List of high-speed railway lines

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This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that support speeds over 200 km/h (120 mph) regardless of their statuses of upgraded or newly built.[1][2]

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The following table is an overview of high-speed rail in service and under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),[3][4] updated with other sources.[5]

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Asia

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China

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High-speed rail lines of China

India

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Mumbai&#;Ahmedabad Mumbai BKC&#;Sabarmati 508.18 km (315.77 mi) New 320 km/h (200 mph) Under construction

Indonesia

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Whoosh high-speed railway Halim (Jakarta)&#;Tegalluar (Bandung) 142.8 km (88.7 mi) New 350 km/h (220 mph) Operational

Japan

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South Korea

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Map of Korean high-speed lines

Taiwan

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Taiwan HSR Nangang&#;Zuoying 350 km (220 mi) New 300 km/h (190 mph) Operational

Thailand

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Uzbekistan

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Tashkent&#;Bukhara Tashkent&#;Bukhara 600 km (370 mi) New 250 km/h (160 mph) Operational Bukhara-Khiva 465 km (289 mi) New 250 km/h (160 mph) Under Construction

Middle East and North Africa

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Algeria

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Oued Tlélat&#;Tlemcen 132 km (82 mi) New 220 km/h (140 mph) TBD Under construction

Egypt

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Red line Mersa Matruh&#;Ain Sokhna 660 km (410 mi) New 230 km/h (140 mph) Under construction Yellow line 6th Of October City&#;Abu Simbel 1,100 km (680 mi) New 230 km/h (140 mph) Approved Purple line Safaga&#;Luxor 240 km (150 mi) New 230 km/h (140 mph) Approved

Morocco

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Saudi Arabia

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Haramain HSR Mecca&#;Medina 453 km (281 mi) New 300 km/h (190 mph) Operational

Turkey

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Northern Europe

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Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Rail Baltica Tallinn&#;Vilnius 870 km (540 mi) New 234 km/h (145 mph) Under construction

Denmark

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Finland

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Norway

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Sweden

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Western Europe

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Austria

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Belgium

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France

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Overview of French TGV lines

Germany

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The InterCityExpress (ICE) network map in Germany (maximum speed limit):

 

 New lines, 300 km/h (186 mph)

 

 New and upgraded lines, 250&#;280 km/h (155&#;174 mph)

 

 Upgraded lines, 200&#;230 km/h (124&#;143 mph)

 

 Conventional lines (selected), 160 km/h (100 mph)

Netherlands

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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Operational high-speed lines in the UK:

 

 140&#;186 mph (225&#;300 km/h)

 

 125 mph (200 km/h)

 

 <110 mph (180 km/h)

Eastern Europe

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Poland

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Russia

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Serbia

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Line Termini Length Type Maximum speed Opening Status Budapest&#;Belgrade railway Hungarian border&#;Belgrade 150 km (93 mi) Upgraded 200 km/h (120 mph) Partly operational

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Southern Europe

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Italy

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Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network

Portugal

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Spain

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Spanish HSR Network (November )

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United States

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Anyways as I said before a trans con route sounds like it would be the best idea since anything built after that would,could and will be easier to connect to the main thoroughfare. Much like the first trans con did. Then as time went on other railroads branched off from it and prospered. There isn't a need to look at what the future holds as far as metropolitan areas since if we have 1 route that has a bunch of smaller lines connecting to it you won't need to worry.. But if you have these smaller regional routes as shown on the map above... YOU STILL can't get anywhere, so it does not help us in no shape or form other then just shoveling **** against the tide. If we truely want to "bring the country together" then we must repeat what we did way back when when the southern pacific and union pacific railroad united America. Doing anything other then that will just unite states, and cities(which we have already done sot here is no need to do again)

Just my 3 USD.

Although people may think this will stimulate the economy...How will a European company in America help the American economy? Makes no sense there.. The profits will go right to the European CEOs etc etc. It will not and will most likely never re-enter the American Economy to "stimulate" it. So this plan should be shot down just for that reason, and that reason only. Not to mention all the small regional plans with no way of connecting them is pretty dumb(transcon first sounds like a better Idea then build of that so it is all connected). This is like when the bid for the Airforce refueling planes had a bid between Airbus and Boeing.. And Airbus won the bid, but then congress said no no no...Lets do this again, and Boeing once again came out on top. If the U.S. wants to stimulate it's economy so bad it has so be done by UNITED STATES companies. NOT companies from over seas.Anyways as I said before a trans con route sounds like it would be the best idea since anything built after that would,could and will be easier to connect to the main thoroughfare. Much like the first trans con did. Then as time went on other railroads branched off from it and prospered. There isn't a need to look at what the future holds as far as metropolitan areas since if we have 1 route that has a bunch of smaller lines connecting to it you won't need to worry.. But if you have these smaller regional routes as shown on the map above... YOU STILL can't get anywhere, so it does not help us in no shape or form other then just shoveling **** against the tide. If we truely want to "bring the country together" then we must repeat what we did way back when when the southern pacific and union pacific railroad united America. Doing anything other then that will just unite states, and cities(which we have already done sot here is no need to do again)Just my 3 USD.

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