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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 ...
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 ...
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Proposed railway lines in Germany (1 P) ... Dresden‒Prague high-speed line; S. Stuttgart 21 This page was last edited on 23 January 2017, at 02:10 (UTC ...
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. ...
An ETR 500 train running on the Florence–Rome high-speed line near Arezzo, Italy, the first high-speed railway opened in Europe. [6] The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian "Direttissima", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977. The top speed on the line was 250 km/h (160 mph), giving an end ...
Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway; Overview; Native name: Neubaustrecke Stuttgart–Wendlingen: Line number: 4813 [1] Locale: Baden-Württemberg, Germany: Technical; Line length ~25.2 km (15.7 mi) Number of tracks: 2: Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: Electrification: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary ...