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Originally proposed to run on a 4,000 mm (13 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) track, the Breitspurbahn was ultimately developed with a track gauge of 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), more than double the width of the common standard gauge track, and three times the width of the common semi-narrow metre gauge track.
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 ...
Construction of the first high-speed rail in Germany began shortly after that of the French LGVs (lignes à grande vitesse, high-speed lines). However, legal battles caused significant delays, so that the German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains were deployed ten years after the TGV network was established.
A fourth high-speed rail project proposed by the Karnataka government would run 485 kilometres (301 mi) from Mysuru (Mysore) through Bengaluru (Bangalore) to Chennai, cutting the current nine-hour travel time to three hours (45 minutes between Mysuru and Bengaluru) at a cost of ₹ 1.15 trillion (equivalent to ₹ 1.2 trillion or US$14 billion ...
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Line 29 was re-launched in December 2017. It connects Berlin and Munich. Until 2018, three pairs of trains daily connected Berlin with Munich in under 4 hours. The line runs between Halle and Erfurt via the new Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway and between Erfurt and Nuremberg via the Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway. With the ...
Pages in category "High-speed railway lines in Germany" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway: High-speed rail Thailand Thailand: 4.65 [203] 2020 2026 179 billion baht as of October 2022: Oslo Metro Line T6: Rapid transit line Norway: Oslo and Bærum: 1.6 [204] 2020 2027 Cost is as of January 2017: Lima Metro Line 2: Rapid transit Peru: Lima: 5.8 [205] 2014 2025 Line 2 in yellow: Line 4 (Athens Metro)