List of high-speed railway lines

Short description: Overview of 200-250 km/h+ train service worldwide

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

The International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 1.1 By region
* 1.2 Freight high-speed railway services
* 1.3 Non-revenue or unfinished
* 1.4 High-speed networks under construction
* 2 Austria
* 3 Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
* 3.1 New high-speed line
* 4 Belgium
* 4.1 New high-speed line
* 5 China
* 6 Denmark
* 7 Finland
* 7.1 New main lines
* 7.2 Upgraded lines
* 8 France
* 8.1 New high-speed lines
* 8.2 Upgraded lines
* 9 Germany
* 9.1 New high-speed lines
* 9.2 Upgraded lines
* 10 India
* 10.1 Feasibility studies
* 10.2 Diamond Quadrilateral project
* 10.3 Classic upgraded lines
* 11 Indonesia
* 11.1 New high-speed lines
* 11.2 Planned lines
* 12 Italy
* 12.1 New high-speed lines
* 12.2 Upgraded lines
* 13 Japan
* 13.1 New high-speed lines
* 13.2 Maglev lines
* 14 Laos
* 14.1 Upgraded line
* 15 Morocco
* 15.1 New high-speed line
* 15.2 Upgraded line
* 15.3 New high-speed lines planned
* 16 Netherlands
* 16.1 New high-speed line
* 16.2 Upgraded lines
* 17 Norway
* 18 Poland
* 18.1 Upgraded lines
* 18.2 New lines
* 19 Portugal
* 19.1 Upgraded lines
* 19.2 New lines
* 20 Romania
* 20.1 Upgraded lines
* 21 Russia
* 21.1 Upgraded lines
* 21.2 New lines
* 22 Saudi Arabia
* 22.1 New high-speed lines
* 22.2 Classic upgraded lines
* 23 South Korea
* 23.1 New high-speed lines
* 23.2 Upgraded lines
* 24 Spain
* 24.1 New high-speed line (operational)
* 24.2 Upgraded lines
* 25 Sweden
* 25.1 New lines
* 25.2 Upgraded lines
* 26 Switzerland
* 27 Taiwan
* 27.1 New high-speed line
* 28 Thailand
* 28.1 New high-speed line
* 29 Turkey
* 29.1 New high-speed lines
* 29.2 Upgraded lines
* 30 United Kingdom
* 30.1 New high-speed lines
* 30.2 Upgraded lines
* 31 United States
* 31.1 Upgraded lines
* 31.2 New high-speed lines
* 31.3 Maglev Lines
* 32 Uzbekistan
* 32.1 Upgraded lines
* 32.2 New Lines
* 32.3 Planned Lines
* 33 References and notes
* 33.1 Notes
* 33.2 References

## 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 (125 mph) or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),[3][4] updated with other sources.[5]

# | Country or Region | Conti­nent  | In
opera­tion
(km)  | Under
construction
(km) | Total
(km)  | Network
density
(m/km2)  | Length
per 100,000 people
(km) | Max.
speed
(km/h)  | Electri­fication | Track
gauge
(mm) | Notes

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1 |  China  | Asia  | 45,000[6] | ~28,000  | 70,000[7] | 4.2 | 3.11  | 350[8][9][10][lower-alpha 1] | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435  | Shanghai Maglev: 430 km/h max;[lower-alpha 2] The only country in the world to provide overnight sleeping high-speed trains at 250 km/h.
2 |  Spain  | Europe  | 4,327.1 | 1,378.0  | 5,705.1[citation needed] | 8.32  | 9.6 | 310 | 3 kV DC;
25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435;
1668 | (at least 350 km upgraded and are not listed by UIC)
3 |  France  | Europe  | 2,735 | 560.1 | 4,537.867  | 6.18  | 6.17 | 320[11] | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435 | New (LGV)
1,242.767 | 220 | Upgraded
4 |  Germany  | Europe  | 1,630.6 | 3,261.98 | 6,225.83  | 10.67  | 8.93 | 300 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz  | 1435 | New (NBS)
1,885.4 | 250 | Upgraded (ABS)
5 |  Japan | Asia  | 2,727 | 591.1 | 3,384.1[lower-alpha 3] | 8.07  | 3.96 | 320[lower-alpha 4] | 25 kV 50 Hz,
25 kV 60 Hz  | 1435;
1435 and 1067 dual  | The first network ever opened; 6411.7 km including approved
6 |  Italy  | Europe  | 921 | 965.24 | 2,982.94  | 6.7  | 6.7 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz

3 kV DC

| 1435 | New
1,096.7 | 250 | Upgraded
7 |  United Kingdom  | Europe  | 113 | 220  | 2,142.7 | 7.92  | 2.79 | 300[lower-alpha 5] | 25 kV 50 Hz AC;
Diesel (or dual);
750V DC Third-Rail (at junctions only)  | 1435 | New (HS)
1,814.7 | 200[lower-alpha 6] | 1435 | Classic upgraded lines
8 |  South Korea  | Asia  | 660.9 | 1,827.2 | 3,110.6  | 12.6  | 2.44 | 305 | 25 kV 60 Hz  | 1435 | New
622.5 | 260 | Upgraded
9 |  Turkey  | Europe/Asia  | 1211 | 418 | 2,574  | 2.08  | 1.17 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435 | New
102 | 843 | 200 | Upgraded
10 |  Finland | Europe  | 1,120 | 201 | 1,327 | 3.31  | 20.02 | 220 | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1524[lower-alpha 7] | Only upgraded lines
11 |  Sweden | Europe  | 860 | 418.5 | 1,278.5 | 1.91  | 8.3 | 205[lower-alpha 8] | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | Only upgraded lines
12 |  Uzbekistan | Asia  | 741 | 465[12] | 1206 |  |  | 250 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1520 | Including upgraded lines
13 |  United States | North America  | 735 | 1,789.3 | 2,524.3 | 0.08  | 0.28 | 240 (150 mph)[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10] | 12 kV 25 Hz,
12 kV 60 Hz,
25 kV 60 Hz;
Diesel (or dual)  | 1435 | Only upgraded lines; new lines under construction
14 |  Greece | Europe  | 700 | 695 | 1,395 | 5.3  | 6.5 | 200[lower-alpha 11] | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 |
15 |  Russia | Europe | 650 | 0  | 650 | 0.04  | 0.52 | 250[lower-alpha 12] | 3 kV DC,
25 kV 50 Hz | 1520  | Only upgraded lines
16 |  Saudi Arabia | Asia  | 449 | 1,691 | 2,144 | 0.21  | 1.36 | 300 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 |
17 |  Taiwan | Asia  | 332.1 | 0  | 332.1 | 9.17 | 1.44 | 300  | 25 kV 60 Hz | 1435 |
18 |  Austria | Europe  | 254 | 231.37 | 485.37 | 3.03  | 2.81 | 230[lower-alpha 13] | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435  | Including upgraded lines
19 |  Portugal | Europe  | 227 | 626 | 853 | 2.46  | 1.98 | 220 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1668 | Only upgraded lines
20 |  Poland | Europe  | 224 | 411.457 | 764.657 | 1.13  | 1.21 | 200 | 3 kV DC | 1435  | Only upgraded lines; 484 km extra approved
21 |  Belgium | Europe  | 209 | 293 | 502 | 8.98  | 3.4 | 300 | 3 kV DC,
25 kV 50 Hz | 1435  | Including upgraded lines
22 |  Morocco | Africa  | 186[13] | 1,287 | 1,473 | 0.28  | 0.5 | 320 | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435 | Inaugurated in November 2018
23 |  Switzerland | Europe  | 178 | 431.4 | 609.4 | 4.31  | 3.14 | 230[lower-alpha 14] | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 |
24 |  Indonesia | Asia  | 142.3  | 700[14] | 842.3  | 0.07  | 0.05  | 350  | 27,5 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | ~700 km extension planned of phase 2
25 |  Norway | Europe  | 139.5 | 459.55 | 599.05 | 0.43  | 2.16 | 210 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1435 | Only upgraded lines
26 |  Netherlands | Europe  | 90 | 166.8 | 256.8 | 2.15  | 0.60 | 300[lower-alpha 15] | 1.5 kV DC,
25 kV 50 Hz | 1435  | Hanzelijn is expected to start high-speed services
27 |  Serbia | Europe  | 75 | 108.1 | 183.1 | 0.02  | 1.09 | 200  | 25 kV 50 Hz | 1435  | First section of the larger Budapest to Belgrade Railway project. (Upgraded line)
28 |  Denmark | Europe  | 56 | 716.8 | 771.8 | 1.3  | 1.92 | 200 | 25 kV 50 Hz;
Diesel (before 2017) | 1435 |
29  |  Hong Kong | Asia  | 26 | - | - | 23.51  | 0.35 | 200  | 1.5 kV DC,
25 kV 50 Hz | 1435

1. ↑ Between 2011 and 2017 the speed limit has been decreased from 350 to 300 km/h (220 to 190 mph) on all tracks after a train crash.
2. ↑ Includes 3,000+ km of mixed passenger & freight line, excludes 30 km of Shanghai Maglev
3. ↑ including Maglev under construction (Chūō Shinkansen - currently unknown opening date).
4. ↑ Tōhoku Shinkansen to be increased to 360 km/h in around 2027; unconventional lines under construction will be even faster.
5. ↑ Eurostar (international) trains only.
6. ↑ 330 km/h under construction (HS2). The East Coast Main Line will be increased from 200 to 225 km/h after re-signaling.
7. ↑ Rolling stock is ready to be used on 1520 mm network abroad.
8. ↑ 250 km/h ready (ERTMS re-signaling needed). 205 km/h is permitted when 200 km/h trains are delayed.
9. ↑ 200–239 km/h (125-150 mph) is not high-speed by American classification
10. ↑ 260 km/h (162 mph) since 2019
11. ↑ at some stretches, upgrading of others is still going on.
12. ↑ 250 km/h at short part of route; most of tracks are 140–200 km/h.
13. ↑ 250 km/h lines are being built.
14. ↑ 230 km/h is permitted when 200 km/h trains are delayed.
15. ↑ Eurostar (international) trains only, local high-speed trains (V250) failed to launch (250 km/h). 200 km/h trains started operation April 2023 (ICNG trains).

