List of high-speed railway lines

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This article provides a list of operational and under construction 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 support speeds over 200 km/h (120 mph) regardless of their statuses of upgraded or newly built.^[1][2]

Countries with High-speed railway lines operational (red) and under-construction (yellow) as of 2025

Overview

Operational networks

The following table is an overview of high-speed rail in service and under construction by country. 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]

Country or region	Continent	Operational length (km)	Under construction (km)	Total length (km)	Density (m/km2)	Length (km) per 100,000 people[a]	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Opened
Austria	Europe	283.2[b]	357.3	640.5	3.38	3.16	230	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC	1435	1990
Belgium	Europe	260.8[c]	60.9[d]	321.7	6.6	2.23	300	3 kV DC,[e] 25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	1997
China	Asia	48,000[6]	25,000	70,000[7]	5.01	3.41	350[8][f]	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2008
Denmark	Europe	60[11]	139.7[12]	199.7	0.68	0.98	200	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2019
Finland	Europe	987.1	0	987.1	2.92	17.8	220	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1524[g]	2006
France	Europe	3,516.346	372	3,888.346	5.77	5.73	320[13][h]	25 kV 50 Hz AC[i][j]	1435	1981[k]
Germany	Europe	3,348.24	957.7	4,305.94	9.38	4.02	300	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC[l]	1435	1991
Greece	Europe	160[m]	230	390	1.21	1.55	200	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2022
Hong Kong	Asia	26[14]	0	26	23.51	0.35	200	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2018
Indonesia	Asia	143[15]	0	143	0.08	0.05	350	27.5 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2023
Italy	Europe	1,312.464	1,181.068	2,493.532	4.36	2.23	300	25 kV 50 Hz AC, 3 kV DC	1435	1977
Japan	Asia	3,067[16]	497.6	3,564.6	9.07	2.5	320[n]	25 kV 50/60 Hz AC	1435[o]	1964
Morocco	Africa	186[17]	747	933	0.26	0.49	320	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2018
Netherlands	Europe	175[p]	0	175	4.18	1.95	300[q]	1.5 kV DC,[r] 25 kV 50 Hz AC[s]	1435	2009
Norway	Europe	173[t]	208.6	381.6	0.54	3.16	210	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC	1435	1998
Poland	Europe	285.047[u]	224	509.047	0.91	0.75	200	3 kV DC	1435	2014
Portugal	Europe	224[v]	90[18][w]	314	2.67	2.19	220	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1668	1999
Russia	Europe	650[20]	680[21]	1,330	0.04	0.42	250	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC[x]	1520	1984
Saudi Arabia	Asia	450[22]	950	1,400	0.21	1.22	300	25 kV 50 Hz AC[y]	1435	2018
Serbia	Europe	70[23]	308[24][25]	378	0.79	0.98	200	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2022
South Korea	Asia	1,548.7	1,122.1	2,670.8	15.43	2.99	305	25 kV 60 Hz AC	1435	2004
Spain	Europe	3,973[26]	1,034	5,000	7.84	8.42	300[z]	3 kV DC,[aa] 25 kV 50 Hz AC[ab]	1435; 1668[ac]	1992
Sweden	Europe	1,711	640[ad]	2,351	3.8	16.12	205[ae]	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC	1435	1990
Switzerland	Europe	164[af]	232.5	396.5	3.97	1.86	230	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC	1435	2005
Taiwan	Asia	351[27]	56.4	407.4	9.7	1.47	300	25 kV 60 Hz AC	1435	2007
Turkey	Europe/Asia	1,021[ag]	1,910[ah]	2,931	1.3	1.27	300	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2009
United Kingdom	Europe	1,485.3	230	1,715.3[28]	6.11	2.19	300[ai]	25 kV 50 Hz AC[aj]	1435	1976
United States	North America	136.6[29]	656.198[ak]	792.798	0.01	0.04	240	Multiple[al][am]	1435	2000
Uzbekistan	Asia	600[an]	465[30]	1,065	1.34	1.71	250	20 kV 50 Hz AC	1520	2011

