km/h	1994	78 km
LGV Nord	Gare du Nord–Channel Tunnel	300 km/h	1993	333 km
LGV Interconnexion Est	LGV Nord–LGV Sud-Est	300 km/h	1994	57 km
LGV Méditerranée	Valence–Les Angles	300 km/h^[48]	2001-06-10	127 km
	Les Angles–Nîmes	300 km/h^[48]		25 km
	Les Angles–Marseille	320 km/h^[48]		91 km
LGV Est	Paris Gare de l'Est–Baudrecourt (Part 1)	350 km/h (revenue service) 574.8 km/h (world speed record)	2007-06-10	300 km
LGV Est	Baudrecourt–Strasbourg (Part 2)	350 km/h	2016-07-03	107 km
LGV Perpignan–Figueres	Perpignan–Figueres	320 km/h	2010-12-19	44.4 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch	Collonges–Petit-Croix (Part 1)	320 km/h	2011-12-11	140 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch	Dijon–Collonges & Petit-Croix–Mulhouse (Part 2)	320 km/h	2028	(50 km)
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique	Tours–Bordeaux	350 km/h^[49]	2017-07-02	279 km
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire	Le Mans–Rennes	350 km/h	2017-07-02	182 km
Contournement Nîmes–Montpellier	Nîmes–Montpellier	220 km/h	2018-07-08	80 km
LGV Bordeaux–Toulouse	Bordeaux–Toulouse	320 km/h	After 2032 (planned)	(200 km)
Total				2573 km

Dedicated high-speed line approved

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
LGV Lyon–Turin 1st part	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–border (on cross-border section)	Construction^[50] (220 km/h ready)	2030 (expected)	45 km (in France)
LGV Lyon–Turin 2nd part	Lyon–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (with 18.8 km upgraded)	Approved^[51] (220 km/h ready).	After 2030 (expected)	130 km
Total				175 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^[52]
(Paris–) Étampes–Orléans–Bordeaux	Étampes–Bordeaux	220 km/h	1971	1861	380.4 km^[52]
(Paris–) Connerré–Brest	Connerré–Brest	220 km/h	1990	1865	29.3 km^[52]
Le Mans–Nantes	Le Mans–Gare de Nantes	220 km/h	1990	1863	117.4 km^[52]
Strasbourg–Mulhouse	Strasbourg–Mulhouse	220 km/h	1995	1844	123.1 km^[52]
Dijon-Ville–Vallorbe (Swiss border)	Dijon-Ville–Dole-Ville	200 km/h	(planned)	1855–1915	(46.3 km)
Channel Tunnel	Folkestone–Coquelles	160 km/h	unknown (technically possible)^[53]	1994	(50.45 km)
Total					793 km

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	September 15, 1998	258 km
Hanover–Wurzburg high-speed railway	Hanover–Wurzburg	280 km/h	1991	327 km
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway	Mannheim–Stuttgart	280 km/h	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	171 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)	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	2030	182 km
Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway	Stuttgart–Wendlingen	250 km/h	December 2025^[54]	25 km
Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway	Wendlingen–Ulm	250 km/h	December 2022^[54]	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^[55]

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Opening	Length
Appenweier–Strasbourg railway	Kehl–Appenweier	200 km/h	2010–2020	1861	13.5 km (high-speed); 22 (total)
Halle–Bebra railway	Bebra–Erfurt	200 km/h	2014–2019	1846–1849	96.13 km (high-speed); 210 km (total)
Berlin–Halle railway	Berlin–Halle	200 km/h	1992–2006	1841–1859	161.6 km (new line in parallel at Leipzig-Halle section)
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	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
Nuremberg–Würzburg Railway	Nuremberg–Würzburg	200 km/h	1992–1999	1854–1865	102.2 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^[56]
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–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)	2003–2019 (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	2020–2030 (upgrading approved)	1898–1928	88.6 km
Oberhausen–Arnhem railway	Emmerich–Oberhausen	200 km/h	unknown (upgrading approved)	1854	73 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)

Hungary

Dedicated high-speed line

Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Length
Slovak Border-Budapest	250 km/h	Planned

Upgraded lines

Start and end points	Maximum speed	Upgrade	Length
Serbian Border-Budapest	200 km/h	2020–2023 (construction delayed)	152 km
Romanian Border-Budapest	200 km/h	planned	240 km