### By region

Rank | Country or Region | Conti­nent | In
opera­tion
(km)  | Under
con­struc­tion
(km) | Total
country
(km)  | Net­work
den­sity
(m/km2) | Max.
speed
(km/h)  | Elec­trifi­cation | Track
gauge
(mm) | Notes

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1 | Asia (total) | Asia  | 47,706 | 36,083.80 | 83,840.80  | 1.07 | 350[10] | 25 kV 50 Hz,
25 kV 60 Hz  | 1435;
1520;
1435 and 1067 dual  | 117,256 km in long-term
2 | Europe (including non-EU states)  | Europe  | 20,549.03 | 14,556.01 | 35,013.04  | 2.02 | 320 | Various  | 1435;
1520/1524 (permissible tolerance);
1668  | Excluding Turkey since it is listed in the Asia section;[lower-alpha 1]
3 | North America | America  | 735 | 2,089.30 | 2,451.30  | 0.04 | 240[15][16] | 12 kV 25 Hz,
12 kV 60 Hz,
25 kV 60 Hz,
Diesel (or dual)  | 1435 | Only upgraded lines. Planned or under construction lines do not include core city hub and are developing independently (unlike other countries); 5,663.3 km including approved
4 | North Africa | Africa  | 186 | 2,700 | 2,886  | 0.02 | 320 | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435 | Morocco and Egypt
5 | Australia | Oceania  | 0 | 75 | 75[17] | 0.01 | 200 | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435 | Upgrading

### Freight high-speed railway services

Country | Name | Service status | Intro­duced  | Maximum speed | Average speed

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

### Non-revenue or unfinished

Country/Region  | Line  | Length
(km)  | Under
construction
(km)  | Total
(km)  | Max.
speed
(km/h)  | Launch  | End  | Notes

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

### High-speed networks under construction

Rank  | Country/Region  | Continent  | Under
construction
(km)[lower-alpha 2] | Total
(km)
(including
approved)  | Network
density
(m/km2)  | Max.
speed
(km/h)  | Length per 100,000 people (km)  | Electrification | Track
gauge
(mm)  | Notes

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1  |  Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania  | Europe  | 870[18] | 1,050.8  | 6  | 249  | 17.6  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | All sections to be under construction after 2023, Latvian section faces delay
2  |  Iraq  | Asia | 650[19] | 650  | 1.49  | 250  | 4.7  | No  | 1435  | Existing line, to be upgraded
3  |  India  | Asia  | 508.18[20] | 508.18  | 4.84  | 320  | 1.1  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
4  |  Thailand  | Asia  | 473  | 2,566  | 5  | 250  | 3.7  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
5  |  Czech Republic  | Europe  | 463.72  | 660  | 8.37  | 200  | 6.2  | 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
6  |  Romania  | Europe  | 457  | 1,568  | 6.58  | 250  | 10.1  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
7  |  Canada  | North America  | 300  | 1,096[21] | 0.03  | 350  | 0.79  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Part of 500+ km Pacific Northwest Corridor under EIS phase in 2019
8  |  Ireland  | Europe  | 266  | 876  | 10.38  | 225  | 14.1  | No (until 2030)  | 1600  |
9  |  Hungary  | Europe  | 240  | 240  | 2.58  | 200  | 2.37  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
10  |  Bangladesh  | Asia  | 230  | 230  | 1.56  | 200  | 0.14  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
11  |  Chile  | South America | 172.5  | 172.5  | 0.23  | 200  | 1.94  | Unknown  | 1435  |
12  |  Slovenia  | Europe  | 133  | 133  | 6.56  | 200  | 6.65  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Upgrading approved
13  |  Australia  | Oceania  | 75  | 1,000+  | 0.01  | 250  | 0.98  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Construction to be started in 2022–2023 and to be finished by 2032
14  |  Slovakia  | Europe  | 57.8  | 57.8  | 1.18  | 200  | 2.7  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
15  |  Algeria  | Africa  | 56  | 56  | 0.02  | 220  | 0.27  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Delayed, still under construction, partially upgraded
16  |  Vietnam  | Asia  | 0  | 2,251  | 6.79  | 350  | 7.3  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
17  |  Egypt[22] | Africa  | 0  | 2,000[23] | 0.99  | 250  | 1.03  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Egypt. The project is completely within the African portion of Egypt, and will come in three lines. Line 1 will connect Ain el Sokhna to Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh (660 km). Line 2 will connect Cairo to Abu Simbel (1100 km). Line 3 will connect Qena to Hurghada (225 km).[24]
18  |  Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
UAE
Oman  | Asia  | 0  | 1,544  | 6.06  | 220  | 6.8  | No  | 1435  | Excludes Saudi Arabia listed at "In operation"
19  |  Iran  | Asia  | 0  | 1,336  | 0.81  | 300  | 1.7  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Suspended
20  |  Kazakhstan  | Asia  | 0  | 1,011  | 0.37  | 350  | 5.5  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1520  |
21  |  Ukraine  | Europe  | 0  | 900  | 3.31  | 250  | 4.7  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
22  |  Malaysia  | Asia | 0  | 800  | 2.43  | 320  | 1.0  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
23  |  South Africa  | Africa | 0  | 721  | 0.59  | 350  | 3.1  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
24  |  Mexico  | North America  | 0  | 420  | 0.21  | 300  | 2.4  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Planned
25  |  Croatia  | Europe  | 0  | 269  | 4.75  | 250  | 6.725  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Suspended
26  |  Israel  | Asia  | 0  | 244[25] | 11.05  | 250  | 2.44  | Unknown  | 1435  |
27  |  Tunisia  | Africa | 0  | 180  | 1.1  | 300  | 6  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  | Suspended
28  |  New Zealand  | Oceania  | 0  | 110[26] | 0.41  | 250  | 3.6  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |
29  |  Luxembourg  | Europe  | 0  | 12  | 4.64  | 250  | 2.1  | 25 kV 50 Hz  | 1435  |

## Austria

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

Line | Speed | Length | Construction began | Service started

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Western Railway | 230 km/h | 312.2 km | Unknown | December 9, 2012 (Vienna–St. Pölten) 2025–2032
Brenner Base Tunnel | 250 km/h | 56 km | Summer 2006 | 2032 (claimed)
Koralm Railway | 250 km/h | 125 km | 2001 | 2026

## Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

### New high-speed line

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed  | Opening | Length

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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[27] | unknown  | 103 km (64 mi)
Moscow-Riga High-speed Railway | Moscow–Riga | 300 km/h  | Postponed due to Baltic States 2008–2010 crisis | 850 km (530 mi)
Tallinn-Tartu-Riga High-speed Railway | Tallinn–Riga (via Tartu)  | 200+ km/h | Proposed in 2019; existing railway can be upgraded no earlier than 2023 when ETCS level 3 installation will be finished at Tallinn–Tapa railway  | 450 km (280 mi)

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

## Belgium

### New high-speed line

Line name | Start and end points  | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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HSL 1 | LGV Nord–Bruxelles-Sud  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 1997-12-14 | 88 km (55 mi)
HSL 2 | Bruxelles-Nord–Liège-Guillemins  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 2002-12-15 | 95 km (59 mi)
HSL 3 | Liège-Guillemins–Cologne-Aachen  | 260 km/h (160 mph)  | 2009-06-14 | 56 km (35 mi)
HSL 4 | Antwerpen-Centraal–HSL Zuid  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 2009 | 87 km (54 mi)
Line 25N | Schaerbeek–Mechelen  | 160 km/h (99 mph) (now)
220 km/h (140 mph) (soon)  | 2019–2020 | 20 km (12 mi)
Line 50A  | Brussels-South railway station–Ostend  | 160 km/h (99 mph) (now)
200 km/h (120 mph) (soon)  | 2020+ (upgrading) | 114.3 km (71.0 mi)
Line 36N | Brussels-North railway station–Leuven  | 200 km/h (120 mph) (after 2012)  | 2003–2006 | 28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Line 96N | Brussels-South railway station–Halle  | 160 km/h (99 mph) (now)
200 km/h (120 mph) (soon)  | 2020+ | 13.6 km (8.5 mi)

## China

Network name | Length | Maximum speed | Opening | Remarks

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Country total  | 42,000 km (26,000 mi)[28] (70,000 km total 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 | [29]
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 commuter services existed before
Class 1 Railways  | 5,056.9 km (3,142.2 mi)  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2012–2019 | Slower service than intercity, but still high-speed
Shanghai Maglev  | 30.5 km (19.0 mi)  | 431 km/h (268 mph)  | 2004 | The fastest commercial service in the world

## Denmark

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Øresund Line  | Copenhagen–border to Sweden  | 200 km/h (120 mph) Uses Swedish signalling, therefore allowing 200 km/h since 2000.  | 2000-07-01  | 30 km (19 mi)
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line  | Copenhagen–Ringsted  | At present 200 km/h (120 mph)
Built for 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2019-05-31 (200 km/h since 2023)  | 60 km (37 mi)
Ringsted–Korsør Line  | Ringsted–Korsør  | 180 km/h (110 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2028  | 44 km (27 mi)
Korsør–Odense Line  | Korsør–Odense  | 180 km/h (110 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2027  | 52 km (32 mi)
Vestfyn Line  | Odense–Middelfart  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2028/2029  | 35 km (22 mi)
Middelfart/Fredericia–Lunderskov Line  | Middelfart/Fredericia–Lunderskov  | 160 km/h (99 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2027  | 43 km (27 mi)
Lunderskov–Esbjerg Line  | Lunderskov–Esbjerg  | 180 km/h (110 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2026  | 56 km (35 mi)
Fredericia–Vejle Line  | Fredericia–Vejle  | 160 km/h (99 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2027  | 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
Vejle–Aarhus Line  | Vejle–Aarhus  | 180 km/h (110 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2028  | 82 km (51 mi)
Middelfart–Hovedgård Line  | Middelfart–Hovedgård  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2030+  | Unknown (alignment still under deliberation)
Hovedgård–Hasselager Line  | Hovedgård–Hasselager  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2030+  | 23 km (14 mi)
Hasselager–Aarhus Line  | Hasselager–Aarhus  | 160 km/h (99 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2030+  | 9 km (5.6 mi)
Aarhus–Langå Line  | Aarhus–Langå  | 160 km/h (99 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | late 2022 (electrification in 2026)  | 45 km (28 mi)
Langå–Hobro Line  | Langå–Hobro  | 180 km/h (110 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2026  | 45.5 km (28.3 mi)
Hobro–Aalborg Line  | Hobro–Aalborg  | 120 km/h (75 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2024 (electrification in 2026)  | 49.4 km (30.7 mi)
Ringsted–Nykøbing F Line  | Ringsted–Nykøbing F  | 200 km/h (120 mph)
(prepared for 250 km/h (160 mph))  | 2021 (full electrification and completion of new Storstrøm Bridge in 2026, all signaling upgrades complete by 2028)  | 83 km (52 mi)
Nykøbing F–Holeby Line  | Nykøbing F–Holeby  | 120 km/h (75 mph)
(to be upgraded to 200 km/h)  | 2029  | 32 km (20 mi)
Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link  | Holeby–Fehmarn  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | construction began in 2021, opens 2029  | 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

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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

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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

### New 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

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LGV Sud-Est | Paris Gare de Lyon–Lyon-Perrache  | 270–300 km/h | 1981 | 409 km
LGV Atlantique  | Paris Gare Montparnasse–Courtalain  | 300 km/h | 1990 | 130 km
Courtalain–Tours | 102 km
Courtalain–Le Mans | 52 km
LGV Rhône-Alpes  | Lyon-Perrache–Saint-Quentin-Fallavier  | 300 km/h | 1992 | 37 km
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier–Valence  | 1994 | 78 km
LGV Nord | Gare du Nord–Channel Tunnel | 300 km/h | 1993 | 333 km
LGV Interconnexion Est | LGV Nord–LGV Sud-Est  | 300 km/h | 1994 | 57 km
LGV Méditerranée  | Valence–Les Angles  | 300 km/h[30] | 2001 | 127 km
Les Angles–Nîmes | 25 km
Les Angles–Marseille | 320 km/h[30] | 91 km
LGV Est  | Paris Gare de l'Est–Baudrecourt (Part 1)  | 320 km/h (revenue service)
574.8 km/h (world speed record)  | 2007 | 300 km
Baudrecourt–Strasbourg (Part 2)  | 320 km/h | 2016 | 107 km
LGV Perpignan–Figueres  | Perpignan–Figueres  | 320 km/h | 2010 | 44.4 km
LGV Rhin-Rhône Eastern branch  | Collonges–Petit-Croix (Part 1)  | 320 km/h | 2011 | 140 km
Dijon–Collonges & Petit-Croix–Mulhouse (Part 2)  | 320 km/h | 2028 | (50 km)
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique | Tours–Bordeaux | 320 km/h[31] | 2017 | 279 km
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire | Le Mans–Rennes  | 320 km/h | 2017 | 182 km
Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier | Nîmes–Montpellier  | 220 km/h | 2018 | 80 km
LGV Bordeaux–Toulouse | Bordeaux–Toulouse  | 320 km/h | After 2032 (planned) | (235 km)
LGV Bordeaux–Espagne | Bordeaux–Spanish border  | 320 km/h | After 2034 (planned) | (60 km)
LGV Montpellier–Perpignan | Montpellier–Perpignan  | 320 km/h | c.a. 2027+ | (150 km)
Total |  |  |  | 2573 km

### Upgraded lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed  | Upgrade | Opening | Length

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(Paris–) Étampes–Orléans–Vierzon  | Étampes–Vierzon  | 200 km/h | 1967 | 1847  | 143 km[32]
LGV Lyon–Turin 2nd part  | Lyon–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  | 220 km/h | 2030 | 1861 | (with 18.8 km upgraded)
Bordeaux–Irun railway | Bordeaux–Dax  | 200 km/h | 2017 | 1864 | 37.5 km (Labouheyre section)
Ligne de Coutras à Tulle | Coutras–Mussidan  | 200 km/h | Unknown | 1871 | 29.6 km
Paris–Lille railway | Gare du Nord–Lille  | 200 km/h | 1993 | 1846  | 3.7 km[32] (200 km/h sections)
Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway | Cherbourg–Bernay  | 200 km/h | 1989 | 1855–1858  | 85.267 km[32] (200 km/h sections)
(Paris–) Connerré–Brest  | Connerré–Brest  | 220 km/h | 1990 | 1865 | 53.6 km
Savenay–Landerneau railway |  | 220 km/h | 1990s | 1862–1867 | 42 km
Le Mans–Angers railway | Le Mans–Angers | 220 km/h | 2010s | 1863  | 73.8 km[32]
(Paris–) Marseille  | Gare de Lyon–Marseille-Saint-Charles station  | 200 km/h | 1970s | 1855 | 96.2 km[32] (200 km/h sections)
(Paris–) Clermont-Ferrand | Gare de Lyon–Clermont-Ferrand  | 200 km/h | 2003 | 1853 | 53.5 km[32] (200 km/h sections)
Strasbourg–Basel railway | Strasbourg–Mulhouse  | 220 km/h | 1995 | 1844 | 141.3 km[32]
Saint-Benoît–La Rochelle-Ville (Ligne de Saint-Benoît à La Rochelle-Ville (fr))  | Saint-Benoît–La Rochelle-Ville  | 200 km/h | 2017 (claimed) | 1857 | 106 km[32]
Dijon-Ville–Vallorbe (Swiss border) | Dijon-Ville–Dole-Ville  | 200 km/h | (planned) | 1855–1915 | (46.3 km)
Paris-Est–Strasbourg-Ville railway | Le Chénay-Gagny to LGV Est junction  | 220 km/h | 2015 |  | (6.6 km)
Moret–Lyon railway | Gien to Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station  | 200 km/h | 2011 |  | (62.5 ;km)
Ligne de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés à Nantes (Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway)  |  | 190–200 km/h | 1990s | 1848–1857 | (37.0 km)
Clermont-Ferrand to Riom |  | 190–200 km/h | 1976–2020 |  | (14 km)
Total |  |  |  |  | 1,192 km

## Germany

### New high-speed lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway  | Wolfsburg–Berlin  | 250 km/h (300 km/h planned) | September 15, 1998 | 258 km
Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway  | Hanover–Würzburg  | 280 km/h | 1991 | 327 km
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway  | Mannheim–Stuttgart  | 280 km/h | May 9, 1991 | 99 km
Köln–Frankfurt high-speed rail line  | Cologne–Frankfurt  | 300 km/h | August 1, 2002 | 180 km
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway  | Nuremberg–Ingolstadt  | 300 km/h | May 13, 2006 | 90 km
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway  | Erfurt–Leipzig  | 300 km/h | December 9, 2015 | 123 km
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway  | Frankfurt–Mannheim  | Planned (300 km/h ready) | 2028–2030 | 85 km
Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway  | Nuremberg–Erfurt  | 300 km/h | December 10, 2017 | 190 km
Karlsruhe–Basel high-speed railway | Karlsruhe–Basel | 250 km/h | 2001–2041 | 182 km
Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway | Stuttgart–Wendlingen  | 250 km/h | December 2025[33] | 25 km
Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway | Wendlingen–Ulm  | 250 km/h  | 9 December 2022[33] | 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[34]
Fulda–Eisenach high-speed railway |  | 250 km/h | 2030 | 52 km
Fulda–Frankfurt (parallel new) |  | 250 km/h | 2035 | 80 km
Ostermünchen–Brannenburg–Austrian border |  | 250 km/h | 2030 | 35 km