By region

Region	Continent	Operational length (km)	Under construction (km)	Total length (km)	Density (m/km2)	Length per 100,000 people (km)[a]	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Common track gauge (mm)	Year opened
Africa		186	1,262	1,448	0.01	0.01	320	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2018
Asia		52,206.7[ao]	31,563.91[ap]	83,770.61[aq]	1.17	1.11	350	25 kV 50 or 60 Hz AC	1435[ar]	1964
Europe[as]		18,547.9	7,642.5	26,190.4	1.76	2.49	320	Various[at]	1435[au]	1976
European Union	Europe	16,210.86	5,864.7	22,075.56	3.83	3.61	320	Various[av]	1435[aw]	1977
North America		136.6	656.198	792.798	0.055	0.02	240	Multiple[ax]	1435	2000
World		71,067.26	41,096.65	112,163.91	0.477	0.87	350	Various	1435	1964

Freight services

Country	Continent	Service	Type	Top speed (km/h)	Introduced	Status
Japan	Asia	JR freight service	Light freight	320	2019[31]	Operational
Germany	Europe	IC:Kurier	Courrier	300	2020[32]	Operational
China	Asia	Freight Express	Dedicated freight train	350	2020[33]	Operational on busy routes
France	Europe	SNCF TGV La Poste	Dedicated freight train	270	1984	Defunct in 2015[34]
Italy	Europe	Mercitalia Fast	Dedicated freight train	300	2018	Defunct in 2022

Networks under construction

Country/Region	Continent	Length (km)	Length approved (km)	Total (km)	Density (m/km2)	Length per 100,000 people (km)[a]	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Work began	Opening
Estonia Latvia Lithuania (Rail Baltica)	Europe	870[35]	0	870	4.97	14.82	234[36]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2017	2028
Thailand	Asia	826.01	1,828	2,654.01	1.61	1.15	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2017	2027
India	Asia	508.18[37][ay]	1,121.15	1,629.33	0.24	0.05	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2021	2028
Algeria	Africa	285	0	285	0.12	0.62	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2012	TBD
Egypt	Africa	230[38]	1,770	2,000	0.23	0.2	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2021	2027
Czech Republic	Europe	139.9	667.49	807.39	1.78	1.29	200	3 kV DC;[az] 25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	2017	TBD

Asia

China

Main article: List of high-speed railway lines in China

High-speed rail lines of China

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Shanghai maglev train	Longyang Road–Pudong International	30.5 km (19.0 mi)	New	431 km/h (268 mph)	2004	Operational
Beijing–Shanghai	Beijing south–Tianjin West / Shanghai Hongqiao	1,318 km (819 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2011	Operational
Beijing–Guangzhou[ba]	Beijing west–Guangzhou	2,230 km (1,390 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2012	Operational
Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen	Hangzhou east–Shenzhen north	1,495 km (929 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2013	Operational
Huhanrong PDL	Shanghai Hongqiao–Chengdu	2,078 km (1,291 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2014	Operational
Shanghai–Kunming	Shanghai Hongqiao–Kunming south	2,066 km (1,284 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2016	Operational
Guangzhou–Kunming	Guangzhou south–Kunming south	1,285 km (798 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2016	Operational
Suifenhe–Manzhouli	Suifenhe–Manzhouli	714 km (444 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2018	Operational
Qingdao–Yinchuan	Qingdao north–Yinchuan	1,762 km (1,095 mi)	Upgraded	350 km/h (220 mph)	2018	Operational
Beijing–Lanzhou	Beijing–Lanzhou	1,526 km (948 mi)	Upgraded	350 km/h (220 mph)	2019	Operational
Beijing–Harbin[ba]	Beijing Chaoyang–Harbin / Dalian	1,700 km (1,100 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2021	Operational
Eurasia Continental Bridge	Lianyungang–Ürümqi	3,422 km (2,126 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2021	Operational
Coastal corridor (north extension)[bb]	Dandong–Ningbo	2,659 km (1,652 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2027	Mostly operational[bc]
Coastal corridor (south extension)[bb]	Huizhou south–Dongxing	954 km (593 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2028	Mostly operational[bd]
Hohhot–Nanning	Hohhot–Nanning	2,779.7 km (1,727.2 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2028	Mostly operational[be]
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan[bf]	Baotou–Sanya / Xi'an north	4,664 km (2,898 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2028	Mostly operational[bg]
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou	Lanzhou west–Guangzhou	2,282 km (1,418 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2028	Mostly operational[bh]
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)	Beijing Fengtai–Hong Kong West Kawloon / Taipei[bi]	4,392 km (2,729 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2029	Mostly operational[bj]
Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu	Shanghai Baoshan–Chengdu	5,130 km (3,190 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2029	Partly operational[bk]
Beijing–Kunming[bl]	Beijing–Kunming / Chongqing	3,795.7 km (2,358.5 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2030	Mostly operational[bm]
Xiamen–Chongqing	Xiamen–Chongqing	937 km (582 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	TBD	Partly operational[bn]
Regional railways	Multiple lines	1,611 km (1,001 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2008–2020	Operational
Intercity railways	Multiple lines	7,210 km (4,480 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2008–2020	Operational
Class I railways	Multiple lines	5,056.9 km (3,142.2 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2012–2019	Operational