India

Dedicated high-speed lines

Network	Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Diamond Quadrilateral	Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor	Mumbai–Ahmedabad	320 km/h (200 mph)	2025 (under construction)	508 km (316 mi)

Classic upgraded lines

Line name	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Delhi–Chandigarh	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	244 km (152 mi)
Delhi–Kanpur	200 km/h (120 mph)	(approved)	441 km (274 mi)
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod	180 km/h (110 mph) (initially); 200 km/h (120 mph) (proposed)	(approved)^[57]	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

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

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	300 km/h (190 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)^[58]	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)
Turin–Lyon high-speed railway	Turin-French border (tunnel)	220 km/h (140 mph)	2030	72 km (45 mi) (Italian section); 270 km (170 mi) (total)

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)	194 km (121 mi)
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)	154 km (96 mi) (upgraded or new); 160.96 km (100.02 mi) (upgrading); 594 km (369 mi) (full)

Japan

Dedicated high-speed lines

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
Sanyo Shinkansen	Okayama–Hakata	300 km/h	March 10, 1975	553.7 km
Tohoku Shinkansen	Tokyo–Ueno	110 km/h (130 km/h by 2020)^[59]	June 20, 1991	674.9 km
	Ueno–Omiya	110 km/h (130 km/h by 2020)^[59]	November 15, 1985
	Omiya–Utsunomiya	275 km/h	June 23, 1982
	Utsunomiya–Morioka	320 km/h	June 23, 1982
	Morioka–Hachinohe	260 km/h (320 km/h soon)^[59]	December 1, 2002
	Hachinohe–Shin-Aomori	260 km/h (320 km/h soon)^[59]	December 4, 2010
Joetsu Shinkansen	Omiya–Niigata	240 km/h (275 km/h soon)^[60]	November 15, 1982	269.5 km
Hokuriku Shinkansen	Takasaki–Nagano	260 km/h	October 1, 1997	470.6 km
	Nagano–Kanazawa	260 km/h	March 14, 2015
	Kanazawa–Tsuruga	construction (260 km/h ready)	2022 (expected)
	Tsuruga–Osaka	260 km/h	2030+ (most likely 2045)	in study
Kyushu Shinkansen	Hakata–Shin-Yatsushiro	260 km/h	March 12, 2011	256.8 km
	Shin-Yatsushiro–Kagoshima-Chuo	260 km/h	March 13, 2004	256.8 km
	Takeo-Onsen–Nagasaki	construction	2023 (expected, likely to be delayed until 2025)	66.7 km
	Hakata–Takeo-Onsen	on hold	2030+	90 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Aomori–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto	260 km/h	March 26, 2016	360.2 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto–Sapporo	construction	2030 (expected)	360.2 km

Maglev lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Chuo Shinkansen	Shinagawa–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)
Chuo Shinkansen (extension)	Nagoya–Osaka	505 km/h	2037	152.4 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	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

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

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Gardermobanen	210 km/h	67 km	1994	1999
Vestfold Line	200–250 km/h	36.5 km	1993	2012–2018
Dovre Line	200–300 km/h	110 km	2012	2024–2030
Oslo–Ski	250 km/h	22.5 km	2014	2021 (postponed for December 2022^[61])
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

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	40–45% of 323 km total
PKP rail line 4	Włoszczowa–Zawiercie	200 km/h (120 mph) 230–250 km/h (140–160 mph) scheduled in 2023	2014-12-14	58 km (36 mi)^[62]
	Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Idzikowice		2017-12-10	85 km (53 mi)^[62]
	other upgradable sections	230–250 km/h (140–160 mph)	2023 (projected)	81 km (50 mi)^[62]
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)	280.541 km (upgradable section)
PKP rail line 131	Bydgoszcz-Tczew	200 km/h (120 mph)	After 2023	124.166 km (upgrading); 492.019 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	116.9 km (high-speed); 336.8 km (total)
Linha do Sul	Porto-Campanhã–Faro	220 km/h (140 mph)	2004	approx. 110 km (high-speed); approx. 50 km (upgrading); 273.6 km (total)
South Axis (section under upgrading)^[63]	Faro–Évora	220 km/h (140 mph)	2014-2025	277.7 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)^[64]	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

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway	Moscow–Saint Petersburg	250 km/h (160 mph) (5% 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) 2009-12-26 (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)	2010-12-12	385 km (239 mi) (190 km in Finland)
Gorkovskaya Railway	Moscow–Nizhniy Novgorod^[65]	140–180 km/h (87–112 mph) (now), 200 km/h (soon)	2010 (higher-speed); 2024 (high-speed)	421 km (262 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^{[clarification needed]} by the government (to be completed before 2024)	659.1 km (409.5 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	2018-10-11	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

