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This article provides of a list of operating [[High-speed rail]] networks, listed by country. High-speed rail is [[public transport]] by [[rail transport|rail]] at speeds of at least 200 km/h (125 mph) for updated track and {{convert|250|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} or faster for new track.<!-- According to EU principles, and the [[High-speed rail]] article--><ref>[http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article971 General definitions of highspeed.] ''uic.asso.fr/'' November 28, 2006. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.</ref><ref>Papacostas, C.S. (2001). ''Transportation Engineering & Planning'', Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-081419-9</ref> The article also includes any planned expansion of existing high-speed rail networks in countries that already have one.
==Route kilometers existing and under construction==
[[File:Europe HSR density1.svg|thumb|Density of High-speed railway in Europe. km per million inhabitants.]]
[[File:East-Asia HSR density1b.svg|thumb|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),<ref name="uic.org">[http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article573 High speed lines in the world - UIC - International Union of Railways<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it has been updated with other sources. Planned lines are not included.
'''''Click''''' on the country for further information on [[high-speed rail]] in that country.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" width="100"| Country
! scope="col" width="70"| Region
! scope="col" width="78"| In operation<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="78"| Under construction<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="78"| Total Country<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="110"| [[Railway electrification system|Electrification]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 312 || align=right | 221 || align=right | 533
| align=right | [[15 kV AC railway electrification|15 kV]] 16,7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[High-speed rail in Belgium|Belgium]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 209 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 209
| align=right | [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV]] 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 461 || align=right | 461
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[High-speed rail in China|China]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 6158 || align=right | 14160 || align=right | 20318
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[High-speed rail in France|France]]
| Europe
| align=right | 1872 || align=right | 730 || align=right | 2602
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz (partially)
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[High-speed rail in Germany|Germany]]
| Europe
| align=right | 1032 || align=right | 378 || align=right | 1410
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[High-speed rail in Greece|Greece]]
| Europe
| align=right | 10 || align=right | ≈570 || align=right | ≈570
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[High-speed rail in Italy|Italy]]<ref>http://www.rfi.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=349e8c3e13e0a110VgnVCM10000080a3e90aRCRD#2</ref><ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/brescia-high-speed-line-contract-signed.html</ref>
| Europe
| align=right | 1305 || align=right | 92 || align=right | 1397
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz, 3 kV DC
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[High-speed rail in Japan|Japan]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 2388 || align=right | 423 || align=right | 2811
| align=right | 25 kV 60 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[High-speed rail in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
| Europe
| align=right | 120 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 120
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | ≈63 || align=right | ≈63
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 1057 || align=right | 1057
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[High-speed rail in Russia|Russia]]
| Europe
| align=right | 780 || align=right | 400 || align=right | 1180
| align=right | 3 kV DC
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[High-speed rail in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
| Asia/West
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 440 || align=right | 440
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[High-speed rail in South Korea|South Korea]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 412 || align=right | 186 || align=right | 647
| align=right | 25 kV 60 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[High-speed rail in Spain|Spain]]
| Europe
| align=right | 2665 || align=right | 1781 || align=right | 3744
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[High-speed rail in Sweden|Sweden]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 82 || align=right | 82
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[High-speed_rail_in_Europe#Switzerland|Switzerland]]
| Europe
| align=right | 35 || align=right | 72 || align=right | 107
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[High-speed rail in Turkey|Turkey]]
| Asia/West and Europe
| align=right | 457 || align=right | 1416 || align=right | 1873
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[High-speed rail in Taiwan|Taiwan]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 345 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 345
| align=right | [[List_of_current_systems_for_electric_rail_traction#25_kV_AC.2C_60_Hz|25 kV 60 Hz]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
| Europe
| align=right | 113 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 113
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[High-speed rail in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]
| Asia/West
| align=right | 344 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 344
|
|}
==Under construction==
===Africa===
====Morocco====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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====
[[File:China Railway High-Speed .png|thumb|Map of the Chinese railway network. High speed line are coloured.]]
{{Main|High-speed rail in China}}
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.<ref name=newsweek>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/237306/page/2 | title=The New Silk Road | publisher=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=China to build high-speed rail from London to Beijing | url=http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-03/511998.html | work =Global Times | date=11 March 2010 }}</ref>
'''200+ km/h high-speed rail in planning:'''
{{Expand list|date=November 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="220" | Line
! scope="col" width="70" | Speed
! scope="col" width="70" | Length
|-
| [[Harbin–Jimusi High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Jiamusi]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|345 km
|-
| [[Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway|Beijing–Zhangjiakou]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|174 km
|-
| [[Chengdu–Kunming High-Speed Railway|Chengdu–Kunming]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|737 km
|-
| [[Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway|Baoji–Lanzhou]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|401 km
|-
| [[Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway|Beijing–Shenyang]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|708 km
|-
| [[Shijiazhuang–Jinan High-Speed Railway|Shijiazhuang–Jinan]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|319 km
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway|Zhengzhou–Xuzhou]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|343 km
|-
| [[Hangzhou–Huangshan High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Huangshan]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|265 km
|-
| [[Nanning-Pingxiang High-Speed Line|Nanning–Pingxiang]]
!align="center"|?
!align="center"| ?
|-
| [[Lianyungang-Xuzhou High-Speed Railway|Lianyungang–Xuzhou]]<ref>http://news.gaotie.cn/x/2011-02-22/5077.html</ref>
!align="center"|?
!align="center"|183 km
|-
| [[Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Mudanjiang]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|293 km
|-
| [[Zhangjiakou-Datong High-Speed Railway|Zhangjiakou–Datong]]<ref>http://www.ngdsx.org.cn/news/sqmy/2011/15/111584653737I51G0E1AE28EF939G.html</ref>
!align="center"|?
