High-speed Rail

"High-speed":

  • new lines above 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • upgraded lines in excess of 200 km/h (124 mph)

List of HSR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-speed_railway_lines

Canada is the only G7 country that does not have any high-speed rail.

US

  • California High Speed Rail (2029+):
    • San Francisco / Sacramento - Los Angeles / San Diego
  • Brightline:
    • Miami - West Palm Beach - Orlando (2023) - Tampa
    • up to 125 mph (200 km/h)
  • Brightline West (2026):
  • Texas Central (3 stations, 240 mi, 2026):
  • Cascadia High-Speed Rail
    • Eugene – Portland - Seattle - Vancouver

Asia

  • China: the largest High Speed Rail network.
  • Japan:
    • Chuo Shinkansen, Maglev High-Speed Rail, Tokyo - Nagoya (2027) - Osaka (2045)
  • Indonesia: Jakarta - Bandung - Semarang
  • Thailand:
    • Northeastern HSR: Bangkok (Bang Sue) - Nakhon Ratchasima (2026) - Nong Khai (2029, to Laos)
    • Eastern HSR: DMK Airport - Bangkok (Bang Sue) - BKK Airport - Pattya - U-Tapao (UTP) Airport (2027) - Trat (2037)
  • Saudi Arabia: Haramain High-Speed Railway
    • Route: Medina - King Abdullah Economic City - JED Airport - Jeddah - Mecca
    • Trains: Talgo 350 SRO
    • Max speed: 300 km/h (190 mph)
    • Length: 453 km.
  • Turkey:
    • Ankara – Istanbul
    • Ankara – Konya
  • Uzbekistan:
    • Tashkent – Samarkand

Europe

  • France TGV
  • Germany ICE
  • Spanin AVE
    • the longest HSR network in Europe, and the second longest in the world, after China's.
  • Italy FRECCE
  • UK:
    • HS1: London (St Pancras) - Brussels / Paris / Amsterdam
    • HS2: London - Birmingham (2029/2033) - Leeds - Manchester
  • Eurostar
  • Thalys: France/Belgium/Netherlands, France/Belgium/Germany
  • Russia:
    • Saint Petersburg – Moscow, Russian gauge, Max speeds of 250 km/h, Sapsan (Siemens Velaro)
    • Moscow – Kazan

Europe High Sped Rail Map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:High_Speed_Railroad_Map_of_Europe.svg

Africa

  • Morocco: Al Boraq
    • Tangier (Strait of Gibraltar) - Kenitra - Rabat (the capital) - Casablanca (the economic capital) - Marrakech - Agadir
    • The first of its kind on the African continent