Serbia

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Budapest–Belgrade international corridor	Belgrade–Stara Pazova	200 km/h (120 mph)	June 2021	34.5 km (21.4 mi)
	Stara Pazova–Novi Sad	200 km/h (120 mph)	December 2021	43 km (27 mi)
	Novi Sad-Hungarian Border	200 km/h (120 mph)	2023 (upgrading after 2019, delayed)	106.5 km (66.2 mi)
part of railway to Athens	Belgrade-Niš	200 km/h (120 mph)	2023	204 km (127 mi)^[66]

South Korea

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
Gyeongbu HSR Line	Dongdaegu–Busan	305 km/h (350 km/h ready)	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

Higher-speed lines

Dedicated higher-speed line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Gyeonggang Line(Wonju-Gangneung)	Seowonju–Gangneung	250 km/h	2017-12-22	120.7 km

Higher-speed line sharing Conventional Train Service

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Jungang Line(Cheongnangni-Dodam)	Cheongnyangni–Seowonju	230 km/h	2017-12-22	86.4 km
	Seowonju–Jecheon	260 km/h	2021-01-05	44.1 km^[67]
	Jecheon–Dodam	260 km/h	2011-03-31	17.4 km

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Jeolla Line	Iksan–Suncheon	200 km/h (230 km/h ready)	2011-10-05	145.6 km
Jeolla Line	Suncheon–Yeosu Expo	230 km/h	2011-10-05	34.8 km
Donghae Line	Geoncheon Interconnection–Pohang	200 km/h	2015-04-02	38.7 km
Donghae Line	Geoncheon Interconnection–Taehwagang	Upgrading (200 km/h)	2021 (expected)	41.6 km
Honam Line	Gwangju Songjeong - Gomagwon	Upgrading (230 km/h)	2019-06-01	25.9 km

Planned Higher-Speed Line

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Jungang Line(Dodam-Gyeongju)	Dodam–Yeongcheon	Upgrading (250 km/h)	2022 (expected)	148.1 km
Jungang Line(Dodam-Gyeongju)	Yeongcheon–Singyeongju	Upgrading (250 km/h)	2021 (expected)	20.4 km
Bujeon–Masan Line	Bujeon–Chilsan Junction	Construction (250 km/h)	2022 (expected)	32.7 km
Seohae Line	Wonsi–Hongseong	Construction (250 km/h)	2022 (expected)	89.2 km
Jungbu Naeryuk Line	Bubal - Mungyeong	Construction (250 km/h)	2021 (expected)	93.185km

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
HSR Madrid–Galicia	Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Olmedo · Zamora	2015	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-121, S-730
HSR Atlantic Axis	Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña	2011	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-121, S-730
HSR Atlantic Axis	Vigo · Pontevedra · Santiago de Compostela	2015	250 km/h or 155 mph	S-121, S-730
North corridor
HSR Madrid–León	Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Valladolid	2007	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-114	178.1 km
HSR Madrid–León	Valladolid · Venta de Baños · Palencia · León	2015	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-102, S-114	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, SNCF TGV Duplex
HSR Barcelona–Perpignan	Barcelona-Sants · Barcelona-Sagrera · Girona · Figueres	2013	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-100, SNCF TGV Duplex	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
HSR Madrid–Castellón	Valencia · Castellón	2018	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-112, S-130
HSR Madrid–Alicante	Madrid Atocha · Cuenca · Albacete	2010	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-112, S-130
HSR Madrid–Alicante	Albacete · Villena · Alicante	2013	300 km/h or 186 mph	S-112, S-130
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
HSR Madrid–Seville	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

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.^[68] 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.^[69] 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 3 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.^[70] 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^[71] 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.^[72]^[73] 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.^[74]^[75]^[76] Direct Barcelona-Paris, Madrid-Marseille, Barcelona-Lyon and Barcelona-Toulouse high-speed trains between France and Spain started on December 15, 2013.^[77]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[78] 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.^[79]