!align="center"|?
|-
| [[Guangdong Western Seaside Railway|Shenzhen–Maoming]]<ref>http://finance.ifeng.com/news/20110222/3446888.shtml</ref>
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|372 km
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway|Zhengzhou–Chongqing]]<ref name="cn.gaotie.cn">http://cn.gaotie.cn/zhengzhou/2010-12-21/897.html</ref>
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|?
|-
| [[Xi'an–Wuhan High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Wuhan]]<ref name="cn.gaotie.cn"/>
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|?
|}
'''200–250 km/h high-speed rail under construction:'''
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="175" | Line
! scope="col" width="70" | Speed
! scope="col" width="70" | Length
! scope="col" width="140" | Construction began
! scope="col" width="140" | Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Longxia Railway|Longyan–Xiamen]] || 200 km/h || 171 km || 2006-12-25 || 2011
|-
| [[Xiashen Railway|Xiamen–Shenzhen]]<ref>http://www.people.com.cn/GB/other4583/4597/5844/6568611.html</ref> || 250 km/h || 502 km || 2007-11-23 || 2011
|-
| [[Xiangpu Railway|Xiangtang–Putian]] || 200 km/h || 604 km || 2007-11-23 || September 2011
|-
| [[Hanyi Railway|Wuhan–Yichang]] || 200 km/h || 293 km || 2008-09-17 || January 2012
|-
| [[Nanguang Railway|Nanning–Guangzhou]] || 200 km/h || 577 km || 2008-11-09 || 2013
|-
| [[Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway|Liuzhou–Nanning]] || 250 km/h || 226 km || 2008-12-27 || 2012
|-
| [[Yuli Railway|Chongqing–Lichuan]] || 200 km/h || 264 km || 2008-12-29 || 2012
|-
| [[Chengmianle Passenger Railway|Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan]] || 200 km/h || 319 km || 2008-12-30 || December 2012
|-
| [[Suiyu Railway|Suining–Chongqing]] Second Track || 200 km/h || 132 km || 2009-01-18 || 2012
|-
| [[Maozhan Railway|Maoming–Zhanjiang]] || 200 km/h || 103 km || 2009-03-21 || December 2011
|-
| Wuhan–[[Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway|Xiaogan]], [[Wuhan–Huangshi Intercity Railway|Huangshi]], [[Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway|Xianning]], [[Wuhan–Huanggang Intercity Railway|Huanggang]] || 200–250 km/h || 160 km || 2009-03-22 || 2011–2013
|-
| [[Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway|Dongguan–Huizhou]] || 200 km/h || 97 km || 2009-05-08 || October 2012
|-
| [[Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Passenger Railway|Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing]] || 200 km/h || 87 km || 2009-09-29 || 2012
|-
| [[Hefu Passenger Railway|Hefei–Fuzhou]] || 250 km/h || 806 km || 2009-12-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Ganlong Railway|Ganzhou–Longyan]] || 200 km/h || 274 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Jizuo Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo]] || 200 km/h || 77 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Kaifeng]] || 200 km/h || 50 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Xuchang Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport]] || 200 km/h || 49 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Chengdu–Kunming Railway|Chengdu–Kunming]] New Line || 200 km/h || 737 km || 2010-01-16 || 2014
|-
| [[Jinwen Railway|Jinhua–Wenzhou]] Upgrade || 200 km/h || 188 km || 2010-01-19 || 2013
|-
| [[Qingrong Intercity Railway|Qingdao–Rongcheng]] || 250 km/h || 299 km || 2010-03-17 || September 2013
|-
| [[Shendan Intercity Railway|Shenyang–Dandong]] || 250 km/h || 208 km || 2010-03-17 || March 2014
|-
| [[Danda Intercity Railway|Dandong–Dalian]] || 200 km/h || 159 km || 2010-03-17 || 2013
|-
| [[Jinbao Intercity Railway|Tianjin–Baoding]] || 250 km/h || 159 km || 2010-03-21 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengzhutan Intercity Railway|Chengsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan]] || 200 km/h || 96 km || 2010-06-30 || 2014
|-
| [[Jilin–Hunchun Passenger Railway|Jilin–Hunchun]] || 250 km/h || 378 km || 2010-06-30 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengpu Railway|Chengdu–Pujiang]]<ref>http://news.railcn.net/201010/168996.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 99 km || 2010-10-16 || 2013
|-
| [[Yuqian Passenger Railway|Chongqing–Guiyang]] || 250 km/h || 345 km || 2010-12-22 || 2015
|-
| [[Hefu Passenger Railway|Fuzhou–Pingtan]] || 200 km/h || 90 km || 2010-12-25 || 2015
|-
| [[Nanping–Sanming–Longyan High-Speed Railway|Nanping–Sanming–Longyan]]<ref>http://fj.sina.com.cn/news/m/2010-12-26/093886478.html</ref> || 250 km/h || 247 km || 2010-12-25 || 2015
|-
| [[Chenggui Passenger Railway|Chengdu–Guiyang]] || 250 km/h || 486 km || 2010-12-26 || 2015
|-
| [[Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Railway|Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport]] || 250 km/h || 63 km || 2010-12-27 || 2013
|-
| [[Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway|Chengdu–Lanzhou]]<ref>http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_02/25/4846711_0.shtml</ref> || 200 km/h || 462 km || 2011-02-26 || 2014
|-
| [[Zhangjiakou–Hohhot High-Speed Railway|Zhangjiakou–Hohhot]] || 250 km/h || 286 km || 2011-02-28 || 2015<ref name="railwaygazette.com">http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-passenger-lines.html</ref>
|-
| [[Hohhot-Ordos-Zhungeer]] || 200 km/h || 174 km || Unknown || 2015<ref name="railwaygazette.com"/>
|-
| [[Chongqing-Changsha]] || 250 km/h || Unknown km || 2011 || 2015<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/construction-begins.htmll</ref>
|-
| [[Guangxi Coastal Railway]] || 250 km/h || 262 km || 2011-04-26 || 2012<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|}
'''300+ km/h high-speed rail under construction:'''
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="220" | Line
! scope="col" width="90" | Speed
! scope="col" width="90" | Length
! scope="col" width="140" | Construction began
! scope="col" width="140" | Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Dalian]] || 350 km/h || 904 km || 2007-08-23 || 2011
|-
| [[Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Chengdu]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-begins-on-high-speed-line-through-qinling-mountains.html</ref> || 250–350 km/h || 511 km || 2010-11-10 || 2014
|-
| [[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link|Guangzhou–Shenzhen]]<ref group="note">(2014 for the Futian Station in Shenzhen's CBD)</ref> || 350 km/h || 140 km || 2008-08-20 || 2012<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-52.html</ref>
|-
| [[Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Beijing–Shijiazhuang]] || 350 km/h || 278 km || 2008-10-07 || 2012
|-
| [[Guizhou–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Guizhou–Guangzhou]] || 350 km/h || 858 km || 2008-10-13 || 2014
|-
| [[Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Shijiazhuang–Wuhan]] || 350 km/h || 838 km || 2008-10-15 || 2012
|-
| [[Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway|Tianjin–Qinhuangdao]] || 350 km/h || 258 km || 2008-11-08 || 2012
|-
| [[Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway|Nanjing–Hangzhou]] || 350 km/h || 249 km || 2008-12-27 || 2011
|-
| [[Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway|Nanjing–Anqing]] || 350 km/h || 257 km || 2008-12-28 || June 2012
|-
| [[Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway|Hefei–Bengbu]] || 350 km/h || 131 km || 2009-01-08 || 2012
|-
| [[Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Ningbo]] || 350 km/h || 150 km || 2009-04-01 || 2012
|-
| [[Harbin–Qiqihar High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Qiqihar]] || 350 km/h || 286 km || 2009-07-05 || 2012
|-
| [[Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway|Tianjin–Tanggu]] || 350 km/h || 45 km || 2009-10-01 || 2011
|-
| [[Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Changsha]] || 350 km/h || 927 km || 2009-12-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengdu–Chongqing High-Speed Railway|Chengdu–Chongqing]]<ref>{{cite news | title=News in Brief | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/news-in-brief-32.html | work =[[Railway Gazette International]] | date=2010-05-16}}</ref> || 350 km/h || 308 km || 2010-03-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway|Lanzhou–Ürümqi]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/vossloh-awarded-EUR140m-urumqi-track-contract.html</ref> || 350 km/h || 1776 km || 2009-11-04 || December 2013
|-
| [[Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Baoji]] || 350 km/h || 148 km || 2009-11-28 || 2012
|-
| [[Datong–Xi'an High-Speed Railway|Datong–Xi'an]] || 250–350 km/h || 859 km || 2009-12-03 || 2014
|-
| [[Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway|Chongqing–Wanzhou]] || 350 km/h || 250 km || 2010-12-22 || 2013
|}
==== Hong Kong====
Preparation works are on the way for the [[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section]], which will include one station and a 26-km tunnel to connect the territory with the neighbouring high-speed railway network of mainland 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.