India

Main article: List of high-speed railway lines in India

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Mumbai–Ahmedabad	Mumbai BKC–Sabarmati	508.18 km (315.77 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2028	Under construction

Indonesia

Main article: High-speed rail in Indonesia

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Whoosh high-speed railway	Halim (Jakarta)–Tegalluar (Bandung)	142.8 km (88.7 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2023	Operational

Japan

Main article: Shinkansen

Map of Shinkansen lines (excluding the Hakata-Minami Line and Gala-Yuzawa Line extension)

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Tokaido Shinkansen	Tokyo–Shin-Osaka	515.4 km (320.3 mi)	New	285 km/h (177 mph)	1964	Operational
San'yō Shinkansen	Shin-Osaka–Hakata	553.7 km (344.1 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1972–1975	Operational
Tōhoku Shinkansen	Tokyo–Shin-Aomori	674.9 km (419.4 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	1982–2010	Operational
Jōetsu Shinkansen	Tokyo–Niigata	269.5 km (167.5 mi)	New	275 km/h (171 mph)	1982	Operational
Hokuriku Shinkansen	Takasaki–Tsuruga	470.6 km (292.4 mi)	New	260 km/h (160 mph)	1997–2024	Operational
Kyushu Shinkansen	Hakata–Kagoshima-Chūō	256.8 km (159.6 mi)	New	260 km/h (160 mph)	2004–2011	Operational
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen	Takeo-Onsen–Nagasaki	66 km (41 mi)	New	260 km/h (160 mph)	2022	Operational
Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Aomori–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto	148.8 km (92.5 mi)	New	260 km/h (160 mph)	2016	Operational
	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto-Sapporo	212 km (132 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2031+	Under Construction
Chuo Shinkansen	Shinagawa (Tokyo)–Nagoya	285.6 km (177.5 mi)	New (Maglev)	505 km/h (314 mph)[bo]	2034[bp]	Under construction

Saudi Arabia

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Haramain HSR	Mecca–Medina	453 km (281 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2018	Operational
Saudi Landbridge Project	Jeddah–Riyadh	950 km (590 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)[39]	2030	Under construction

South Korea

Main article: High-speed rail in South Korea

Map of Korean high-speed lines

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Gyeongbu HSR	Seoul–Busan	417.4 km (259.4 mi)	New	305 km/h (190 mph)	2004–2015	Operational
Jeolla Line	Iksan–Yeosu Expo	180.4 km (112.1 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	2011	Operational
Honam HSR	Osong–Mokpo	249.2 km (154.8 mi)	New	305 km/h (190 mph)	2015	Operational
Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR	Suseo–PyeongtaekJije	61.1 km (38.0 mi)	New	305 km/h (190 mph)	2016	Operational
	PyeongtaekJije–Osong	46.4 km (28.8 mi)			2028	Under construction
Gyeonggang Line	Seowonju–Gangneung	120.2 km (74.7 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2017	Operational
	Yeoju–Seowonju	22.1 km (13.7 mi)			2027	Under construction
Jungbunaeryuk Line	Bubal–Mungyeong	92.7 km (57.6 mi)	New	230 km/h (140 mph)	2021-2024	Operational
	Mungyeong–Gimcheon	70.1 km (43.6 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2032	Approved
Jungang Line	Cheongnyangni–Moryang	185.4 km (115.2 mi)[bq]	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2021–2024	Operational
Donghae Line	Taehwagang–Samcheok	242.3 km (150.6 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2025	Operational
	Gangneung–Jejin	111.7 km (69.4 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027	Under construction
Seohae Line	Seohwaseong–Hongseong	90 km (56 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2026	Under construction
Janghang Line	Hongseong–Iksan	95.5 km (59.3 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027	Undergoing upgrade
Gyeongjeon Line	Bujeon–Suncheon	165.8 km (103.0 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	2025	Undergoing upgrade
	Imseong-ri–Boseong	82.5 km (51.3 mi)		200 km/h (120 mph)	2025	Undergoing upgrade
	Suncheon–GwangjuSongjeong	121.5 km (75.5 mi)		250 km/h (160 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade
Chuncheon-Sokcho Line	Chuncheon–Sokcho	93.7 km (58.2 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027	Under construction
Nambunaeryuk Line	Gimcheon–Geoje	177.9 km (110.5 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030	Under construction
Chungbuk Line	Osong–Bongyang	115 km (71 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2031	Undergoing upgrade

