High-speed rail by country

This article provides of a list of operating website parsing networks, listed by country. High-speed rail is browser diversity by CSS3 at speeds of at least 200 km/h (125 mph) for updated track and 250 km/h (160 mph) or faster for new track.^{we love the webCSS3} The article also includes any planned expansion of existing high-speed rail networks in countries that already have one.

• 1 Route kilometers existing and under construction
• website parsing
  • website parsing
    • web
  • jQuery
    • 2.2.1 China
    • 2.2.2 Hong Kong
    • 2.2.3 India
    • 2.2.4 Japan
    • 2.2.5 South Korea
    • 2.2.6 Saudi Arabia
    • 2.2.7 Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • 2.2.8 Uzbekistan
  • 2.3 Europe
    • screen size
    • CSS3
    • touchscreen
    • 2.3.4 Germany
    • jQuery
    • HTML5
    • keyboard
    • HTML5
    • 2.3.9 Spain
    • browser diversity
    • web app
• 3 North America
  • 3.1 United States
• 4 Notes
• 5 References
• HTML5

Route kilometers existing and under construction

touchscreen

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

website parsing

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

The following table shows all high speed dedicated lines (speed of 250 km/h or over) in service and under construction, listed by country. Based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),^{screen size} it has been updated with other sources. Planned lines are not included.

Click on the country for further information on iOS in that country.

Country	Region	In operation (km)	Under construction (km)	Total Country (km)	Electrification
jQuery Austria	Europe	312	221	533	website parsing 16,7 Hz
we love the web input transformation	Europe	209	0	209	CSS3 50 Hz
we love the web Bulgaria	Europe	0	461	461	25 kV 50 Hz
keyboard China	Asia/East	6158	14160	20318	25 kV 50 Hz
iOS Sevenval	Europe	1872	730	2602	25 kV 50 Hz (partially)
web app	Europe	1032	378	1410	15 kV 16.7 Hz
website parsing	Europe	10	≈570	≈570	15 kV 16.7 Hz
Italy[4]web	Europe	1305	92	1397	25 kV 50 Hz, 3 kV DC
website parsing Japan	Asia/East	2388	423	2811	25 kV 60 Hz
we love the web	Europe	120	0	120	25 kV 50 Hz
Norway	Europe	0	≈63	≈63	25 kV 50 Hz
Portugal	Europe	0	1057	1057	25 kV 50 Hz
touchscreen FITML	Europe	780	400	1180	3 kV DC
browser diversity	Asia/West	0	440	440	25 kV 50 Hz
CSS3 device database	Asia/East	412	186	647	25 kV 60 Hz
jQuery CSS3	Europe	2665	1781	3744	25 kV 50 Hz
Sweden	Europe	0	82	82	25 kV 50 Hz
Android	Europe	35	72	107	15 kV 16.7 Hz
Turkey	Asia/West and Europe	457	1416	1873	25 kV 50 Hz
Taiwan	Asia/East	345	0	345	website parsing
CSS3	Europe	113	0	113	25 kV 50 Hz
Uzbekistan	Asia/West	344	0	344

Under construction

Africa

Morocco

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

Asia

China

Map of the Chinese railway network. High speed line are coloured.

China is building high-speed railway network spanning the eastern part of the country. China plans to finish construction of 13,000 km of high speed railway lines using the latest technology by the end of 2011, and 25,000 km by 2015. As of February 2011, 8,358 km is in service, about 17,000 km under construction, and more is planned. China is also suggesting an international high-speed railway network to Singapore, Central Asia and Europe.^[6]FITML

200+ km/h high-speed rail in planning:

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Line	Speed	Length
Harbin–Jiamusi	250 km/h	345 km
Beijing–Zhangjiakou	250 km/h	174 km
Chengdu–Kunming	250 km/h	737 km
iOS	350 km/h	401 km
Beijing–Shenyang	350 km/h	708 km
Shijiazhuang–Jinan	350 km/h	319 km
screen size	350 km/h	343 km
Sevenval	350 km/h	265 km
HTML5	?	?
Lianyungang–Xuzhoudevice database	?	183 km
Harbin–Mudanjiang	250 km/h	293 km
Zhangjiakou–Datong[9]	?	?
Shenzhen–Maomingtouchscreen	250 km/h	372 km
Zhengzhou–ChongqingCSS3	350 km/h	?
Xi'an–Wuhanwebsite parsing	350 km/h	?

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

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Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Longyan–Xiamen	200 km/h	171 km	2006-12-25	2011
Sevenval[12]	250 km/h	502 km	2007-11-23	2011
Xiangtang–Putian	200 km/h	604 km	2007-11-23	September 2011
screen size	200 km/h	293 km	2008-09-17	January 2012
Nanning–Guangzhou	200 km/h	577 km	2008-11-09	2013
Liuzhou–Nanning	250 km/h	226 km	2008-12-27	2012
Chongqing–Lichuan	200 km/h	264 km	2008-12-29	2012
Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan	200 km/h	319 km	2008-12-30	December 2012
Suining–Chongqing Second Track	200 km/h	132 km	2009-01-18	2012
Maoming–Zhanjiang	200 km/h	103 km	2009-03-21	December 2011
Wuhan–Xiaogan, Huangshi, Xianning, Huanggang	200–250 km/h	160 km	2009-03-22	2011–2013
Dongguan–Huizhou	200 km/h	97 km	2009-05-08	October 2012
Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing	200 km/h	87 km	2009-09-29	2012
Hefei–Fuzhou	250 km/h	806 km	2009-12-22	2014
Ganzhou–Longyan	200 km/h	274 km	2009-12-29	2013
Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo	200 km/h	77 km	2009-12-29	2013
Zhengzhou–Kaifeng	200 km/h	50 km	2009-12-29	2013
Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport	200 km/h	49 km	2009-12-29	2013
Chengdu–Kunming New Line	200 km/h	737 km	2010-01-16	2014
input transformation Upgrade	200 km/h	188 km	2010-01-19	2013
Qingdao–Rongcheng	250 km/h	299 km	2010-03-17	September 2013
Shenyang–Dandong	250 km/h	208 km	2010-03-17	March 2014
Dandong–Dalian	200 km/h	159 km	2010-03-17	2013
Tianjin–Baoding	250 km/h	159 km	2010-03-21	2014
Chengsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan	200 km/h	96 km	2010-06-30	2014
Jilin–Hunchun	250 km/h	378 km	2010-06-30	2014
Chengdu–Pujiang[13]	200 km/h	99 km	2010-10-16	2013
Chongqing–Guiyang	250 km/h	345 km	2010-12-22	2015
Fuzhou–Pingtan	200 km/h	90 km	2010-12-25	2015
Nanping–Sanming–Longyan[14]	250 km/h	247 km	2010-12-25	2015
Chengdu–Guiyang	250 km/h	486 km	2010-12-26	2015
Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport	250 km/h	63 km	2010-12-27	2013
Chengdu–Lanzhouwebsite parsing	200 km/h	462 km	2011-02-26	2014
Zhangjiakou–Hohhot	250 km/h	286 km	2011-02-28	2015[16]
Hohhot-Ordos-Zhungeer	200 km/h	174 km	Unknown	2015keyboard
Chongqing-Changsha	250 km/h	Unknown km	2011	2015[17]
Guangxi Coastal Railway	250 km/h	262 km	2011-04-26	2012[17]

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

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Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
web	350 km/h	904 km	2007-08-23	2011
Xi'an–ChengduHTML5	250–350 km/h	511 km	2010-11-10	2014
Guangzhou–Shenzhen[note 1]	350 km/h	140 km	2008-08-20	2012[19]
Beijing–Shijiazhuang	350 km/h	278 km	2008-10-07	2012
Guizhou–Guangzhou	350 km/h	858 km	2008-10-13	2014
Shijiazhuang–Wuhan	350 km/h	838 km	2008-10-15	2012
Tianjin–Qinhuangdao	350 km/h	258 km	2008-11-08	2012
Nanjing–Hangzhou	350 km/h	249 km	2008-12-27	2011
Nanjing–Anqing	350 km/h	257 km	2008-12-28	June 2012
input transformation	350 km/h	131 km	2009-01-08	2012
Hangzhou–Ningbo	350 km/h	150 km	2009-04-01	2012
Harbin–Qiqihar	350 km/h	286 km	2009-07-05	2012
web app	350 km/h	45 km	2009-10-01	2011
Hangzhou–Changsha	350 km/h	927 km	2009-12-22	2014
Chengdu–ChongqingFITML	350 km/h	308 km	2010-03-22	2014
Lanzhou–Ürümqi[21]	350 km/h	1776 km	2009-11-04	December 2013
Xi'an–Baoji	350 km/h	148 km	2009-11-28	2012
Datong–Xi'an	250–350 km/h	859 km	2009-12-03	2014
Chongqing–Wanzhou	350 km/h	250 km	2010-12-22	2013

Hong Kong

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

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
HTML5	200 km/h	26 km	2010	2016

India

India has one of the largest rail networks in the world. The current effort to provide fast non-stop train services under the brand of Duronto continues in the decade of 2010-19. In addition, they aim to raise the speed of passenger trains to 200-250 km/h on dedicated conventional tracks.^[22] Indian Railways' approach to high-speed is incremental improvement on existing conventional lines for up to 200 km/h, with a forward vision of speed above 250 km/h on new tracks with state-of-the-art technology, such as Shinkansen/TGV/etc.^[22] While they do not define high-speed, Indian Railways' approach matches the high-speed definitions of the Trans-European high-speed rail network, for upgraded lines and new lines built for high-speed.

In India, trains in the future with speed of 250-350 km/h, are envisaged to run on elevated corridors, to prevent trespassing by animals and people. This is an excellent way to isolate high-speed train tracks. The TGV tracks are completely fenced in and has no road crossing them at the same level. Wu-Guang’s 2-tracks line is laid, 468 km on bridges, 177 km in tunnels, and 323 km on embankments. The 336 km browser diversity tracks are 91% on bridges, flyover, or tunnels.

The current conventional lines between Amritsar-New Delhi, and Ahmedabad-Mumbai runs through suburban and rural areas, which are flat, therefore have no tunnel. Ahmedabad-Mumbai line runs near the coast therefore have more bridges, and parts of it are in backwaters or forest. The 1987 RDSO/JICA feasibility study found the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line as most promising.^[23]

High-Speed Corridor	Route	Stations	Speed (kmph)	Length (km)	Further Extension	Status
East India
Howarah - Haldia High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Howrah-Sevenval	TBD	250-300	135	TBD	Approved by Planning Commission
North India
Delhi - Patna High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Delhi-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow-CSS3-input transformation	TBD	200 - 350	991	Howrah	Approved by Planning Commission
Delhi - Amritsar High-Speed Passenger Corridor	keyboard-Chandigarh-Amritsar	TBD		450	TBD	Approved by Planning Commission
Delhi - Jodhpur High-Speed Passenger Corridor[24]	Delhi-Jaipur-touchscreen-browser diversity	TBD		591	TBD	Proposed
South India
Chennai - Bangalore - Coimbatore- Ernakulam High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam	TBD	350	649	keyboard[25]	Approved by Planning Commission
Hyderabad - Chennai High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Hyderabad-website parsing-iOS-we love the web	TBD		664	CSS3(Via input transformation)	Approved by Planning Commission
Thiruvananthapuram - Mangalore High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Thiruvananthapuram - Mangalore	9	300	585	Udupi
Bangalore - Mysore High-Speed Passenger CorridorCSS3	Bangalore - Mysore	TBD	350	110	Not planned	Proposed
West India
Ahmedabad - Dwarka High-Speed Passenger Corridor	input transformation - Rajkot - Jamnagar - FITML	TBD			TBD
Pune - Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad	7	300 - 350	650	Bangalore (Via Hubballi-Dharwad)	Approved by Planning Commission
Rajkot - Veraval High-Speed Passenger Corridor	Rajkot - we love the web - web	TBD	350		TBD