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
|[[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section]] || 200 km/h ||26 km || 2010 || 2016
|}
====India====
{{Main|High-speed rail in India}}
[[India]] has one of the [[List of countries by rail transport network size|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.<ref name="IRvision2020">[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/DEPTTS/Infrastructure/VISION%202020_Eng_SUBMITTED%20TO%20PARLIAMENT.pdf Indian Railways 2020 Vision - Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) December, 2009]</ref> 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.<ref name="IRvision2020" /> 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#Separation|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 [[THSR]] 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.<ref name="FS_1987">[http://www.iricen.gov.in/events/fday2005/1-pk.doc INTRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS ON I.R.: IMPACT AND CHALLENGES BEFORE CIVIL ENGINEERS - Parmod Kumar, EDCE(G)/Railway Board]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! High-Speed Corridor
! Route
! Stations
! Speed (kmph)
! Length (km)
! Further Extension
! Status
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"| '''East India'''
|-
| [[Howarah - Haldia High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Howrah]]-[[Haldia]]
| TBD
| 250-300
| 135
| TBD
| Approved by Planning Commission
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"| '''North India'''
|-
| [[Delhi - Agra - Kanpur - Lucknow - Varanasi - Patna High-Speed Passenger Corridor|Delhi - Patna High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Delhi]]-[[Agra]]-[[Kanpur]]-[[Lucknow]]-[[Varanasi]]-[[Patna]]
| TBD
| 200 - 350
| 991
| [[Howrah]]
| Approved by Planning Commission
|-
| [[Delhi - Amritsar High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Delhi]]-[[Chandigarh]]-[[Amritsar]]
| TBD
|
| 450
| TBD
| Approved by Planning Commission
|-
| [[Delhi - Jodhpur High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]<ref>http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BUD-rail-budget-2012-high-speed-trains-may-be-introduced-2963840.html?HF-5=</ref>
| [[Delhi]]-[[Jaipur]]-[[Ajmer]]-[[Jodhpur]]
| TBD
|
| 591
| TBD
| Proposed
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"| '''South India'''
|-
| [[Chennai - Bangalore - Coimbatore- Ernakulam High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Chennai]]-[[Bangalore]]-[[Coimbatore]]-[[Ernakulam]]
| TBD
| 350
| 649
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2582767.ece Chennai-Ernakulam High Speed Rail Corridor to be extended]</ref>
| Approved by Planning Commission
|-
| [[Hyderabad - Chennai High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]-[[Dornakal]]-[[Vijayawada]]-[[Chennai]]
| TBD
|
| 664
| [[Howrah]](Via [[Visakhapatnam]])
| Approved by Planning Commission
|-
| [[Thiruvananthapuram - Mangalore High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] - [[Mangalore]]
| 9
| 300
| 585
| [[Udupi]]
|
|-
| [[Bangalore - Mysore High Speed Rail Link|Bangalore - Mysore High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]<ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/227798/hsrl-mysore-consideration.html</ref>
| [[Bangalore]] - [[Mysore]]
| TBD
| 350
| 110
| Not planned
| Proposed
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"| '''West India'''
|-
| [[Ahmedabad - Dwarka High-Speed Passenger Corridor]]
| [[Ahmedabad]] - [[Rajkot]] - [[Jamnagar]] - [[Dwarka]]
| 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]] - [[Junagadh]] - [[Veraval]]
| TBD
| 350
|
| TBD
|
|}
The Government of India has planned to construct about {{convert|5785|km|mi|abbr=on}} route length tracks of High Speed Rail lines connecting all major cities of India with speed between {{convert|250|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} to {{convert|350|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. 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 [[Kasargod]] to [[Thiruvanathapuram]] and the governing body who will look after the construction of High Speed Rail has already been formed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2888609.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Roy | last=Mathew | title=High Speed Rail Corridor set to become reality | date=2012-02-13}}</ref>
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<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/route-emerges-for-first-hi-speed-rail-corridor/451737/</ref><ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/230302/feasibility-study-high-speed-train.html</ref><ref>http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/44056-200-kmhour-trains-in-the-offing.html</ref> where the seventh planned route Delhi-Jodhpur was announced in 2012<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2994170.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Highlights of Rail Budget 2012-13 | date=2012-03-14}}</ref><ref>http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BUD-rail-budget-2012-high-speed-trains-may-be-introduced-2963840.html?HF-5=</ref>.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Corridor !! Length(approx.)
|-
| [[Delhi]]-[[Chandigarh]]-[[Amritsar]] || {{convert|450|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Ahmedabad]]-[[Mumbai]]-[[Pune]] || {{convert|650|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Delhi]]-[[Agra]]-[[Lucknow]]-[[Varanasi]]-[[Patna]] || {{convert|991|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]-[[Dornakal]]-[[Vijaywada]]-[[Chennai]] || {{convert|664|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Chennai]]-[[Bangalore]]-[[Coimbatore]]-[[Ernakulam]]-[[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br> including {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Bangalore]]-[[Mysore]] || {{convert|960|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Howrah]]([[Kolkata]])-[[Haldia]] || {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Delhi]]-[[Jaipur]]-[[Ajmer]]-[[Jodhpur]] || {{convert|591|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|}
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 {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in the route. The Japanese government has already started promoting [[Shinkansen]] for India and keen to collaborate with India in High-speed Rail development.<ref>http://www.houseofjapan.com/local/japan-hopes-to-sell-bullet-trains-to-india</ref><ref>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111102a6.html</ref> Interest have also been shown by France to collaborate for High speed Rail in India.<ref>http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/france-help-india-realise-high-speed-train-dream-600</ref> [[Spain]]'s [[Talgo]] has also shown interest in high speed rail in India and setting its office in India.<ref>http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Spain-s-Talgo-eyes-high-speed-train-biz--plans-office-in-India/856454/</ref>
India and Japan are conducting feasibility studies on [[high-speed rail in India|high-speed rail]] and [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India|dedicated freight corridors]].