### Upgraded lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Upgrade | Opening | Length

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Saale-Bamberg Railway | Saale–Bamberg  | 200 km/h | Before 2035 | 1848–1885 | 128.2 km
Appenweier–Strasbourg railway | Kehl–Appenweier  | 200 km/h | 2010–2023 | 1861 | 13.5 km (high-speed); 22 (total)
Munich–Treuchtlingen railway | Munich–Treuchtlingen  | 200 km/h | 2006–2013 | 1870 | 29 km (high-speed); 136.7 (total)
Halle–Bebra railway | Bebra–Erfurt  | 200 km/h | 2014–2019 | 1846–1849  | 96.13 km (high-speed); 210 km (total); 79.63 km (planned)
Bebra–Fulda railway | Bebra–Fulda  | 200 km/h | before 2030 | 1866 | 66 km
Berlin–Halle railway | Berlin–Halle  | 200 km/h | 1992–2006 | 1841–1859 | 161.6 km (new line in parallel at Leipzig-Halle section)
Berlin–Görlitz railway | Berlin–Cottbus  | 200 km/h | 2023–2027 (Approved) | 1866–1867 | 114.7 km
Berlin–Dresden railway |  | 200 km/h | 2012–2020–2024 | 1875 | 174.2 km
Hamm–Warburg railway | Hamm–Warburg  | 200 km/h | 1993–1994 | 1850–1853 | 8.4 km (high-speed); 131 km (total)
Berlin–Hamburg Railway  | Berlin–Hamburg  | 230 km/h  | 1997–2004 (160 km/h operations in the 1930s)  | 1846  | 284.1 km
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway  | Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg  | 200 km/h | 1978–1990 | 1870–1874 | 355 km
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway  | Köln–Aachen  | 250 km/h | 2002 | 1841 | 70 km
Cologne–Duisburg railway  | Köln–Duisburg  | 200 km/h | 1991 | 1845–1846 | 64 km
Dortmund–Hamm railway  | Dortmund–Hamm  | 200 km/h | 1986 | 1845–1847 | 31 km; of which 20 km is high-speed
Hanover–Hamburg railway  | Hanover–Hamburg  | 200 km/h | 1984–1987 | 1846–1847 | 181.2 km
Hamm–Minden railway  | Hamm–Minden  | 200 km/h (300 km/h planned) | 1980 | 1847 | 112 km
Hanover–Minden railway  | Hanover–Minden  | 200 km/h | 1984–1985 | 1847 | 64.4 km
Leipzig–Dresden railway  | Leipzig–Dresden  | 200 km/h | 1994–2014 | 1837–1839 | 117 km
Trebnitz–Leipzig railway | Leipzig–Bitterfeld  | 200 km/h | 2006 | 1859 | 21.5 km
Nuremberg–Würzburg Railway  | Nuremberg–Würzburg  | 200 km/h | 1992–1999 | 1854–1865 | 102.2 km
Regensburg–Passau railway | Obertraubling-Platting  | 200 km/h | 2006-2030 | 1859–1873 | 57.5 km
Rhine Railway Mannheim-Karlsruhe  | Mannheim–Karlsruhe | 250 km/h | 1987 | 1840–1855 | 61 km (upgraded southern section 200 km/h)
Rhine Railway Karlsruhe-Rastatt  | Karlsruhe–Rastatt Süd  | 250 km/h | 2024 | 1840–1855 | ~30 km (under construction)
Rhine Railway Rastatt-Offenburg  | Rastatt Süd–Offenburg  | 250 km/h | 2001 | 1840–1855 | ~50 km
Rhine Railway Offenburg-Basel | Offenburg–Basel | 250 km/h | unknown | 1840–1855  | ≈120 km[35]
Rosenheim–Salzburg railway | Rosenheim–Salzburg | 200 km/h | to be upgraded before 2030 | 1828–1838 | 88.6 km
Löhne–Rheine railway | Löhne station–Rheine station  | 200 km/h (230 km/h in short period after) | before 2030 | 1850s | 124 km
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway | Mannheim–Frankfurt  | 200 km/h | 1985–1999 | 1869–1879 | 74.8 km
Munich–Regensburg railway | Munich–Landshut  | 230 km/h | before 2030 | 1859–1873 | 76.1 km
Munich–Rosenheim railway | Munich–Rosenheim  | 230 km/h | before 2030 | 1871 | 21.4 km (upgrading); 65 km
Main–Spessart railway  | Hanau–Würzburg  | 200 km/h | 2013–2017 | 1854 | 38.254 km (high-speed); 112.5 km (total)
Kinzig Valley Railway (Hesse) | Hanau–Fulda  | 200 km/h | 2007–2021 | 1866–1875 | 16 km (high-speed); 80.6 km (total)
Munich–Augsburg railway  | Munich–Augsburg  | 230 km/h | 1977–2011 | 1839–1854 | 61.9 km
Ulm–Augsburg railway | Ulm–Augsburg  | 200 km/h (now); 250 km/h (soon) | 1988–1992 | 1853 | 85.9 km
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway | Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf  | 200 km/h | 1977–1988 | 1980s | 7.94 km
Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway | Mannheim–Saarbrücken  | 160 km/h (some sections are 200 km/h ready) | 2003-2025 (under upgrading) | 1847–1904 | 130.5 km
Nuremberg–Augsburg railway  | Nuremberg–Augsburg  | 200 km/h | 1978–1981 | 1841–1869 | 36.5 km (high-speed section); 137.1 km (total)
Lübeck–Puttgarden railway | Lübeck–Puttgarden  | 200 km/h | 2028 (upgrading) | 1898–1928 | 88.6 km
Lübeck–Hamburg railway | Lübeck–Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  | 200 km/h | 2027 (upgrading) | 1865 | 62.8 km
Oberhausen–Arnhem railway | Emmerich–Oberhausen  | 200 km/h | unknown (upgrading approved) | 1854 | 73 km
Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort railway | Duisburg-Ruhrort–Oberhausen  | 200 km/h | unknown (upgrading approved) | 1848 | 8.6 km
Plauen–Cheb line | Plauen–Cheb | 200 km/h | EIS phase | 1865 | 73.9 km
Munich–Mühldorf railway | Munich–Mühldorf  | 200 km/h | planned | 1853–1863 | 45.609 km (high-speed); 115.087 km (total)
Uelzen–Langwedel railway | Uelzen–Langwedel  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1873 | 97.4 km
Wunstorf–Bremen railway | Wunstorf–Bremen | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1847 | 122.3 km
Stendal–Uelzen railway | Stendal–Uelzen  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1873 | 107.5 km
Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway | Stendal–Magdeburg | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1846 | 58.7 km
Magdeburg–Leipzig railway | Magdeburg–Halle  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1840 | 86.3 km
Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway | Stendal–Magdeburg | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1846 | 58.7 km
Leipzig–Hof railway | Leipzig–Gößnitz  | 200 km/h | Before 2035 | 1842 | 53.5 km
Münster–Rheine railway | Münster–Rheine  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1846 | 39 km
Cologne-Wuppertal Railway | Cologne–Wuppertal  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1868 | 41.3 km
Brunswick–Wolfsburg Railway | Braunschweig–Wolfsburg  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1844–1904 | 27.2 km
Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway | Rostock–Neustrelitz  | 200 km/h | Before 2035 | 1886 | 113.2 km
Main-Neckar Railway | Darmstadt Hbf–Heidelberg Hbf  | 200 km/h | Before 2030 | 1846 | 59.7 km
Berlin–Wrocław railway | Berlin–Frankfurt-Am-Oder  | 200 km/h | 2027 (planned) | 1847 | 81.2 km

## India

### Feasibility studies

Potential High Speed Rail lines (2011)[36][37]

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

The consultants for pre-feasibility study for four corridors are:[38]

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

In September 2013, an agreement was signed in New Delhi to complete a feasibility study of high-speed rail between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, within 18 months.[39] The study will cost ¥500 million[40] and the cost will be shared 50:50 by Japan and India.[39]

Location of the stations, its accessibility, integration with public transport, parking and railway stations design[41] will play an important role in the success of the high speed railway system. Mumbai may have an underground corridor to have high-speed rail start from the CST terminal.[42] European experiences have shown that railway stations outside the city receive less patronage and ultimately make the high-speed railway line unfeasible.[43]

The feasibility study for the Chennai-Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor was completed by Germany in November 2018. The study found that the route was feasible. The proposed corridor would be 435 km long and would have an end-to-end travel time of 2 hours and 25 minutes with trains operating at a speed of 320 km/h. The study proposed constructing 84% of the track on viaducts, 11% underground and the remaining 4% at-grade. The current fastest train on the Chennai-Bengaluru route, the Shatabdi Express, completes the journey in 7 hours.[44]

### Diamond Quadrilateral project

Potential Diamond Quadrilateral route map.

The Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail network project is set to connect the four major metro cities of India namely: Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai .[45][46][47] Prime minister of India mentioned in his address to the joint session of Parliament on 9 June 2014 that the new Government was committing to build the dream project. Although the route is not yet planned, the alignment could follow the existing Golden Quadrilateral railway line which links other major cities.[48]

Diamond Quadrilateral project's proposed and probable lines (standard gauge)  High-speed Corridor  | Speed  | Length  | Via  | Status  | Planned opening (According to NRP)[49]

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Delhi–Kolkata  | 320  | 200  | 1,576  | 979  | Varanasi  | DPR under preparation  | 2031
Kolkata–Chennai  | 320  | 200  | 1,500  | 930  | Vishakapatnam  | TBD  | TBD [note 1]
Mumbai–Chennai  | 320  | 200  | 1,200  | 750  | Hubli  | TBD  | TBD [note 2]
Delhi–Mumbai  | 320  | 200  | 1,394  | 866  | Ahmedabad and Jaipur  | One section under construction  | 2031
Delhi–Bengaluru  | 320  | 200  | 1,900  | 1,200  | Bhopal and Hyderabad | TBD  | TBD [note 3]
Mumbai–Kolkata  | 320  | 200  | 1,800  | 1,100  | Nagpur  | TBD  | TBD [note 4]

### Classic upgraded lines

Line name  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Delhi–Chandigarh  | 200 km/h (120 mph) (initially);
220 km/h (140 mph) (proposed)  | (approved)  | 244 km (152 mi)
Delhi–Kanpur  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | (approved)  | 441 km (274 mi)
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod  | 220 km/h (140 mph) (initially);
250 km/h (160 mph) (proposed)  | (approved)[50] | 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

### New high-speed lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Whoosh high-speed railway  | Jakarta–Bandung  | 350 km/h (220 mph)[51][52][53] | October 2023[53][54] | 142.3 km (88.4 mi)

### Planned lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Whoosh high-speed railway  | Bandung–Surabaya  | 350 km/h (220 mph)  | planned[55] | 704 km (437 mi)[56]

## Italy

### New high-speed lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening or opened | Length

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Florence–Rome high-speed railway  | Florence–Rome  | 250 km/h (160 mph) | May 26, 1992 (full length) | 254 km (158 mi)
Rome–Naples high-speed railway  | Rome–Naples  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | December 29, 2005 (full length) | 205 km (127 mi)
Naples–Salerno high-speed railway  | Naples–Salerno  | 250 km/h (160 mph) | June 2008 | 29 km (18 mi)
Turin–Milan high-speed railway  | Turin–Milan  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | December 5, 2009 (full length) | 125 km (78 mi)
Milan–Bologna high-speed railway  | Milan–Bologna  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | December 13, 2008 | 215 km (134 mi)
Bologna–Florence high-speed railway  | Bologna–Florence  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | December 5, 2009 | 78 km (48 mi)
Milan–Verona high-speed railway  | Milan–Verona  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 2023 (under construction)[57] | 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) | 2025 (under construction) | 53 km (33 mi)
Brenner Base Tunnel |  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | December 21, 2025 | 56 km (35 mi)
Verona-Brenner |  | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2025 | 276 km (171 mi)
Verona-Venice |  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | unknown  | 28 km (17 mi) (in operation); 103 km (64 mi) (full line under construction)

### Upgraded lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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

## Japan

Main page: Engineering:Shinkansen

### New high-speed lines

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

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Tokaido Shinkansen  | Tokyo–Shin-Osaka  | 285 km/h  | 1964-10-01  | 515.4 km
Sanyo Shinkansen  | Shin-Osaka–Okayama  | 300 km/h  | 1972-03-15  | 553.7 km
Okayama–Hakata  | 1975-03-10
Tohoku Shinkansen  | Tokyo–Ueno  | 130 km/h[58] | 1991-06-20  | 674.9 km
Ueno–Omiya  | 1985-11-15
Omiya–Utsunomiya  | 275 km/h  | 1982-06-23
Utsunomiya–Morioka  | 320 km/h
Morioka–Hachinohe  | 260 km/h (320 km/h soon)[58]
(360 km/h testing[59])  | 2002-12-01
Hachinohe–Shin-Aomori  | 2010-12-04
Joetsu Shinkansen  | Omiya–Niigata  | 275 km/h[60] | 1982-11-15  | 269.5 km
Hokuriku Shinkansen  | Takasaki–Nagano  | 260 km/h  | 1997-10-01  | 470.6 km
Nagano–Kanazawa  | 2015-03-14
Kanazawa–Tsuruga | construction (260 km/h ready)  | March 16, 2024
Tsuruga–Osaka | planning (260 km/h ready)  | 2030+ (most likely 2045)  | in study
Kyushu Shinkansen  | Hakata–Shin-Yatsushiro  | 260 km/h  | 2011-03-12  | 256.8 km
Shin-Yatsushiro–Kagoshima-Chuo  | 2004-03-13
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen  | Takeo-Onsen–Nagasaki  | 260 km/h  | September 23, 2022  | 66.0 km
Hakata–Takeo-Onsen | temporarily will be launched as an upgraded line, dedicated tracks proposed  | 2030+  | 90 km
Hokkaido Shinkansen  | Shin-Aomori–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto  | 260 km/h  | 2016-03-26  | 360.2 km
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto–Sapporo | construction  | 2030 (expected)

### Maglev lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Chuo Shinkansen  | Shinagawa (Tokyo)–Nagoya  | 505 km/h (planned revenue services)
603 km/h (achieved speed record)  | 2027 (Demonstrating operation since 2020)  | 285.6 km (42.8 km ready as test track)
Nagoya–Osaka  | 505 km/h  | 2037  | 152.4 km

## Laos

### Upgraded line

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Boten–Vientiane railway  | Boten–Muang Xay–Luang Prabang–Vang Vieng–Vientiane | 160 km/h  | 3 December 2021  | 422 km

## Morocco

### New high-speed line

Line name  | Start and end points | Maximum speed  | Opening | Length

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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

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LGV Kénitra–Casablanca | Kénitra–Casablanca | 160 km/h (320 km/h ready after upgrades) | 2020 | 150 km

### New high-speed lines planned

Line name  | Start and end points | Maximum speed  | Opening | Length

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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

### New high-speed line

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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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

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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

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Gardermobanen | 210 km/h | 67 km | 1994 | 1999
Vestfold Line | 200–250 km/h | 55.5 km (now); full ≈129 km line by 2032 | 1993 | 2012–2018–2025–2032
Dovre Line (Eidsvoll–Lillehammer) | 250 km/h | 17 km (now); segment's full 105 km by 2034 | 2012 | 2015–2023–2027–2034
Follo Line | 250 km/h | 22 km | 2014 | 11 December 2022
Østfoldbanen | 250 km/h | 77 km (by 2024); 112.35 km (by 2030) | 2019 | 2024–≈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

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Warsaw–Gdańsk railway (PKP rail line 9) | Warsaw–Gdańsk  | 200 km/h (120 mph) | December 2020 | 145 km
PKP rail line 4 | Włoszczowa–Zawiercie  | 200 km/h (120 mph) 230–250 km/h (140–160 mph) scheduled in 2023  | 2014-12-14  | 58 km (36 mi)[61]
Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Idzikowice  | 2017-12-10 | 85 km (53 mi)[61]
other upgradable sections | 230–250 km/h (140–160 mph) | 2017–2023 (projected) | 44 km (27 mi)[61]
Warsaw–Białystok–Ełk–Suwałki–national border (Rail Baltica, partially new line between Ełk and national border)  | Warsaw–Trakiszki | 200 km/h (120 mph) Warszawa–Ełk; 250 km/h (160 mph) Ełk–national border  | 2025 (projected) | 281 km (upgradable section)
PKP rail line 131 | Bydgoszcz–Tczew  | 200 km/h (120 mph) | After 2023 | 124 km (upgrading); 492 km (full line)

### New lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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Y-shape line | Phase 1:

Warsaw–Central Transport Hub (Solidarity Airport)–Łódź

Phase 2: Sieradz–Poznań/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

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Linha do Norte  | Porto-Campanhã–Lisboa-Santa Apolónia  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 1999  | 117 km (high-speed); 337 km (total)
Linha do Sul  | Porto-Campanhã–Faro  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 2004  | approx. 110 km (high-speed); approx. 50 km (upgrading); 274 km (total)
South Axis (section under upgrading)[62] | Faro–Évora  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 2014–2025  | 278 km

### New lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Lisbon–Porto high-speed rail line  | Lisbon–Porto  | 300 km/h (186 mph)  | until 2030  | 298 km
South Axis (new section)[62] | Évora–Spanish Border  | 250 km/h (155 mph)  | Planned 2024 (Évora–Elvas).[63] | 97 km

## Romania

### Upgraded lines

Start and end points | Maximum speed | Upgrade | Length

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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