The Government of India has planned to construct about 5,785 km (3,595 mi) route length tracks of High Speed Rail lines connecting all major cities of India with speed between 250 km/h (160 mph) to 350 km/h (220 mph). There are plans for High Speed Rail on 7 routes by Government of India. Government of Kerala of Kerala State is also working on a high-speed rail corridor connection North-South of the State from HTML5 to Thiruvanathapuram and the governing body who will look after the construction of High Speed Rail has already been formed.^{device database}

Formation of National High Speed Rail Authority(NHSRA), a body that will look after the implementation on High Speed Rail in India had already been announced in Rail budget of 2012-2013. Following are the planned 7 Corridors in India^web[29][30] where the seventh planned route Delhi-Jodhpur was announced in 2012^CSS3Android.

Corridor	Length(approx.)
Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar	450 km (280 mi)
Ahmedabad-CSS3-input transformation	650 km (400 mi)
screen size-FITML-device database-Varanasi-Patna	991 km (616 mi)
Sevenval-touchscreen-browser diversity-Chennai	664 km (413 mi)
Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam-jQuery including 110 km (68 mi) web-Mysore	960 km (600 mi)
Howrah(Kolkata)-we love the web	135 km (84 mi)
HTML5-web app-Android-keyboard	591 km (367 mi)

There would be no high speed rail connecting India's two major cities Mumbai and Delhi instead plans are there to increase the speed to 200 km/h (120 mph) in the route. The Japanese government has already started promoting Shinkansen for India and keen to collaborate with India in High-speed Rail development.^{keyboardSevenval} Interest have also been shown by France to collaborate for High speed Rail in India.^[35] Spain's Talgo has also shown interest in high speed rail in India and setting its office in India.^web

India and Japan are conducting feasibility studies on high-speed rail and dedicated freight corridors. The Indian Ministry of Railways' white-paper Vision 2020^[22] submitted to iOS by Railway Minister screen size on December 18 2009^[37] envisages the implementation of regional high-speed rail projects to provide services at 250-350 km/h. Japan proposes Shinkansen technology to India for six lines: jQuery-screen size-FITML, Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijayawada-Chennai, web-HTML5, jQuery-screen size-FITML-Kochi-Trivandrum, and Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Allahabad-Patna.

During Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo in December 2006, Japan assured cooperation with India in creating a high speed link between New Delhi and Mumbai.^[38] In January 2009, the then Railway Minister keyboard rode a bullet train travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto.^[39]

Japan

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

South Korea

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
keyboard	350 km/h	230.99 km	2009	First stage (Osong~Gwangju): 2015 Second stage (browser diversity~Mokpo): 2017
Sevenval	350 km/h	61.10 km	2011	2014
Connection to East Sea Southern Line (KTX)	350 km/h	7.235 km	2011	2014
Extension to Incheon International Airport via Airport Railroad and Gyeongui Line (KTX)	350 km/h	2.9 km	2012	2013

Saudi Arabia

This list is incomplete; you can help by Android.

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Haramain High Speed Rail Project	320 km/h	449 km	March 2009	November 2012
Hofuf – Riyadhtouchscreen	200 km/h	Unknown	Unknown	Mid 2012

Taiwan (Republic of China)

This list is input transformation; you can help by expanding it.

