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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 ...
Authorities in the United States maintain various definitions of high-speed rail. The United States Department of Transportation, an entity in the executive branch, defines it as rail service with top speeds ranging from 110 to 150 miles per hour (180 to 240 km/h) or higher, [10] while the United States Code, which is the official codification of Federal statutes, defines it as rail service ...
The California Department of Transportation's California State Rail Modernization Plan (2023 Draft) [8] integrates the High-Speed Rail system into its long-range passenger rail plan. The map to the right shows how the HSR system will provide connections to long distance (Amtrak) as well as commuter rail services at the north and south ends of ...
May 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM. Across the world, high-speed trains zip from city to city, ... High-speed rail is best suited for between cities that are near each other, where a train ride is around the ...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2024 Business Plan, a draft of which was released Feb. 9 and is open for public comment prior to final approval April 11, forecasts the cost for its ...
The ambitious high-speed rail project has been bogged by financial issues since it was first announced in 2013. ... 2024 at 1:07 PM. Traffic on the Johor-Singapore Causeway from Johor Bahru on Jan ...
As of October 2024, active construction in the Central Valley has been ongoing on 119 miles (192 km) of high-speed right-of-way with a design speed of 220 miles per hour (350 km/h). These 119 miles are constructed by three different consortia, split into so-called "construction packages (CPs)": CP 1, CP 2-3, and CP 4.
The 171-mile stretch of rail running between Merced and Bakersfield could be operational as early as 2030, with testing of the bullet trains slated to begin in 2028, according to the High-Speed ...