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Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), sometimes referred to unofficially as High Speed 3, is a proposed major rail programme designed to substantially enhance the economic potential of the North of England. [1] [2] [3] The phrase was adopted in 2014 for a project featuring new and significantly upgraded railway lines in the region. [4]
The following table is an overview of high-speed rail in service and under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways), [3] [4] updated with other sources. [5]
Under the most common international definition of high-speed rail (speeds above 155 mph (250 km/h) on newly built lines and speeds above 124 mph (200 km/h) on upgraded lines), Amtrak's Acela is the United States' only true high-speed rail service, reaching 150 mph (240 km/h) over 49.9 miles (80.3 km) of track along the Northeast Corridor. [2]
Uzbekistan has a single high-speed rail line, the Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line, which allows trains to reach up to 250 km/h (155.3 mph) with 600 kilometres (370 miles) of rail lines. There are also electrified extensions at lower speeds to Bukhara and Dehkanabad .
For years, the two countries have considered an ambitious project that would significantly cut that travel time: a 350-kilometer high-speed rail line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...
The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.. A high-speed train is generally defined as one which operates at or over 125 mph (200 km/h) in regular passenger service, with a high level of service, and often comprising multi-powered elements.
That could happen if China goes through with a proposed high-speed railway linking it to the U.S. The project, nicknamed the "China-Russia-Canada-America" line, ...
Northern Powerhouse Rail (sometimes called High Speed 3) was established in 2014 to substantially enhance the economy of the North of England. [45] [46] It would have provided new and significantly upgraded railway lines to transform rail services between the region's towns and cities.