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
HSR Madrid–Basque Country	Burgos · Miranda de Ebro · Vitoria	2023^[80]
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
HSR Andalusian Transverse Axis	Antequera · Sevilla	2020
HSR Madrid–Jaén	Mora · Alcázar de San Juan	–
	Alcázar de San Juan · Manzanares	–
	Linares · Casas de Torrubia	–
	Grañena · Jaén	2018^[81]
Mediterranean corridor
HSR Catalonia–Andalusia	Tarragona · Vandellós	2019
	Valencia · Murcia	2019
	Murcia · Almería	2023
South-western corridor
HSR Madrid–Extremadura	Plasencia · Badajoz	2020
HSR Madrid–Extremadura	Madrid · Plasencia	2023^[82]

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.^[83] 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.^[84]

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.^[68] 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.^[85]

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.^[86] 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.^[87] 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.^[88]

Valladolid–Vitoria

Valladolid–Burgos–Vitoria-Gasteiz^[89]

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^[90]

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.^[91]^[92]

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.^[93] The network is to be opened in stages, starting with the Madrid–Valencia/Albacete section, which was opened in December 2010,^[94]^[95] followed by Albacete–Alicante in June 2013,^[96] Valencia–Castellón in January 2018,^[97] 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),^[98] 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.^{[citation needed]} When finished the journey between Huelva and Almería in the new line is estimated to last 3 hours and 35 minutes.^[99] 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.^[100] 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.^[101] 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.^[102]

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.^[103]^[104] 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.^[105]^[106]^[107] 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. ^[108] 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.^[103] 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.^[109]^[110]

With a length of 200km 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

Sweden

Dedicated

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Bothnia Line	Nyland–Umeå	250 km/h (160 mph)^[111] (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			336 km (high-speed); 16.4 km (under upgrading); 480 (total)
Stockholm–Göteborg,		200 km/h	1990		312 km (high-speed); 390 km (total)
Göteborg–Malmö,		200 km/h	1985 *		172 km (high-speed); 230 km (total)
Eskilstuna–Södertälje		200 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		63 km
East Coast Line (Stockholm-Arlanda)		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		82.5 km; (high-speed) 110 km; (full)
Norway/Vänern Line	Göteborg C–Öxnered	200 km/h	2012 *	1879	82 km (high-speed); 79.1;km (to be upgraded); 300;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
NBS Mattstetten–Rothrist	200 km/h	45.079 km	December 12, 2007
Solothurn–Wanzwil railway	200 km/h	11 km	December 12, 2004
Lötschberg Base Tunnel	250 km/h	34.57 km	June 14, 2007
Gotthard Base Tunnel	200 km/h (now) 250 km/h (soon)	57.09 km	June 1, 2016
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	191.41 km	2025–2030

Other projects

Line	Speed	Length	Opening Date
Lausanne–Geneva railway	200 km/h	66.18 km	2025–2030

Taiwan

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

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
Northern HSR	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
Northeastern HSR	Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai	250 km/h (160 mph)	2025 (planned)	380 km
Southern HSR	Bangkok–Hua Hin	300 km/h (190 mph)	2023 (building contracts signed)	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
Eastern HSR	U-Tapao–Trat	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028 (planned)	190 km

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		2020 (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–Mersin/Adana railway	Konya–Karaman	200 km/h (120 mph)	2020 (projected)	102 km (63 mi)
	Karaman–Ulukışla	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022 (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)
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway	Çerkezköy–Kapıkule	200 km/h (120 mph)	Under construction	153 km (95 mi)

United Kingdom

Dedicated high-speed lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
High Speed 1	Channel Tunnel–Fawkham Junction (Section 1)	300 km/h (190 mph)	2003-09-28	74 km (46 mi)
High Speed 1	Fawkham Junction–St. Pancras (Section 2)	250 km/h (160 mph)	2007-11-14	39 km (24 mi)
High Speed 2	London Euston-Birmingham Curzon Street via Birmingham Interchange (Phase 1)	360 km/h (220 mph)^[112]	2028 (Under construction^[113])	230 km
	Birmingham Internchange-Crewe (Phase 2a)	360 km/h (220 mph)	2029 (Under construction ^[114])	90 km (56 mi)
	Crewe–Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham Interchange–Leeds City (Phase 2b)	360 km/h (220 mph)	2033 (Planned)	300 km (190 mi)
High Speed 3 (Northern Powerhouse Rail)	Liverpool Lime Street-Manchester Airport	250 km/h (160 mph)	Planned	~50 km (31 mi)
High Speed 3 (Northern Powerhouse Rail)	Manchester Piccadilly-Leeds via HS2 Section between Manchester Airport and Piccadilly.	250 km/h (160 mph)	Planned	~60km (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)	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	192 km (119 mi)
Midland Main Line	St Pancras International–Sheffield	201 km/h (125 mph)	1870	ongoing; high-speed trains are with diesel	265 km (165 mi)	110 mph; 125 mph ready
West Coast Main Line	London Euston–Glasgow Central	201 km/h (125 mph)^[115]	1869	1960s–1970s	642 km (399 mi)	failed to be upgraded to 225 km/h (140 mph)
Cross Country Route	York–Bristol Temple Meads	201 km/h (125 mph)	1879	incomplete	>50 km (31 mi)(high-speed)	Leeds-York section is high-speed
Channel Tunnel	Folkestone–Coquelles	160 km/h (99 mph) (restricted) 200 km/h (120 mph) (possible)	1994	after opening	50.45 km (31.35 mi)	Geometrically allowed to be sped up to 200 km/h (120 mph),^[116] now is limited slower.