Taiwan

Main article: Taiwan High Speed Rail

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Taiwan HSR	Nangang–Zuoying	351 km (218 mi)[br]	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2007-2016[bs]	Operational
	Taipei–Yilan	56.4 km (35.0 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	Under construction

Thailand

Main article: High-speed rail in Thailand

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Northeastern HSR	Krung Thep Aphiwat Central–Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai	606.01 km (376.56 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028[bt]	Under construction
Eastern HSR	Don Mueang–U-Tapao	220 km (140 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2029	Under construction

Turkey

Main article: High-speed rail in Turkey

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Polatlı–Konya	Polatlı–Konya	212 km (132 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2011	Operational
Ankara–Istanbul	Sincan–Köseköy	313 km (194 mi)	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2014	Operational
	Other sections	20 km (12 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	Under construction
Konya–Yenice railway	Konya–Karaman	102 km (63 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2021	Operational
	Karaman–Ulukışla	135 km (84 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026	Undergoing upgrade
Ankara–Sivas	Kayaş–Sivas	394 km (245 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2023	Operational
Bandırma–Bursa–Osmaneli line (in Turkish)	Bandırma–Bursa–Osmaneli	201 km (125 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2025–2028	Undergoing upgrade
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway	Halkalı–Kapıkule	229 km (142 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2025–2028	Undergoing upgrade
Mersin–Adana–Gaziantep railway	Mersin–Gaziantep	311 km (193 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2027	Undergoing upgrade
Polatlı–İzmir	Polatlı–Alsancak	505 km (314 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027	Under construction
Yerköy–Kayseri railway (in Turkish)	Yerköy–Kayseri	142 km (88 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	Under construction
Kırıkkale–Çorum–Samsun[40]	Kırıkkale Delice–Samsun	293 km (182 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	Under construction
Sivas-Zara line (in Turkish)	Sivas-Zara	74 km (46 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	Under construction

Uzbekistan

Main article: High-speed rail in Uzbekistan

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Tashkent–Bukhara	Tashkent–Bukhara	600 km (370 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2011	Operational
Bhukhara–Khiva	Bukhara-Khiva	465 km (289 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030	Under Construction

Africa

Algeria

Line	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Hassi Messaoud-Touggourt[41]	153 km (95 mi)	new	220 km/h (140 mph)	No data	Under construction
Oued Tlélat–Tlemcen	132 km (82 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	TBD	Under construction

Egypt

Main article: High-speed rail in Egypt

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Red line	Mersa Matruh–Ain Sokhna	660 km (410 mi)	New	230 km/h (140 mph)	2027	Under construction

Morocco

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Al Boraq	Tanger-Ville–Kenitra	186 km (116 mi)[42]	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2018	Operational
	Tanger-Ville–Casablanca	137 km (85 mi)	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	TBD[bu]	Undergoing upgrade
	Kenitra–Rabat	55 km (34 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2027	Under construction
	Kénitra-Marrakech	375 km (233 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	TBD[bv]	Under construction
	Fez-Rabat[43]	180 km (110 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2030	Under construction