The [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Indian Ministry of Railways]]' white-paper Vision 2020<ref name="IRvision2020">[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/DEPTTS/Infrastructure/VISION%202020_Eng_SUBMITTED%20TO%20PARLIAMENT.pdf Indian Railways 2020 Vision - Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) December, 2009]</ref> submitted to [[Indian Parliament]] by [[Railway Minister of India|Railway Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] on December 18 2009<ref>[http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=23851 India getting ready for bullet trains - Central Chronicle]</ref> 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: [[Delhi]]-[[Chandigarh]]-[[Amritsar]], [[Pune]]-[[Mumbai]]-[[Ahmedabad]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]-[[Dornakal]]-[[Vijayawada]]-[[Chennai]], [[Howrah]]-[[Haldia]], [[Chennai]]-[[Bangalore]]-[[Coimbatore]]-[[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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6179087.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | India seeks nuclear help in Japan]</ref> In January 2009, the then Railway Minister [[Lalu Prasad]] rode a bullet train travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto.<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2009/01/20/bullet-trains-to-run-in-india-lalu.html Bullet trains to run in India : Lalu - news.oneindia.in]</ref>
====Japan====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] || 360 km/h || 148.9 km || May 2005 || April 2016. Note 360 km/h on the [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] line and 300 km/h on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] line.
|-
| [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] || 260 km/h || 228 km || 2004 || April 2015
|-
|}
====South Korea====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Honam High Speed Railway|Honam Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 230.99 km || 2009 ||First stage ([[Osong Station|Osong]]~[[Gwangju·Songjeong Station|Gwangju]]): 2015<br>Second stage ([[Gwangju·Songjeong Station|Gwangju]]~[[Mokpo Station|Mokpo]]): 2017
|-
| [[Suseo High Speed Railway|Suseo Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 61.10 km || 2011 || 2014
|-
| [[Donghae Nambu Line|Connection to East Sea Southern Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 7.235 km || 2011 || 2014
|-
| [[AREX|Extension to Incheon International Airport <br>via Airport Railroad and Gyeongui Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 2.9 km || 2012 || 2013
|}
====Saudi Arabia====
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! 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 – Riyadh<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/30-year-railway-master-plan.html</ref> || 200 km/h || Unknown || Unknown || Mid 2012
|}
==== Taiwan (Republic of China)====
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] extension to [[Nangang Station]] || Unknown km/h || 3.27 km || 2009 November 28 || October 2012
|}
==== Uzbekistan ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line]] || average 170 km/h including stops using Talgo 250<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/talgo-250-arrives-in-toshkent.html|accessdate=2011-07-27|title=Railway Gazette: Talgo 250 arrives in Toshkent|date=2011-07-26|work=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref> || 344 km || 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://centralasianewswire.com/viewstory.aspx?id=3519 | title=Uzbekistan begins construction on high-speed railway | publisher=Central Asia Newswire | date=11 March 2011 | accessdate=1 August 2011 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60clgvPz9 | archivedate=1 August 2011}}</ref> || 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.railwayinsider.eu/wp/?p=22377 | title=Uzbekistan receives first high-speed train from Spain | publisher=Railway Insider | accessdate=1 August 2011 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60cmvi5Md | archivedate=1 August 2011}}</ref>
|}
===Europe===
{{See also|High-speed rail in Europe}}
====Austria====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Austrian Western Railway]] || 250 km/h || 312.2 km || Unknown || Unknown
|-
| [[Brenner Base Tunnel]] || 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Svilengrad]]-Turkish Border<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/bulgaria-to-turkey-wiring-underway.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 19 km || 2010 || 2012
|-
| [[Plovdiv]]-[[Svilengrad]]<ref>http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2011-08-05&article=377091</ref> || 200 km/h || 151 km || 2010 || 2013
|-
| [[Plovdiv]]-[[Burgas]]<ref>http://www.snews.bg/bg/statiya/vlakat-plovdiv-burgas-shte-leti-s-200-km-ch:10592</ref> || 200 km/h || 291 km || 2010 || 2013
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Plovdiv]]<ref>http://news.plovdiv24.bg/92083.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 156 km || 2010 || 2015
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Radomir]]<ref>http://www.pernikmedia.net/bg/articles/category18/article29.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 53 km || 2014 || 2017
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Dragoman]]<ref>http://www.focus-news.net/?id=n1601257</ref> || 200 km/h || 44 km || 2014 || 2017
|-
| [[Vidin]]-[[Sofia]]<ref>http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2011/03/16/1059797_ot_vidin_do_sofiia_za_2_chasa_s_vlak_-_nai-rano_prez/</ref> || 200 km/h || 222 km || Unknown || 2020
|-
|}
====France====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[LGV Rhin-Rhône]] || 350 km/h || 190 km || 3 July 2006 || 11 December 2011<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/lgv-rhin-rhone-tracklaying-completed.html</ref>
|-
| [[LGV Est]] Phase 2<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-lgv-est-phase-2.html</ref> || 350 km/h || 106 km || June 2010 || 2016
|-
| [[Lyon Turin Ferroviaire]] || 300 km/h || 72 km || 2007 || 2020–2025
|}
====Germany====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway]] || 300 km/h || 123 km || October 1996 || 2015
|-
| [[Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway]] || 300 km/h || 190 km || 1996 || 2017
|-
|}
====Greece====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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.