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	160 mph (260 km/h) (2020); 186 mph (299 km/h) (planned)	2020	39 km (24 mi)
	New Jersey and Philadelphia	135 mph (217 km/h); 160 mph (260 km/h) (2020)^[117]	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	125 mph (201 km/h)	2006	168.3 km (104.6 mi)
Empire Corridor	New York City–Niagara Falls	125 mph (201 km/h)	1999	740 km (460 mi)
California High-Speed Rail (Caltrain)	San Francisco–San Jose	110 mph (180 km/h)^[118]	2031 (planned)^[119]^[120]	49 mi (79 km)

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 Jose–Bakersfield/Los Angeles	220 mph (350 km/h)	2029 (central valley, under construction) 2033 (total)^[120]	275 km (171 mi) (central leg) 840 km (520 mi) (total)	Under Construction
California High-Speed Rail (Phase 2)	Merced–Sacramento	220 mph (350 km/h)	2030+	180 km (110 mi)	Planned
California High-Speed Rail (Phase 2)	Los Angeles–San Diego	220 mph (350 km/h)	2030+	280 km (170 mi)	Planned
New Northeast Corridor	Boston–Washington, D.C.	220 mph (350 km/h)	2030–2040 (estimate)^{[citation needed]}	705 km (438 mi)	Planned
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)^[121]	720 km (450 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 1	Chicago-Milwaukee	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[122]	150 km (93 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 2	Atlanta-Charlotte	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[123]	390 km (240 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 3	Louisville-Nashville	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[124]	260 km (160 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 4	Denver-Albuquerque	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[125]	450 km (280 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 5	Chicago-St. Louis	186 mph (299 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[126]	434 km (270 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 6	Tulsa-Oklahoma City	160 mph (260 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[127]	160 km (99 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 7	Chicago-Detroit	200 mph (320 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[128]	460 km (290 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 8	Nashville-Memphis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[129]	329 km (204 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 9	Kansas City-St. Louis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[130]	390 km (240 mi)	Proposed
second-tier corridor 9	Chicago-Indianapolis	220 mph (350 km/h)	unknown (to be granted)^[131]	263 km (163 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

Upgraded lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line	Tashkent–Samarkand	160–250 km/h (99–155 mph)	Brand launch 2011-10-08 as higher speed rail; full HSR operated since February 10, 2013	344 km (214 mi)
Samarkand-Qarshi high-speed rail line	Samarkand–Qarshi	160–250 km/h (99–155 mph)	August 22, 2015	141 km (88 mi)
Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line	Samarkand–Bukhara	160–250 km/h (99–155 mph)	August 25, 2016	256 km (159 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)

Plannded Lines

Line name	Start and end points	Maximum speed	Opening	Length
Qarshi-Kitab high-speed rail line	Qarshi-Kitab	160-250 km/h	2021+	124 kilometres (77 mi)
Bukhara-Urgench high-speed rail line	Bukhara-Urgench	160-250 km/h	2021+	405 km
Urgench-Khiva high-speed rail line	Urgench-Khiva	160-250 km/h	2021+	34 km