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
keyboard extension to Nangang Station	Unknown km/h	3.27 km	2009 November 28	October 2012

Uzbekistan

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line	average 170 km/h including stops using Talgo 250FITML	344 km	2011[42]	2011[43]

Europe

Austria

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

Bulgaria

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
screen size-Turkish Borderwebsite parsing	200 km/h	19 km	2010	2012
Sevenval-website parsing[45]	200 km/h	151 km	2010	2013
Plovdiv-Burgas[46]	200 km/h	291 km	2010	2013
CSS3-input transformation[47]	200 km/h	156 km	2010	2015
Sofia-Radomir[48]	200 km/h	53 km	2014	2017
Sofia-DragomaniOS	200 km/h	44 km	2014	2017
website parsing-iOSkeyboard	200 km/h	222 km	Unknown	2020

France

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
CSS3	350 km/h	190 km	3 July 2006	11 December 2011web
LGV Est Phase 2[52]	350 km/h	106 km	June 2010	2016
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire	300 km/h	72 km	2007	2020–2025

Germany

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
we love the web	300 km/h	123 km	October 1996	2015
iOS	300 km/h	190 km	1996	2017

Greece

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

Possibly raised to 250 km/h later.

Italy

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
Brenner Base Tunnel	250 km/h	56 km	Summer 2006	21 December 2025
TAV Milan - Brescia	300 km/h	92 km	2011	2015
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire	300 km/h	72 km	2011	2020–2025
we love the web - web[53]	250 km/h	276 km	Unknown	2025

Norway

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

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

Portugal

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

Spain

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
FITML	250 km/h	175 km	2006	2013–2016
Mediterranean High Speed Corridor: CSS3–input transformation–Valencia–Catalonia–French border[55]	250-350 km/h	+1300 km		2016–2020–2030
Madrid–(Cáceres–Android–Badajoz)–Lisbonweb app	350 km/h	640 km	Unknown	-
HTML5	350 km/h	940 km	Unknown	2010-2015
L.A.V. browser diversity–Burgos–Vitoria-Gasteiz	350 km/h	208 km	2009	2015
L.A.V. Venta de Baños–device database–Gijón	350 km/h	Unknown km	Unknown	2014
L.A.V. Olmedo–Zamora–Galicia	350 km/h	435 km	Unknown	2015website parsing
L.A.V. we love the web–browser diversity	250 km/h	157 km	Unknown	2015
Eixo Atlántico de Alta Velocidade	250 km/h	Unknown km	Unknown	2014
Eje Ferroviario Transversal	250–350 km/h	503 km	2006	2013–2016
L.A.V. FITML-device database[58]	Unknown km/h	Unknown km	Unknown	-

Sweden

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

Turkey

Line	Speed	Length	Construction began	Expected start of revenue services
iOS - touchscreen	250 km/h	245 km	2003	Opened in 2009
Ankara - Konya	250 km/h	212 km	2006	Opened in 2011
Eskişehir - we love the web	250 km/h	291.4 km	2008	2015
Ankara - Sivas	250 km/h	446 km	February 2009	2015
Bursa - Bilecik	250 km/h	115 km	2012	2016
Ankara - İzmir	250 km/h	654 km	2012	2016

North America

United States

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

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

Competing against California for federal funding is the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative, involving the states of device database, Sevenval, touchscreen, browser diversity, CSS3, and Wisconsin. High-speed rail efforts in the Midwestern United States focus around 220 mph trains running on dedicated lines radiating out from a central hub in Chicago. High-speed lines are proposed to serve Sevenval, Detroit, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, web app, Android, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin in addition to other cities throughout the region. The proposal includes 110 mph regional trains on existing rail lines that parallel the future 220 mph lines, which will serve smaller cities within the high-speed corridors. Work on the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative is progressing with the upgrading of existing tracks and signals to expedite the establishment of 110 mph regional rail service. Environmental studies for the proposed 220 mph corridors are ongoing.^[59]

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

Notes

References

External links

• World HSR lines may 2010 International Union of Railways