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====Italy====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
|-
| [[Verona]] - [[Brenner]]<ref>http://www.tunnelbuilder.it/headline_1908_3.htm</ref> || 250 km/h || 276 km || Unknown || 2025
|}
====Norway====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Vestfold Line|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 ([[Stadler FLIRT]]) 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line<ref>[http://www.rave.pt/tabid/233/Default.aspx Alta Velocidade em Síntese]</ref> !! 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Basque Y]] || 250 km/h || 175 km || 2006 || 2013–2016
|-
| [[Mediterranean High Speed Corridor]]: [[Andalusia]]–[[Region of Murcia|Murcia]]–[[Valencian Community|Valencia]]–[[Catalonia]]–French border<ref>http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/Bruselas/declarara/corredor/mediterraneo/basico/prioritario/elpepuesp/20111014elpcat_2/Tes</ref> || 250-350 km/h || +1300 km || || 2016–2020–2030
|-
| [[Madrid]]–([[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]]–[[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]–[[Badajoz]])–[[Lisbon]]<ref>http://www.rave.pt/tabid/233/Default.aspx Alta Velocidade em Síntese</ref> || 350 km/h || 640 km || Unknown || -
|-
| [[L.A.V. Levante]] || 350 km/h || 940 km || Unknown || 2010-2015
|-
| L.A.V. [[Valladolid]]–[[Burgos]]–[[Vitoria-Gasteiz]] || 350 km/h || 208 km || 2009 || 2015
|-
| L.A.V. Venta de Baños–[[León, Spain|León]]–[[Gijón]] || 350 km/h || Unknown km || Unknown || 2014
|-
| L.A.V. Olmedo–[[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]]–[[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] || 350 km/h || 435 km || Unknown || 2015<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/ourense-high-speed-infrastructure-ppp-out-to-tender.html</ref>
|-
| L.A.V. [[Seville]]–[[Cádiz]] || 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. [[Madrid]]-[[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/high-speed-concession-plan.html</ref> || Unknown km/h || Unknown km || Unknown || -
|-
|}
====Sweden====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Norway/Vänern Line|Göteborg-Trollhättan]] || 250 km/h<br><small>first years 200 km/h</small>|| 82 km || 2004 || 2012
|-
|}
====Turkey====
{{Main|High-speed rail in Turkey}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Ankara]] - [[Eskişehir]] || 250 km/h || 245 km || 2003 || Opened in 2009
|-
| [[Ankara]] - [[Konya]] || 250 km/h || 212 km || 2006 || Opened in 2011
|-
| [[Eskişehir]] - [[İstanbul]] || 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===
{{Main|High-speed rail in the 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 [[Boston]] via [[New York City]]. 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 [[grade crossings]]; there are eleven such crossings between [[New Haven, Connecticut]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
[[California]] has made the most progress towards establishment of a "true" high-speed line; in the [[2008 elections]] 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. [[Maglev train|Maglev]] propulsion was previously considered but dropped as an option in 2001. The project is being administered under the [[California high-speed rail|California High-Speed Rail Authority]].
Competing against California for federal funding is the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative, involving the states of [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Ohio]], 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 [[Transport hub|hub]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. High-speed lines are proposed to serve [[Cleveland, Ohio]], [[Detroit, Michigan]], [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], 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.<ref>[http://www.midwesthsr.org/home Midwest High Speed Rail Association, Accessed December 5, 2010]</ref>
[[Florida high speed rail|Florida]] 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 {{convert|168|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, but governor [[Rick Scott]] denied the $2.4 billion in federal money in March.
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.uic.org/IMG/pdf/20100521_a1_high_speed_lines_in_the_world.pdf World HSR lines may 2010] International Union of Railways
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This article provides of a list of operating [[High-speed rail]] networks, listed by country. High-speed rail is [[public transport]] by [[rail transport|rail]] at speeds of at least 200 km/h (125 mph) for updated track and {{convert|250|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} or faster for new track.<!-- According to EU principles, and the [[High-speed rail]] article--><ref>[http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article971 General definitions of highspeed.] ''uic.asso.fr/'' November 28, 2006. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.</ref><ref>Papacostas, C.S. (2001). ''Transportation Engineering & Planning'', Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-081419-9</ref> The article also includes any planned expansion of existing high-speed rail networks in countries that already have one.
==Route kilometers existing and under construction==
[[File:Europe HSR density1.svg|thumb|Density of High-speed railway in Europe. km per million inhabitants.]]
[[File:East-Asia HSR density1b.svg|thumb|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),<ref name="uic.org">[http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article573 High speed lines in the world - UIC - International Union of Railways<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it has been updated with other sources. Planned lines are not included.
'''''Click''''' on the country for further information on [[high-speed rail]] in that country.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" width="100"| Country
! scope="col" width="70"| Region
! scope="col" width="78"| In operation<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="78"| Under construction<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="78"| Total Country<br>(km)
! scope="col" width="110"| [[Railway electrification system|Electrification]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 312 || align=right | 221 || align=right | 533
| align=right | [[15 kV AC railway electrification|15 kV]] 16,7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[High-speed rail in Belgium|Belgium]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 209 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 209
| align=right | [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV]] 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
| [[High-speed rail in Europe|Europe]]
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 461 || align=right | 461
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[High-speed rail in China|China]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 6158 || align=right | 14160 || align=right | 20318
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[High-speed rail in France|France]]
| Europe
| align=right | 1872 || align=right | 730 || align=right | 2602
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz (partially)
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[High-speed rail in Germany|Germany]]
| Europe
| align=right | 1032 || align=right | 378 || align=right | 1410
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[High-speed rail in Greece|Greece]]
| Europe
| align=right | 10 || align=right | ≈570 || align=right | ≈570
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[High-speed rail in Italy|Italy]]<ref>http://www.rfi.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=349e8c3e13e0a110VgnVCM10000080a3e90aRCRD#2</ref><ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/brescia-high-speed-line-contract-signed.html</ref>
| Europe
| align=right | 1305 || align=right | 92 || align=right | 1397
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz, 3 kV DC
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[High-speed rail in Japan|Japan]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 2388 || align=right | 423 || align=right | 2811
| align=right | 25 kV 60 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[High-speed rail in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
| Europe
| align=right | 120 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 120
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | ≈63 || align=right | ≈63
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 1057 || align=right | 1057
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[High-speed rail in Russia|Russia]]
| Europe
| align=right | 780 || align=right | 400 || align=right | 1180
| align=right | 3 kV DC
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[High-speed rail in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
| Asia/West
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 440 || align=right | 440
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[High-speed rail in South Korea|South Korea]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 412 || align=right | 186 || align=right | 647
| align=right | 25 kV 60 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[High-speed rail in Spain|Spain]]
| Europe
| align=right | 2665 || align=right | 1781 || align=right | 3744
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[High-speed rail in Sweden|Sweden]]
| Europe
| align=right | 0 || align=right | 82 || align=right | 82
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[High-speed_rail_in_Europe#Switzerland|Switzerland]]
| Europe
| align=right | 35 || align=right | 72 || align=right | 107
| align=right | 15 kV 16.7 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[High-speed rail in Turkey|Turkey]]
| Asia/West and Europe
| align=right | 457 || align=right | 1416 || align=right | 1873
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[High-speed rail in Taiwan|Taiwan]]
| Asia/East
| align=right | 345 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 345
| align=right | [[List_of_current_systems_for_electric_rail_traction#25_kV_AC.2C_60_Hz|25 kV 60 Hz]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
| Europe
| align=right | 113 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 113
| align=right | 25 kV 50 Hz
|-
| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[High-speed rail in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]
| Asia/West
| align=right | 344 || align=right | 0 || align=right | 344
|
|}
==Under construction==
===Africa===
====Morocco====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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====
[[File:China Railway High-Speed .png|thumb|Map of the Chinese railway network. High speed line are coloured.]]