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Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway  | Moscow–Saint Petersburg  | 250 km/h (160 mph) (9% of tracks), 100–200 km/h (the rest)  | 1997–2001 (bypass over Msta river, capable of 200+ km/h)
1990s (200 km/h weekly service)
2009 (250 km/h daily service)
Ongoing upgrading (third track at exits from cities)  | 650 km (400 mi)
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway  | Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg  | 220 km/h (140 mph) (Finnish section), 140–200 km/h (Russian section)  | 2010  | 195 km (121 mi)
(157 km upgraded; the rest 38 km electrified in 2006–2009)
Gorkovskaya Railway  | Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod[64] | 200 km/h [65] | 2010 (higher-speed); 2020 (high-speed)  | 95 km (59 mi)

### New lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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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 2030)  | 679 km (422 mi)
HSR Moscow–Kazan  | Moscow–Kazan  | 400 km/h (250 mph)  | Construction was originally planned to break ground at 2018; now postponed in favour of HSR Moscow–Saint Petersburg  | 762 km (473 mi)
HSR Ural  | Chelyabinsk–Yekaterinburg  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic  | 218 km (135 mi)
HSR Moscow–Rostov-on-Don–Adler  | Moscow–Adler  | 400 km/h (250 mph)  | 2035 (claimed)  | 1,550 km (960 mi)

## Saudi Arabia

### New high-speed lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Haramain HSR  | Mecca–Medina | 300 km/h  | 11 October 2018  | 453 km
Gulf Railway (Saudi section)  |  | 220 km/h  | unknown  | 663 km

### Classic upgraded lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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SRO Dammam–Riyadh line  | Dammam–Riyadh | 180 km/h (now); 200 km/h (soon)  | 1981  | 449 km
SAR Riyadh–Qurayyat line  | Riyadh–Qurayyat  | 180 km/h (now); 200 km/h (soon)  | 2017  | 1,242 km

## South Korea

Map of Korean high-speed lines

### New high-speed lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Gyeongbu HSR Line  | Seoul–Dongdaegu  | 305 km/h (350 km/h ready)  | 2004-04-01  | 286.8 km
Dongdaegu–Busan  | 2010-11-01  | 130.7 km
Susaek–Seoul–Gwangmyeong  | 230 km/h  | 2030  | 23.6 km
Gwangmyeong–Pyeongtaek (quadruple-track)  | 400 km/h  | Planned  | 66.3 km
Pyeongtaek–Osong (quadruple-track)  | 2027  | 46.4 km
Honam HSR Line  | Osong–GwangjuSongjeong  | 305 km/h (350 km/h ready)  | 2015-04-02  | 182.3 km
GwangjuSongjeong–Gomagwon (Honam Line)  | 230 km/h  | 2019-06-01  | 26.4 km
Gomagwon–Imseong-ri  | 300 km/h  | 2025  | 44.1 km
Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line  | Suseo–Jije–Pyeongtaek Junction  | 300 km/h  | 2016-12-09  | 61.1 km

### Upgraded lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Jeolla Line  | Iksan–Yeosu Expo  | 200 km/h  | 2011-10-05  | 180.4 km
Gyeonggang Line  | Wolgot–Pangyo  | 250 km/h  | 2027 (expected)  | 34.2 km
Yeoju–Seowonju  | 22 km
Seowonju–Gangneung  | 2017-12-22  | 120.7 km
Honam Line  | Gasuwon–Nonsan  | 250 km/h  | 2030 (expected)  | 29.2 km
Jungang Line  | Cheongnyangni–Seowonju  | 230 km/h  | 2017-12-22  | 86.4 km
Seowonju–Jecheon  | 260 km/h  | 2021-01-05  | 45.7  km
Jecheon–Yeongcheon  | 2023 (expected)  | 161.5 km
Yeongcheon–Moryang  | 2021-12-28  | 25.3 km
Donghae Line  | Taehwagang–Gyeongju  | 200 km/h  | 2021-12-28  | 41.9 km
Gyeongju–Pohang  | 2015-04-02  | 39.4 km
Pohang–Samcheok  | 2024 (expected)  | 166.3 km
Samcheok–Gangneung (Planned)  | 250 km/h  | 2031 (expected)  | 43 km
Gangneung–Jejin  | 2027 (expected)  | 111.7 km
Gyeongjeon Line  | Bujeon–Suncheon  | 200 km/h  | 2024 (expected)  | 165.2 km
Suncheon–Boseong  | 250 km/h  | 2030 (expected)  | 46.6 km
Boseong–GwangjuSongjeong  | 60.6 km
Boseong–Imseong-ri  | 200 km/h  | 2024 (expected)  | 82.5 km
Seohae Line  | Songsan–Hongseong  | 260 km/h  | 2024 (expected)  | 90.0 km
Janghang Line  | Sinseong–Jupo  | 250 km/h  | 2026 (expected)  | 18.2 km
Nampo–Ganchi  | 14.2 km
Jungbunaeryuk Line  | Bubal–Chungju  | 230 km/h  | 2021-12-31  | 56.3 km
Chungju–Mungyeong  | 2024 (expected)  | 39.2 km
Mungyeong–Gimcheon  | 250 km/h  | 2030 (expected)  | 69.8 km
Nambunaeryuk Line  | Gimcheon–Geoje  | 250 km/h  | 2027 (expected)  | 177.9 km
Chungbuk Line  | Seochang–Cheongju Airport  | 230 km/h  | 2029 (expected)  | 26.8 km
Cheongju Airport–Bongyang  | 2031 (expected)  | 85.5 km
Chuncheon–Sokcho Line  | Chuncheon–Sokcho  | 250 km/h  | 2027 (expected)  | 93.7 km
Gwangju–Daegu Line  | GwangjuSongjeong–Seodaegu  | 250 km/h  | 2030 (expected)  | 198.8 km
Suseo–Gwangju  | Suseo–Gwangju  | 250 km/h  | 2030 (expected)  | 19.2 km

## Spain

### New high-speed line (operational)

Line | Connected cities/stations | Year of inauguration | Operational top speed | Type of trains | Length

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North-western corridor
HSR Madrid – Galicia | Ourense · Santiago de Compostela | 2011 | 250 km/h or 155 mph | S-121, S-130, S-730 | 88.2 km
Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Olmedo · Zamora | 2015 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102, S-130, S-730 | 240 km
Zamora · Sanabria | 2020 | 110 km
Sanabria · Ourense | 2021 | 119.4 km
HSR Atlantic Axis | Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña | 2011 | 250 km/h or 155 mph | S-121, S-130, S-730 |
Vigo · Pontevedra · Santiago de Compostela | 2015 |
North corridor
HSR Madrid – Asturias | Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Valladolid | 2007 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102, S-114, S-130, S-121 | 178.1 km
Valladolid · Venta de Baños · Palencia · León | 2015 | 166.1 km
León · La Robla · Pola de Lena | 2023 | S-130, S-121 | 70.2 km
HSR Madrid – Burgos | Madrid Chamartín · Segovia · Valladolid · Venta de Baños | 2015 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-112, S-114 | 217.5 km
Venta de Baños · Burgos | 2022 | 86.5 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 | 47.9 km
Barcelona-Sants · Barcelona-Sagrera · Girona · Figueres | 2013 | 128 km
HSR Madrid – Huesca | Madrid Atocha · Guadalajara–Yebes · Calatayud · Zaragoza · Tardienta · Huesca | 2005 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102 |
Eastern corridor
HSR Madrid – Castellón | Madrid Atocha · Cuenca · Requena-Utiel · Valencia | 2010 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102, S-112, S-130 | 390.3 km
Valencia · Castellón | 2018 | S-112, S-130 | 72 km
HSR Madrid – Alicante | Madrid Chamartín · Cuenca · Albacete | 2010 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-112, S-130 | 321.7 km
Albacete · Villena · Alicante | 2013 | 171.5 km
HSR Madrid – Murcia | Madrid Atocha · Cuenca · Albacete · Elche · Orihuela | 2021 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-112 | 520.32 km
Orihuela · Murcia | 2022 | 20.2 km
Southern corridor
HSR Madrid – Seville | Madrid Atocha · Ciudad Real · Puertollano · Córdoba · Seville | 1992 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-100, S-102, S-103, S-112, S-104 | 472 km
Seville · Jerez de la Frontera · Cádiz | 2015 | 200 km/h or 124 mph | S-130 | 122 km
HSR Madrid – Málaga | Madrid Atocha · Ciudad Real · Puertollano · Córdoba · Puente Genil-Herrera · Antequera · Málaga | 2007 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102, S-103, S-112, S-104 | 512.5 km
HSR Madrid – Toledo | Madrid Atocha · Toledo | 2005 | 250 km/h or 155 mph | S-104 | 74 km
HSR Antequera–Granada | Antequera · Granada | 2019 | 300 km/h or 186 mph | S-102, S-112 | 122.8 km
Mediterranean corridor
HSR Catalonia–Andalusia | Tarragona · Vandellós | 2020 | 200 km/h or 124 mph | S-130, S-121 | 46.5 km

