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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 ...
France has a large network of high-speed rail lines. As of June 2021, the French high-speed rail network comprises 2,800 km (1,740 mi) of tracks, [1] making it one of the largest in Europe and the world. As of early 2023, new lines are being constructed or planned.
The share for conventional rail between Taipei and Kaohsiung fell from 9.71% in 2006 to 2.5% in 2008, while high-speed rail became the most common mode of transport at 50% of all trips by 2008. [97] The opening of THSR led to a 10% reduction of traffic on the parallel expressway in 2007. [ 98 ]
High-speed line (25 kV 50 Hz): electric energy transmitted by 2 x 25 kV overhead lines on high-speed lines. Only line sections allowing commercial speeds greater than or equal to 250 km/h (155 mph) and equipped with a cab signalling system are shown as high-speed lines on this map; the connections and ends of new lines built for the TGV, when ...
The Paris suburban rail services represents alone 82% of the French rail annual ridership. [1] [2] With a total of 100.2 billion passenger-kilometres, [1] [2] France has the fifth-most used passenger network worldwide, and second-most used in Europe after that of Russia. [8] France is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
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.
This is a list of railway lines in France, belonging either to the national network (SNCF Réseau) or to private owners. High speed lines (LGV, managed by the SNCF) [ edit ]
Rail transport in Taiwan consists of 2,025 kilometres (1,258 mi) (as of 2015) of railway networks. [2] Though no longer as dominant as it once was, rail transport is an extremely important form of transportation in Taiwan due to high population density, especially along the densely populated western corridor.