{{Main|High-speed rail in China}}
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.<ref name=newsweek>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/237306/page/2 | title=The New Silk Road | publisher=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=China to build high-speed rail from London to Beijing | url=http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-03/511998.html | work =Global Times | date=11 March 2010 }}</ref>
'''200+ km/h high-speed rail in planning:'''
{{Expand list|date=November 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="220" | Line
! scope="col" width="70" | Speed
! scope="col" width="70" | Length
|-
| [[Harbin–Jimusi High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Jiamusi]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|345 km
|-
| [[Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway|Beijing–Zhangjiakou]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|174 km
|-
| [[Chengdu–Kunming High-Speed Railway|Chengdu–Kunming]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|737 km
|-
| [[Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway|Baoji–Lanzhou]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|401 km
|-
| [[Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway|Beijing–Shenyang]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|708 km
|-
| [[Shijiazhuang–Jinan High-Speed Railway|Shijiazhuang–Jinan]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|319 km
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway|Zhengzhou–Xuzhou]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|343 km
|-
| [[Hangzhou–Huangshan High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Huangshan]]
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|265 km
|-
| [[Nanning-Pingxiang High-Speed Line|Nanning–Pingxiang]]
!align="center"|?
!align="center"| ?
|-
| [[Lianyungang-Xuzhou High-Speed Railway|Lianyungang–Xuzhou]]<ref>http://news.gaotie.cn/x/2011-02-22/5077.html</ref>
!align="center"|?
!align="center"|183 km
|-
| [[Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Mudanjiang]]
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|293 km
|-
| [[Zhangjiakou-Datong High-Speed Railway|Zhangjiakou–Datong]]<ref>http://www.ngdsx.org.cn/news/sqmy/2011/15/111584653737I51G0E1AE28EF939G.html</ref>
!align="center"|?
!align="center"|?
|-
| [[Guangdong Western Seaside Railway|Shenzhen–Maoming]]<ref>http://finance.ifeng.com/news/20110222/3446888.shtml</ref>
!align="center"|250 km/h
!align="center"|372 km
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway|Zhengzhou–Chongqing]]<ref name="cn.gaotie.cn">http://cn.gaotie.cn/zhengzhou/2010-12-21/897.html</ref>
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|?
|-
| [[Xi'an–Wuhan High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Wuhan]]<ref name="cn.gaotie.cn"/>
!align="center"|350 km/h
!align="center"|?
|}
'''200–250 km/h high-speed rail under construction:'''
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="175" | Line
! scope="col" width="70" | Speed
! scope="col" width="70" | Length
! scope="col" width="140" | Construction began
! scope="col" width="140" | Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Longxia Railway|Longyan–Xiamen]] || 200 km/h || 171 km || 2006-12-25 || 2011
|-
| [[Xiashen Railway|Xiamen–Shenzhen]]<ref>http://www.people.com.cn/GB/other4583/4597/5844/6568611.html</ref> || 250 km/h || 502 km || 2007-11-23 || 2011
|-
| [[Xiangpu Railway|Xiangtang–Putian]] || 200 km/h || 604 km || 2007-11-23 || September 2011
|-
| [[Hanyi Railway|Wuhan–Yichang]] || 200 km/h || 293 km || 2008-09-17 || January 2012
|-
| [[Nanguang Railway|Nanning–Guangzhou]] || 200 km/h || 577 km || 2008-11-09 || 2013
|-
| [[Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway|Liuzhou–Nanning]] || 250 km/h || 226 km || 2008-12-27 || 2012
|-
| [[Yuli Railway|Chongqing–Lichuan]] || 200 km/h || 264 km || 2008-12-29 || 2012
|-
| [[Chengmianle Passenger Railway|Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan]] || 200 km/h || 319 km || 2008-12-30 || December 2012
|-
| [[Suiyu Railway|Suining–Chongqing]] Second Track || 200 km/h || 132 km || 2009-01-18 || 2012
|-
| [[Maozhan Railway|Maoming–Zhanjiang]] || 200 km/h || 103 km || 2009-03-21 || December 2011
|-
| Wuhan–[[Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway|Xiaogan]], [[Wuhan–Huangshi Intercity Railway|Huangshi]], [[Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway|Xianning]], [[Wuhan–Huanggang Intercity Railway|Huanggang]] || 200–250 km/h || 160 km || 2009-03-22 || 2011–2013
|-
| [[Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway|Dongguan–Huizhou]] || 200 km/h || 97 km || 2009-05-08 || October 2012
|-
| [[Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Passenger Railway|Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing]] || 200 km/h || 87 km || 2009-09-29 || 2012
|-
| [[Hefu Passenger Railway|Hefei–Fuzhou]] || 250 km/h || 806 km || 2009-12-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Ganlong Railway|Ganzhou–Longyan]] || 200 km/h || 274 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Jizuo Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo]] || 200 km/h || 77 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Kaifeng]] || 200 km/h || 50 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Zhengzhou–Xuchang Intercity Railway|Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport]] || 200 km/h || 49 km || 2009-12-29 || 2013
|-
| [[Chengdu–Kunming Railway|Chengdu–Kunming]] New Line || 200 km/h || 737 km || 2010-01-16 || 2014
|-
| [[Jinwen Railway|Jinhua–Wenzhou]] Upgrade || 200 km/h || 188 km || 2010-01-19 || 2013
|-
| [[Qingrong Intercity Railway|Qingdao–Rongcheng]] || 250 km/h || 299 km || 2010-03-17 || September 2013
|-
| [[Shendan Intercity Railway|Shenyang–Dandong]] || 250 km/h || 208 km || 2010-03-17 || March 2014
|-
| [[Danda Intercity Railway|Dandong–Dalian]] || 200 km/h || 159 km || 2010-03-17 || 2013