### Upgraded lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Upgraded  | Length  | Notes

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Valencia–Tarragona railway  | Valencia-Nord–Camp de Tarragona  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 1997  | 300 km (190 mi)  | Only some sections are for high-speed trains. Some of them converted in 1997, additional dedicated in parallel is partially opened in 2018
Madrid-Valencia rail line  | Madrid-Atocha–Valencia-Nord  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 1999  | 301 km (187 mi)  | Since 2010 not in use for high-speed trains
La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela  |  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2011  | 74.5 km (46.3 mi)  |
Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway  |  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2015  | 122 km (76 mi)[66] | Upgraded section to high-speed standards between Seville and Cádiz. Used by Alvia trains.
Albacete–La Encina  |  | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 2011-2013  | 90 km (56 mi)  | Converted to standard gauge, then upgraded from 200 km/h to 300 km/h
Valencia–Calafat  |  | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | 2004  | 219 km (136 mi)  |
Mérida-Badajos (Portuguese border)  |  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2004  | 60 km (37 mi)  |

## Sweden

### New lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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Bothnia Line | Västeraspby–Umeå  | 250 km/h (155 mph)[67] (no trains are designed and permitted to operate above 200 km/h)  | 2010 | 190 km (120 mi)
North Bothnia Line | Umeå–Luleå  | 250 km/h (155 mph) | 2024 (Umeå–Dåva), 2030 (Dåva–Skellefteå), 2030+ (Skellefteå–Luleå) | 270 km (170 mi)
Planned line name | Planned start and end points | Planned maximum speed | Planned opening | Length
East Link Project | Järna–Linköping  | 250 km/h (155 mph)  | 2035 (construction starts 2024)  | 160 km (99 mi)
Gothenburg–Borås Project (halted)  | Gothenburg–Borås  | 250 km/h (155 mph)  | 2030s? (construction starts 2025–2027?)  | 60 km (37 mi)
Hässleholm–Lund Project (halted)  | Lund–Hässleholm  | 320 km/h (200 mph)  | 2030s? (construction starts 2027–2029?)  | 70 km (43 mi)
Götalandsbanan (planned) | Linköping–Jönköping–Borås  | 320 km/h (200 mph)  | 2045?  | 220 km (140 mi)
Europabanan (planned)  | Jönköping–Hässleholm  | 320 km/h (200 mph)  | 2045?  | 180 km (110 mi)

### Upgraded lines

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

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed  | Upgrade | Opening | Length

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Ådalen Line (Sundsvall–Västeraspby) | Sundsvall–Västeraspby  | 200 km/h | 1990–2029 |  | 30 km (high-speed part of Bothnia Line)
Southern Main Line | Katrineholm–Malmö  | 200 km/h | 1995–2024 |  | 336 km (high-speed); 16 km (under upgrading); 480 (total)
Western Main Line | Stockholm–Göteborg  | 200 km/h | 1989–1995 |  | 312 km (high-speed); 455 km (total)
West Coast Line |  | 200 km/h | 1985–2024 |  | 172 km (high-speed); 230 km (total)
Svealand Line |  | 250 km/h | 1997 * |  | 80 km
Jakobsberg–Västerås (Mälar Line) |  | 200 km/h (now)

250 km/h (soon)

| 2001 * |  | 90 km
Örebro–Kolbäck (Mälar Line) |  | 200 km/h | before 2036 |  | 45 km (upgraded now); 35 km (to be upgraded before 2036)
East Coast Line (Stockholm–Arlanda–Uppsala) |  | 200 km/h | 1999 | 1903 | 56 km (of which 19 km is new airport branch)
East Coast Line (Gävle–Enånger)  |  | 200 km/h | 1999 * |  | 40 km (high-speed); 105 km (full)
East Coast Line (Uppsala–Gävle)  |  | 200 km/h | 2017 |  | 83 km; (high-speed) 110 km; (full)
East Coast Line (Hudiksvall–Sundsvall )  |  | 200 km/h | 2030–2040 |  | 50 km
Norway/Vänern Line | Göteborg C–Öxnered  | 200 km/h | 2012 * | 1879  | 82 km (high-speed) - 79 km (to be upgraded) - 300 km (total)
Northern Main Line | Gävle–Ånge  | 200 km/h |  | 1879 | 22 km (high-speed); 268 km (total)
Värmland Line | Laxå–Karlstad  | 200 km/h |  | 1871 | 46 km (high-speed); 208 km (total)
Coast-to-Coast Line | Emmaboda–Kalmar; Emmaboda–Karlskrona  | 200 km/h | 1994 | 1874–1902 | 25 km (high-speed); 410 km (total)

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

## Switzerland

Line  | Max speed  | Operating speed (passenger)  | Length  | Construction began  | Construction completed or

start of revenue services

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Mattstetten–Rothrist new line  | 200 km/h (125 mph)  | 200 km/h (125 mph)  | 45 km  | 1996  | 2004
Solothurn-Wanzwil new line  | Per section:

200 km/h (125 mph)

or 140 km/h (85 mph)

| Per section:

200 km/h (125 mph)

or 140 km/h (85 mph)

| 12 km  | ?  | 2004
Lötschberg Base Tunnel  | 250 km/h (155 mph)  | 200 km/h (125 mph)  | 35 km  | 1994  | 2007
Gotthard Base Tunnel  | Technical:

250 km/h (155 mph) Authorized:

230 km/h (145 mph)

| Normal:

200 km/h (125 mph)

If delay:

230 km/h (145 mph)

| 57 km  | 1999  | 2016
Ceneri Base Tunnel  | Technical:

250 km/h (155 mph) Authorized:

230 km/h (145 mph)

| Normal:

200 km/h (125 mph)

If delay:

230 km/h (145 mph)

| 15 km  | 2006  | 2020

## Taiwan

Main page: Company:Taiwan High Speed Rail

### New high-speed line

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length

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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

### New high-speed line

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Northern HSR | Bangkok–Phitsanulok  | 300 km/h (190 mph) or more | 2024 (EIS) | 384 km
Phitsanulok–Chiang Mai | 300 km/h (190 mph)  | 2030 (under planning) | 285 km
Northeastern HSR  | Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2027 (under construction) | 253 km
Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2025 (planned) | 380 km
Southern HSR | Bangkok–Hua Hin  | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2023+ (likely to be postponed) | 211 km
Hua Hin–Surat Thani | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2029 | 771 km
Surat Thani–Padang Besar | 300 km/h (190 mph) | 2029 | 771 km
Eastern HSR  | Bangkok–U-Tapao | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2026 (under construction) | 220 km
U-Tapao–Trat | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2028 (planned) | 190 km

## Turkey

### New high-speed lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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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)  | 2023-04-26  | 62 km (39 mi)
Kırıkkale–Yerköy  | 2023-04-26  | 79 km (49 mi)
Yerköy–Sivas  | 2023-04-26  | 253 km (157 mi)
Ankara–İzmir high-speed railway  | Polatlı–Afyon  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2026 (under construction)  | 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)
Osmaneli-Bursa high-speed railway  | Osmaneli–Yenişehir  | 250 km/h (160 mph)  | 2025 (under construction)  | 50 km (31 mi)
Yenişehir–Bursa  | 56 km (35 mi)

### Upgraded lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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Konya–Yenice railway  | Konya–Karaman  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2022-01-08  | 102 km (63 mi)
Karaman–Ulukışla  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2024 (under construction)  | 135 km (84 mi)
Ulukışla–Yenice  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | Tender phase, 2027 (projected)  | 110 km (68 mi)
Mersin–Gaziantep railway  | Mersin–Tarsus–Yenice–Adana  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2025 (under construction)  | 67 km (42 mi)
Adana–Toprakkale–Nurdağ Tunnel–Gaziantep  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2025 (under construction)  | 236 km (147 mi)
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway  | Halkalı–Çerkezköy  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | Tender phase  | 76 km (47 mi)
Çerkezköy–Kapıkule  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2024 (under construction)  | 153 km (95 mi)
Yerköy–Kayseri railway  | Yerköy–Kayseri  | 200 km/h (120 mph)  | 2026 (under construction)  | 142 km (88 mi)

## United Kingdom

### New high-speed lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Length

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High Speed 1  | Channel Tunnel–Fawkham Junction via Ashford International (Section 1)  | 300 km/h
(186 mph)  | 2003-09-28  | 74 km (46 mi)
Fawkham Junction–London St Pancras International via Ebbsfleet International and Stratford International (Section 2)  | 300 km/h
(186 mph)  | 2007-11-14  | 39 km (24 mi)
High Speed 2  | London Euston-Birmingham Curzon Street/Rugeley Trent Valley (Handsacre Junction)/Crewe via Birmingham Interchange (Phase 1)  | 360 km/h
(225 mph)[68] | 2031 (Under construction[69])  | 230 km
Birmingham Interchange-Crewe (Phase 2a)

Note: Now merged with Phase 1

| 360 km/h
(225 mph)  | 2033 (Under construction[69])  | 90 km (56 mi)
Crewe–Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham Interchange–Leeds City/York (Ulleskelf Junction) (Phase 2b)  | 360 km/h
(225 mph)  | 2040 (Planned[69])  | 300 km (190 mi)
High Speed 3/Northern Powerhouse Rail/Crossrail for the North  | Liverpool Lime Street–Manchester Airport High Speed via Warrington Bank Quay and via the High Speed 2 section between Manchester Airport High Speed and Manchester Piccadilly  | 225/360 km/h
(140 mph)/(225 mph)  | 2040+ (Planned)  | ~50 km (31 mi)
Manchester Piccadilly–Leeds via Bradford Interchange.  | 225 km/h
(140 mph)  | Planned  | ~60 km (37 mi)