References and notes

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^ C. S. Papacostas; Panos D. Prevedouros (2001). Transportation engineering and planning. Pearson College Division. ISBN 978-0-13-081419-7.
^ "High Speed lines in the world". Paris, France: International Union of Railways, UIC. July 23, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
^ "High speed lines in the World" (PDF). Paris, France: International Union of Railways, UIC. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ "Le réseau des lignes de chemin de fer à grande vitesse en Europe" (PDF) (in French). Communauté d'intérêts pour les transports publics, section Vaud. May 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via citrap-vaud.ch.
^ https://asiatimes.com/2020/08/china-sets-railway-building-spree-in-high-speed-motion/
^ https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/China-charges-full-speed-ahead-on-bullet-train-expansion
^ ^a ^b "China Just Relaunched the World's Fastest Train". Fortune.com/. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ in 2011–2017 period the limit have been decreased from 350 to 300 and from 250 to at all tracks after train crash
^ Includes 3,000+ km of mixed passenger & freight line, excludes 30 km of Shanghai Maglev
^ "En servicio el tramo Zamora-Pedralba de la Pradería de la nueva conexión de alta velocidad a Galicia" [The Zamora-Pedralba de la Pradería section of the new high-speed connection to Galicia is in service]. Via Libre (in Spanish). October 27, 2020.
^ "High-speed rail in Europe". March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Wikipedia.
^ Connected with classic wide-gauge mainlines by gauge-change technology
^ https://www.statista.com/statistics/451818/length-of-high-speed-railway-lines-in-use-in-europe-by-country/
^ 574.8 km/h record
^ Excludes 42.8 km of Yamanashi test track to start demonstrating operation for tourists in 2020
^ including Maglev under construction
^ To be increased to 360 km/h in next few years; unconventional lines under construction will be even faster.
^ different from classic narrower lines
^ "High-Speed Rail Passenger Traffic Density Statistics" (PDF). Publicpolicy-yhs.wikispaces.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ 250 km/h ready; 205 km/h is permitted when 200 km/h trains are delayed
^ international trains only
^ 400 km/h under construction. Some lines will be increased from 205 to 225 km/h after re-signaling; East Coast Mainline trains are permitted to go at 225 km/h instead of 200 km/h in case of delay.
^ http://www.rfi.it/rfi/LINEE-STAZIONI-TERRITORIO/Istantanea-sulla-rete/La-rete-oggi#2
^ to be sped-up to 360 km/h in next few years
^ 300 km/h under construction
^ Rolling stock is ready to be used on 1520 mm network abroad
^ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/23/russias-new-high-speed-rail-route-to-cost-36bln-a67866
^ 400 km/h under planning; 250 km/h at short part of route; most of tracks are 140–200 km/h
^ ^a ^b 200–239 km/h is not high-speed by American classification
^ ^a ^b 260 km/h since 2019
^ at some stretches, upgrading of others is still going on
^ GCT (January 30, 2019). "Athens to Thessaloniki high-speed train line is now open". Greek City Times. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/taiwan-approves-alignment-of-yilan-high-speed-extension/
^ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Africa's first high speed line inaugurated". Railway Gazette. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ international services only, local high-speed trains were failed to launch
^ ^a ^b https://www.nfra.gov.au/projects
^ Including ones to be under construction next 1 year
^ https://railpage.com.au/news/s/tehran--mashhad-electrification-loan-signed
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^ limited by rolling stock maximum operating speed
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^ (fr) Decree of 23 August 2013 déclarant d'utilité publique et urgents les travaux nécessaires à la réalisation de l'itinéraire d'accès au tunnel Franco-italien de la liaison ferroviaire Lyon-Turin, on legifrance.gouv.fr.
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^ Today's railways Europe, issue 202, page 41, timetable news
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[1] "General definitions of highspeed". Paris, France: International Union of Railways (UIC). July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

[2] C. S. Papacostas; Panos D. Prevedouros (2001). Transportation engineering and planning. Pearson College Division. ISBN 978-0-13-081419-7.

[UICList-3] "High Speed lines in the world". Paris, France: International Union of Railways, UIC. July 23, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

[UICtable-4] "High speed lines in the World" (PDF). Paris, France: International Union of Railways, UIC. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[5] "Le réseau des lignes de chemin de fer à grande vitesse en Europe" (PDF) (in French). Communauté d'intérêts pour les transports publics, section Vaud. May 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via citrap-vaud.ch.

[6] ttps://asiatimes.com/2020/08/china-sets-railway-building-spree-in-high-speed-motion/

[7] ttps://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/China-charges-full-speed-ahead-on-bullet-train-expansion

[:3-8] "China Just Relaunched the World's Fastest Train". Fortune.com/. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[9] 2011–2017 period the limit have been decreased from 350 to 300 and from 250 to at all tracks after train crash

[:4-10] Includes 3,000+ km of mixed passenger & freight line, excludes 30 km of Shanghai Maglev

[11] "En servicio el tramo Zamora-Pedralba de la Pradería de la nueva conexión de alta velocidad a Galicia" [The Zamora-Pedralba de la Pradería section of the new high-speed connection to Galicia is in service]. Via Libre (in Spanish). October 27, 2020.

[12] "High-speed rail in Europe". March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Wikipedia.

[13] Connected with classic wide-gauge mainlines by gauge-change technology

[14] ttps://www.statista.com/statistics/451818/length-of-high-speed-railway-lines-in-use-in-europe-by-country/

[15] 574.8 km/h record

[16] Excludes 42.8 km of Yamanashi test track to start demonstrating operation for tourists in 2020

[17] uding Maglev under construction

[18] To be increased to 360 km/h in next few years; unconventional lines under construction will be even faster.

[:6-19] rent from classic narrower lines

[20] "High-Speed Rail Passenger Traffic Density Statistics" (PDF). Publicpolicy-yhs.wikispaces.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[21] 250 km/h ready; 205 km/h is permitted when 200 km/h trains are delayed

[22] ternational trains only

[23] 400 km/h under construction. Some lines will be increased from 205 to 225 km/h after re-signaling; East Coast Mainline trains are permitted to go at 225 km/h instead of 200 km/h in case of delay.

[24] ttp://www.rfi.it/rfi/LINEE-STAZIONI-TERRITORIO/Istantanea-sulla-rete/La-rete-oggi#2

[25] to be sped-up to 360 km/h in next few years

[26] 300 km/h under construction

[27] Rolling stock is ready to be used on 1520 mm network abroad

[28] ttps://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/23/russias-new-high-speed-rail-route-to-cost-36bln-a67866

[29] 400 km/h under planning; 250 km/h at short part of route; most of tracks are 140–200 km/h

[:10-30] 200–239 km/h is not high-speed by American classification

[:12-31] 260 km/h since 2019

[32] t some stretches, upgrading of others is still going on

[33] GCT (January 30, 2019). "Athens to Thessaloniki high-speed train line is now open". Greek City Times. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[34] ttps://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/taiwan-approves-alignment-of-yilan-high-speed-extension/

[35] Ltd, DVV Media International. "Africa's first high speed line inaugurated". Railway Gazette. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[36] ternational services only, local high-speed trains were failed to launch

[nfra.gov.au-37] ttps://www.nfra.gov.au/projects

[38] Including ones to be under construction next 1 year

[39] ttps://railpage.com.au/news/s/tehran--mashhad-electrification-loan-signed

[40] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13909905

[railjournal.com-41] "19 rail projects to watch in 2019".

[42] ttps://constructionreviewonline.com/2020/09/egypt-awards-contract-for-ain-sokhna-el-alamein-high-speed-train-project/

[43] ttps://dailyhive.com/vancouver/mountain-valley-express-vancouver-whistler-chilliwack-high-speed-rail

[44] ttps://en.globes.co.il/en/article-the-goal-tel-aviv-to-beersheva-by-train-in-35-minutes-1001349730

[45] ttps://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/122555798/multibilliondollar-cost-of-hamilton-to-auckland-rapid-rail-service-revealed

[46] "Ж/д тоннель Таллин — Хельсинки под Балтикой могут построить в 2024–м". rus.lsm.lv. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[47] ttps://asiatimes.com/2020/08/china-sets-railway-building-spree-in-high-speed-motion/

[RT_LGV_med-48] "Ligne a Grande Vitesse Mediterranee (LN5)" (PDF). rail21.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[auto-49] ted by rolling stock maximum operating speed

[50] (fr) Daily count of the Franco-Italian tunnel's length dug from French side, on telt-sas.com.

[51] (fr) Decree of 23 August 2013 déclarant d'utilité publique et urgents les travaux nécessaires à la réalisation de l'itinéraire d'accès au tunnel Franco-italien de la liaison ferroviaire Lyon-Turin, on legifrance.gouv.fr.

[RT_SNCF-52] "RAIL21–Le réseau SNCF". rail21.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[53] The Channel Tunnel: Terminals. 1993. ISBN 9780727719393.

[Baden-54] "Angebot auf der Filstalbahn soll weiterentwickelt werden" (in German). Baden–Württemberg state government. April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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