|-
| [[Jinbao Intercity Railway|Tianjin–Baoding]] || 250 km/h || 159 km || 2010-03-21 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengzhutan Intercity Railway|Chengsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan]] || 200 km/h || 96 km || 2010-06-30 || 2014
|-
| [[Jilin–Hunchun Passenger Railway|Jilin–Hunchun]] || 250 km/h || 378 km || 2010-06-30 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengpu Railway|Chengdu–Pujiang]]<ref>http://news.railcn.net/201010/168996.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 99 km || 2010-10-16 || 2013
|-
| [[Yuqian Passenger Railway|Chongqing–Guiyang]] || 250 km/h || 345 km || 2010-12-22 || 2015
|-
| [[Hefu Passenger Railway|Fuzhou–Pingtan]] || 200 km/h || 90 km || 2010-12-25 || 2015
|-
| [[Nanping–Sanming–Longyan High-Speed Railway|Nanping–Sanming–Longyan]]<ref>http://fj.sina.com.cn/news/m/2010-12-26/093886478.html</ref> || 250 km/h || 247 km || 2010-12-25 || 2015
|-
| [[Chenggui Passenger Railway|Chengdu–Guiyang]] || 250 km/h || 486 km || 2010-12-26 || 2015
|-
| [[Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Railway|Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport]] || 250 km/h || 63 km || 2010-12-27 || 2013
|-
| [[Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway|Chengdu–Lanzhou]]<ref>http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_02/25/4846711_0.shtml</ref> || 200 km/h || 462 km || 2011-02-26 || 2014
|-
| [[Zhangjiakou–Hohhot High-Speed Railway|Zhangjiakou–Hohhot]] || 250 km/h || 286 km || 2011-02-28 || 2015<ref name="railwaygazette.com">http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-passenger-lines.html</ref>
|-
| [[Hohhot-Ordos-Zhungeer]] || 200 km/h || 174 km || Unknown || 2015<ref name="railwaygazette.com"/>
|-
| [[Chongqing-Changsha]] || 250 km/h || Unknown km || 2011 || 2015<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/construction-begins.htmll</ref>
|-
| [[Guangxi Coastal Railway]] || 250 km/h || 262 km || 2011-04-26 || 2012<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|}
'''300+ km/h high-speed rail under construction:'''
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="220" | Line
! scope="col" width="90" | Speed
! scope="col" width="90" | Length
! scope="col" width="140" | Construction began
! scope="col" width="140" | Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Dalian]] || 350 km/h || 904 km || 2007-08-23 || 2011
|-
| [[Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Chengdu]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-begins-on-high-speed-line-through-qinling-mountains.html</ref> || 250–350 km/h || 511 km || 2010-11-10 || 2014
|-
| [[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link|Guangzhou–Shenzhen]]<ref group="note">(2014 for the Futian Station in Shenzhen's CBD)</ref> || 350 km/h || 140 km || 2008-08-20 || 2012<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-52.html</ref>
|-
| [[Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Beijing–Shijiazhuang]] || 350 km/h || 278 km || 2008-10-07 || 2012
|-
| [[Guizhou–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Guizhou–Guangzhou]] || 350 km/h || 858 km || 2008-10-13 || 2014
|-
| [[Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway|Shijiazhuang–Wuhan]] || 350 km/h || 838 km || 2008-10-15 || 2012
|-
| [[Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway|Tianjin–Qinhuangdao]] || 350 km/h || 258 km || 2008-11-08 || 2012
|-
| [[Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway|Nanjing–Hangzhou]] || 350 km/h || 249 km || 2008-12-27 || 2011
|-
| [[Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway|Nanjing–Anqing]] || 350 km/h || 257 km || 2008-12-28 || June 2012
|-
| [[Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway|Hefei–Bengbu]] || 350 km/h || 131 km || 2009-01-08 || 2012
|-
| [[Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Ningbo]] || 350 km/h || 150 km || 2009-04-01 || 2012
|-
| [[Harbin–Qiqihar High-Speed Railway|Harbin–Qiqihar]] || 350 km/h || 286 km || 2009-07-05 || 2012
|-
| [[Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway|Tianjin–Tanggu]] || 350 km/h || 45 km || 2009-10-01 || 2011
|-
| [[Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway|Hangzhou–Changsha]] || 350 km/h || 927 km || 2009-12-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Chengdu–Chongqing High-Speed Railway|Chengdu–Chongqing]]<ref>{{cite news | title=News in Brief | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/news-in-brief-32.html | work =[[Railway Gazette International]] | date=2010-05-16}}</ref> || 350 km/h || 308 km || 2010-03-22 || 2014
|-
| [[Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway|Lanzhou–Ürümqi]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/vossloh-awarded-EUR140m-urumqi-track-contract.html</ref> || 350 km/h || 1776 km || 2009-11-04 || December 2013
|-
| [[Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway|Xi'an–Baoji]] || 350 km/h || 148 km || 2009-11-28 || 2012
|-
| [[Datong–Xi'an High-Speed Railway|Datong–Xi'an]] || 250–350 km/h || 859 km || 2009-12-03 || 2014
|-
| [[Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway|Chongqing–Wanzhou]] || 350 km/h || 250 km || 2010-12-22 || 2013
|}
==== Hong Kong====
Preparation works are on the way for the [[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section]], which will include one station and a 26-km tunnel to connect the territory with the neighbouring high-speed railway network of mainland 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.
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
|[[Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section]] || 200 km/h ||26 km || 2010 || 2016
|}
====Japan====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] || 360 km/h || 148.9 km || May 2005 || April 2016. Note 360 km/h on the [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] line and 300 km/h on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] line.