### Upgraded lines

Line name  | Start and end points  | Maximum speed  | Opening  | Electrification  | Length  | Notes

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East Coast Main Line  | King's Cross–Edinburgh Waverley  | 201 km/h (125 mph)
225 km/h (140 mph) (in cases of delay; to be applied after ERTMS re-signalling)  | 1850  | 1980s  | 632 km (393 mi); 608.4 km (378.0 mi)[70] | The fastest non-dedicated line in the UK. During electrification in the 1980s was claimed as the longest construction site in the world. Speeds up to 125 mph were achieved in the 1930s.
Great Western Main Line  | London Paddington–Bristol Temple Meads  | 201 km/h (125 mph) (now)
225 km/h (140 mph) (soon)  | 1840  | incomplete, still ongoing  | 190.2 km (118.2 mi)  |
South Wales Main Line  | Swindon–Severn Tunnel-Swansea  | 201 km/h (125 mph) (Swindon–Coalpit Heath)
160 km/h (99 mph) (the rest)  | 1850  | 2012–2019  | ~41.6 km (25.8 mi) (upgraded); 133 km (83 mi) (full)  |
Midland Main Line  | St Pancras–Sheffield  | 201 km/h (125 mph)  | 1870  | ongoing; high-speed trains are with diesel  | 265 km (165 mi)
179 km (111 mi) (high-speed section)  | 110 mph; 125 mph ready
West Coast Main Line  | London Euston–Glasgow Central (mainline itself)  | 201 km/h (125 mph)[71] | 1869  | 1960s–1970s  | 645 km (401 mi); 590.5 km (366.9 mi)[72] | failed to be upgraded to 225 km/h (140 mph)
Rugby–Coventry  | 1852  | 1960s–1970s  | ~16 km (9.9 mi)  |
Wolverhampton–Stafford  | 1852  | 1960s–1970s  | ~22 km (14 mi)  |
Cross Country Route  | York–Bristol Temple Meads  | 201 km/h (125 mph)  | 1879  | incomplete  | >170 km (110 mi)(high-speed)  | Leeds–York and Birmingham–Wakefield (partially using Midland Main Line) sections are high-speed

## United States

### Upgraded lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Upgraded | Length

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Northeast Corridor  | Providence–Boston South  | 150 mph (240 km/h) | 2000 | 54.6 km (33.9 mi)
Trenton–New Brunswick  | 120 mph (190 km/h); 160 mph (260 km/h) (2021+); 186 mph (299 km/h) (planned)  | 2020 | 39 km (24 mi)
New Jersey and Philadelphia  | 120 mph (190 km/h); 160 mph (260 km/h) (2021+)[73] | 1999 | 86 km (53 mi)
High-speed Northeast Corridor | 125 mph (201 km/h)  | 1960 | 221.4 km (137.6 mi)
Northeast Corridor Line | 110 mph (180 km/h)  | 2000 | 373 km (232 mi)
Keystone Corridor | Philadelphia–Harrisburg  | 110 mph (180 km/h); 125 mph (201 km/h) (soon)  | 2006 | 168.3 km (104.6 mi)

### New 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

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California High-Speed Rail
(Phase 1)  | San Francisco–Los Angeles  | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | 2029 (central valley, under construction)
2033 (total)[74] | 275 km (171 mi) (central leg)
840 km (520 mi) (total) | Under Construction
California High-Speed Rail
(Phase 2) | Merced–Sacramento  | 2030+ | 180 km (110 mi) | Planned
Los Angeles–San Diego  | 2030+ | 280 km (170 mi)
New Northeast Corridor  | New York City –Washington, D.C. | 225 mph (362 km/h)  | 2030 (estimate) | 385 km (239 mi) | Planned
New York City –Boston  | 2040 (2010 forecast, does not figure 2017–2021 proposals) | 320 km (200 mi)  | Proposed and insisted, being later included in North Atlantic Rail initiative
Several cities on a New York–Boston axis | yet unknown  | no earlier than New York City –Boston dedicated line  | 630 km (390 mi) (approx)
Texas Central Railway | Dallas–Houston | 205 mph (330 km/h)  | 2026 | 390 km (240 mi) | Planned
Brightline West | Los Angeles –Las Vegas  | 200 mph (320 km/h) | 2026  | 270 km (170 mi) | Planned (building contracts signed)
Cascadia High-Speed Rail  | Eugene–Vancouver | 250 mph (400 km/h)  | 2035 (to be granted)[75] | 720 km (450 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 1 | Chicago–Milwaukee | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 150 km (93 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 2 | Atlanta–Charlotte | 150 mph (240 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 430 km (270 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 3 | Louisville–Nashville | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 260 km (160 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 4 | Denver–Albuquerque | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 450 km (280 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 5 | Chicago–St. Louis | 186 mph (299 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 434 km (270 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 6 | Tulsa–Oklahoma City | 160 mph (260 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 160 km (99 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 7 | Chicago–Detroit | 200 mph (320 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 460 km (290 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 8 | Nashville–Memphis | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 329 km (204 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 9 | Kansas City–St. Louis | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 390 km (240 mi) | Proposed
second-tier corridor 10 | Chicago–Indianapolis | 220 mph (350 km/h)  | unknown (to be granted)[75] | 263 km (163 mi) | Proposed
Railroad to Mexico | Monterrey (Mexico)–Austin (Texas)  | 186 mph (299 km/h) | 2030+ | 580 km (360 mi) | Proposed

### Maglev Lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Planned opening | Length | Status

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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  | Yangiyer–Jizzax | 230 km/h (140 mph)  | Brand launch 2011-10-08 as higher speed rail;
full HSR operated since February 10, 2013  | 91 km (57 mi)
G'allaorol–Bulung'ur | 220 km/h (140 mph)  | Brand launch 2011-10-08 as higher speed rail;
full HSR operated since February 10, 2013  | 44 km (27 mi)
Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line | Samarkand–Bukhara  | 230 km/h (140 mph) | August 25, 2016  | 150 km (93 mi) (high-speed);
256 km (159 mi) (full line)
Samarkand-Qarshi high-speed rail line  | Samarkand-Qarshi  |  |  | 141 kilometres (88 mi)

### New Lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length
Namangan–Pap high-speed rail line | Namangan–Pap  | 250 km/h (160 mph) | 2022+ | 50 km (31 mi)

### Planned Lines

Line name | Start and end points | Maximum speed | Opening | Length
Qarshi-Kitab high-speed rail line | Qarshi–Kitab  | 160–250 km/h | 2025+ | 124 kilometres (77 mi)
Bukhara-Urgench high-speed rail line | Bukhara-Urgench  | 160–250 km/h | 2025+ | 405 km
Urgench-Khiva high-speed rail line | Urgench-Khiva  | 160–250 km/h | 2025+ | 34 km

## References and notes

### Notes

1. ↑ "This route is not yet planned and it represents the most feasible route for Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail line between these two metro cities.
2. ↑ "The Mumbai–Chennai route is not planned yet. This route represents the most feasible route for Mumbai–Chennai section of Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail line. Although a section of this potential route between Chennai and Bengaluru has been planned to be operational by 2051.
3. ↑ "This route is not planned yet and it represents the most feasible route for Delhi–Bengaluru section of Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail line. However, one section of this potential route between Hyderabad and Bengaluru is planned to be operational by 2041.
4. ↑ "This route beyond Nagpur is not planned yet and it represents the most feasible route for Mumbai–Kolkata section of Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail line. However, the Mumbai–Nagpur section of this line is planned to be operational by 2051.

1. ↑ as only a small part of it is west of the Bosphorus</ref> 52,941.2 km including approved; 17,603.83 km in the EU
2. ↑ Including ones to be under construction next 1 year

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55. ↑ "Analysis: Indonesia begins study for extending Whoosh! to Surabaya" (in en). 2023-11-15. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/11/15/analysis-indonesia-begins-study-for-extending-whoosh-to-surabaya.html.
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57. ↑ "RFI awards EUR 1.6 billion contract under Brescia–Verona HSR project". June 12, 2018. https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/rfi-awards-eur-1-6-billion-contract-under-brescia-verona-hsr-project/.
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70. ↑ (if King's Cross–Knebworth excluded)
71. ↑ tilting trains only
72. ↑ (if Carstairs–Glasgow and Euston–Willesden sections excluded)
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74. ↑ Thadani, Trisha (July 10, 2020). "Plan for high-speed rail rolls out for San Francisco to San Jose – but with little cash". San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Plan-for-high-speed-rail-rolls-out-for-San-15398354.php.
75. ↑ 75.00 75.01 75.02 75.03 75.04 75.05 75.06 75.07 75.08 75.09 75.10 "USHSR Publishes 5-Point High Speed Rail Plan". November 16, 2020. https://railway-news.com/ushsr-publishes-5-point-high-speed-rail-plan/.

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