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In general, travel by high-speed rail has been demonstrated to be remarkably safe. The first high-speed rail network, the Japanese Shinkansen has not had any fatal accidents involving passengers since it began operating in 1964. [154] Notable major accidents involving high-speed trains include the following.
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The largest project for American high-speed rail is the California High-Speed Rail network, which was authorized by voters with Proposition 1A in 2008. In August 2013, the Tutor Perini Corporation signed a $1-billion contract to begin construction of the first phase in 2014. [35] Construction began in early 2015.
Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network. The Italian high-speed railway network consists of 1,342 km (834 mi) of lines, which allow speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph). The safety system adopted for the network is the ERMTS/ETCS II, the state-of-the-art in railway signalling and safety. [23]
High Speed 1 (section 2) in the UK has a minimum vertical curve radius of 10,000 m (32,808 ft) [6] and High Speed 2, with the higher speed of 400 km/h (250 mph), stipulates much larger 56,000 m (183,727 ft) radii. [7] In both these cases the experienced change in weight is less than 7%.
National rail network (including commuter rail operators like GO Transit, West Coast Express, Exo and Union Pearson Express). 49,422 km (30,709 mi) The Toronto Transit Commission uses 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm) gauge on its streetcar and subway lines. China: National rail network: 103,144 km (64,091 mi) Chile: Santiago Metro: 140.8 km (87 ...
In June 2020, the government of Kerala approved the Thiruvananthapuram–Kasargode Semi High Speed Rail Corridor or Silver line, a Semi-High speed rail line connecting the state. [142] In July 2021, the Government announced plans to create 10 new Vande Bharat Express lines connecting over 40 cities. This is planned to be done by 2022. [143]
Established in April 2012, NCB was formed to provide conformity assessment services to the rail industry. [2] The organisation has extensive long-standing experience of working alongside rail industry projects from wagon alterations through to piecemeal infrastructure upgrades to new pieces of rail infrastructure such as High Speed 1.