|-
| [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] || 260 km/h || 228 km || 2004 || April 2015
|-
|}
====South Korea====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Honam High Speed Railway|Honam Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 230.99 km || 2009 ||First stage ([[Osong Station|Osong]]~[[Gwangju·Songjeong Station|Gwangju]]): 2015<br>Second stage ([[Gwangju·Songjeong Station|Gwangju]]~[[Mokpo Station|Mokpo]]): 2017
|-
| [[Suseo High Speed Railway|Suseo Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 61.10 km || 2011 || 2014
|-
| [[Donghae Nambu Line|Connection to East Sea Southern Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 7.235 km || 2011 || 2014
|-
| [[AREX|Extension to Incheon International Airport <br>via Airport Railroad and Gyeongui Line (KTX)]] || 350 km/h || 2.9 km || 2012 || 2013
|}
====Saudi Arabia====
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! 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 – Riyadh<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/30-year-railway-master-plan.html</ref> || 200 km/h || Unknown || Unknown || Mid 2012
|}
==== Taiwan (Republic of China)====
{{Expand list|date=January 2010}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] extension to [[Nangang Station]] || Unknown km/h || 3.27 km || 2009 November 28 || October 2012
|}
==== Uzbekistan ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line]] || average 170 km/h including stops using Talgo 250<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/talgo-250-arrives-in-toshkent.html|accessdate=2011-07-27|title=Railway Gazette: Talgo 250 arrives in Toshkent|date=2011-07-26|work=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref> || 344 km || 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://centralasianewswire.com/viewstory.aspx?id=3519 | title=Uzbekistan begins construction on high-speed railway | publisher=Central Asia Newswire | date=11 March 2011 | accessdate=1 August 2011 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60clgvPz9 | archivedate=1 August 2011}}</ref> || 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.railwayinsider.eu/wp/?p=22377 | title=Uzbekistan receives first high-speed train from Spain | publisher=Railway Insider | accessdate=1 August 2011 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60cmvi5Md | archivedate=1 August 2011}}</ref>
|}
===Europe===
{{See also|High-speed rail in Europe}}
====Austria====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Austrian Western Railway]] || 250 km/h || 312.2 km || Unknown || Unknown
|-
| [[Brenner Base Tunnel]] || 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Svilengrad]]-Turkish Border<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/bulgaria-to-turkey-wiring-underway.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 19 km || 2010 || 2012
|-
| [[Plovdiv]]-[[Svilengrad]]<ref>http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2011-08-05&article=377091</ref> || 200 km/h || 151 km || 2010 || 2013
|-
| [[Plovdiv]]-[[Burgas]]<ref>http://www.snews.bg/bg/statiya/vlakat-plovdiv-burgas-shte-leti-s-200-km-ch:10592</ref> || 200 km/h || 291 km || 2010 || 2013
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Plovdiv]]<ref>http://news.plovdiv24.bg/92083.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 156 km || 2010 || 2015
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Radomir]]<ref>http://www.pernikmedia.net/bg/articles/category18/article29.html</ref> || 200 km/h || 53 km || 2014 || 2017
|-
| [[Sofia]]-[[Dragoman]]<ref>http://www.focus-news.net/?id=n1601257</ref> || 200 km/h || 44 km || 2014 || 2017
|-
| [[Vidin]]-[[Sofia]]<ref>http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2011/03/16/1059797_ot_vidin_do_sofiia_za_2_chasa_s_vlak_-_nai-rano_prez/</ref> || 200 km/h || 222 km || Unknown || 2020
|-
|}
====France====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[LGV Rhin-Rhône]] || 350 km/h || 190 km || 3 July 2006 || 11 December 2011<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/lgv-rhin-rhone-tracklaying-completed.html</ref>
|-
| [[LGV Est]] Phase 2<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-lgv-est-phase-2.html</ref> || 350 km/h || 106 km || June 2010 || 2016
|-
| [[Lyon Turin Ferroviaire]] || 300 km/h || 72 km || 2007 || 2020–2025
|}
====Germany====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway]] || 300 km/h || 123 km || October 1996 || 2015
|-
| [[Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway]] || 300 km/h || 190 km || 1996 || 2017
|-
|}
====Greece====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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.
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====Italy====
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
|-
| [[Verona]] - [[Brenner]]<ref>http://www.tunnelbuilder.it/headline_1908_3.htm</ref> || 250 km/h || 276 km || Unknown || 2025
|}
====Norway====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Vestfold Line|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 ([[Stadler FLIRT]]) 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line<ref>[http://www.rave.pt/tabid/233/Default.aspx Alta Velocidade em Síntese]</ref> !! 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====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Basque Y]] || 250 km/h || 175 km || 2006 || 2013–2016
|-
| [[Mediterranean High Speed Corridor]]: [[Andalusia]]–[[Region of Murcia|Murcia]]–[[Valencian Community|Valencia]]–[[Catalonia]]–French border<ref>http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/Bruselas/declarara/corredor/mediterraneo/basico/prioritario/elpepuesp/20111014elpcat_2/Tes</ref> || 250-350 km/h || +1300 km || || 2016–2020–2030
|-
| [[Madrid]]–([[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]]–[[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]–[[Badajoz]])–[[Lisbon]]<ref>http://www.rave.pt/tabid/233/Default.aspx Alta Velocidade em Síntese</ref> || 350 km/h || 640 km || Unknown || -
|-
| [[L.A.V. Levante]] || 350 km/h || 940 km || Unknown || 2010-2015
|-
| L.A.V. [[Valladolid]]–[[Burgos]]–[[Vitoria-Gasteiz]] || 350 km/h || 208 km || 2009 || 2015
|-
| L.A.V. Venta de Baños–[[León, Spain|León]]–[[Gijón]] || 350 km/h || Unknown km || Unknown || 2014
|-
| L.A.V. Olmedo–[[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]]–[[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] || 350 km/h || 435 km || Unknown || 2015<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/ourense-high-speed-infrastructure-ppp-out-to-tender.html</ref>
|-
| L.A.V. [[Seville]]–[[Cádiz]] || 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. [[Madrid]]-[[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/high-speed-concession-plan.html</ref> || Unknown km/h || Unknown km || Unknown || -
|-
|}
====Sweden====
{| class="wikitable"
! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
|-
| [[Norway/Vänern Line|Göteborg-Trollhättan]] || 250 km/h<br><small>first years 200 km/h</small>|| 82 km || 2004 || 2012
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====Turkey====
{{Main|High-speed rail in Turkey}}
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! Line !! Speed !! Length !! Construction began !! Expected start of revenue services
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| [[Ankara]] - [[Eskişehir]] || 250 km/h || 245 km || 2003 || Opened in 2009
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| [[Ankara]] - [[Konya]] || 250 km/h || 212 km || 2006 || Opened in 2011
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| [[Eskişehir]] - [[İstanbul]] || 250 km/h || 291.4 km || 2008 || 2015
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| [[Ankara]] - [[Sivas]] || 250 km/h || 446 km || February 2009 || 2015
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| [[Bursa]] - [[Bilecik]] || 250 km/h || 115 km || 2012 || 2016
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| [[Ankara]] - [[İzmir]] || 250 km/h || 654 km || 2012 || 2016
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==North America==
===United States===
{{Main|High-speed rail in the 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 [[Boston]] via [[New York City]]. 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 [[grade crossings]]; there are eleven such crossings between [[New Haven, Connecticut]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
[[California]] has made the most progress towards establishment of a "true" high-speed line; in the [[2008 elections]] 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. [[Maglev train|Maglev]] propulsion was previously considered but dropped as an option in 2001. The project is being administered under the [[California high-speed rail|California High-Speed Rail Authority]].
Competing against California for federal funding is the Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative, involving the states of [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Ohio]], 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 [[Transport hub|hub]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. High-speed lines are proposed to serve [[Cleveland, Ohio]], [[Detroit, Michigan]], [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], 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.<ref>[http://www.midwesthsr.org/home Midwest High Speed Rail Association, Accessed December 5, 2010]</ref>
[[Florida high speed rail|Florida]] 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 {{convert|168|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, but governor [[Rick Scott]] denied the $2.4 billion in federal money in March.
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.uic.org/IMG/pdf/20100521_a1_high_speed_lines_in_the_world.pdf World HSR lines may 2010] International Union of Railways
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