Europe

Austria

Main article: High-speed rail in Austria

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Western Railway	Vienna–Salzburg	243 km (151 mi)[bw]	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	1990–2018	Operational
New Lower Inn Valley Railway	Kundl–Baumkirchen	40.2 km (25.0 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2012	Operational
	Brannenburg-Kundl	25 km (16 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	TBD	Under construction
Koralm Railway	Graz–Klagenfurt	127 km (79 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2025	Under construction
Marchegger Eastern railway (in German)	Vienna Stadlau - Slovakian border	38 km (24 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026	Undergoing upgrade
de:Pottendorfer Linie (in German)	Vienna Inzersdorf Ort - Wr. Neustadt	47 km (29 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2029[44]	Undergoing upgrade
Semmering Base Tunnel	Gloggnitz–Mürzzuschlag	27.3 km (17.0 mi)	New	230 km/h (140 mph)	2030	Under construction
North railway line	Gänserndorf–Břeclav	47 km (29 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade
Brenner Base Tunnel	Innsbruck–Italian border	46 km (29 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2032	Under construction

Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)

Main article: High-speed rail in Latvia

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Rail Baltica	Tallinn–Vilnius	870 km (540 mi)	New	234 km/h (145 mph)	2028[bx]–2030[by]–2032[bz]	Under construction

Belgium

Main article: High-speed rail in Belgium

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
HSL 1	LGV Nord–Bruxelles-Sud	88 km (55 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1997	Operational
HSL 2+line 36N	Leuven–Liège-Guillemins	66 km (41 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2002	Operational
	Leuven–Bruxelles-Nord	28.8 km (17.9 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2003–2006	Operational
HSL 3	Liège-Guillemins–Cologne-Aachen	42 km (26 mi)	New	260 km/h (160 mph)	2009	Operational
HSL 4	Antwerpen-Centraal–HSL Zuid	36 km (22 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2009	Operational
Belgian railway line 50A	Brussels–Denderleeuw; Gent–Brugge	57.9 km (36.0 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade
Diabolo project	N/A (connecting line)	3 km (1.9 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade

Czech Republic

Main article: High-speed rail in Czech Republic

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Line 001	Prague-Poříčany	30 km (19 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade
	Přerov – Ostrava	25.594 km (15.903 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade
Line 002	Brno-Vranovice	83.796 km (52.068 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade

Denmark

Main article: High-speed rail in Denmark

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Øresund Line	Copenhagen Central–Swedish border	10 km (6.2 mi)[ca]	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2000	Operational
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line	Copenhagen central–Ringsted	60 km (37 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2019	Operational
Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line	Ringsted–Odense	96.4 km (59.9 mi)[ca]	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2029	Undergoing upgrade
Fehmarn Belt fixed link	Ringsted–Rødby	8.3 km (5.2 mi)[ca]	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2028	Under construction
Vestfyn Line	Odense–Middelfart	35 km (22 mi)[ca]	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2028	Under construction

Finland

Main articles: High-speed rail in Finland and List of railway lines in Finland

Running speeds on the Finnish railway network.

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Kerava–Lahti railway	Kerava–Lahti	75.7 km (47.0 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2006	Operational
Rantarata	Helsinki central–Turku Harbour	63 km (39 mi)[cb]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	Operational
Helsinki–Riihimäki Railway	Helsinki central–Riihimäki	71.4 km (44.4 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	Operational
Riihimäki–Tampere railway	Riihimäki–Tampere	116 km (72 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	Operational
Tampere–Seinäjoki railway	Lielax–Seinäjoki	156 km (97 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2008[45]	Operational
Oulu Main Line	Seinäjoki–Lapua	23 km (14 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2017	Operational
	Lapua–Kokkola[46]	110 km (68 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2011	Operational
	Kokkola–Ylivieska	79 km (49 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2018	Operational
	Ylivieska–Liminka	123 km (76 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2015[47]	Operational
Savonia railway	Kinni-Otava	45 km (28 mi)[cc]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2006[48]	Operational
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway	Riihimäki–Russian border	120 km (75 mi)[cd]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2010[ce]-2013[cf]	Operational

France

Main article: High-speed rail in France

Overview of French TGV lines

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Orléans–Montauban railway	Orléans–Vierzon	70.399 km (43.744 mi)[49]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1967[cg]	Operational
Paris–Bordeaux railway	Paris-Austerlitz–Bordeaux-Saint-Jean	331.08 km (205.72 mi)[50]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	1973	Operational
LGV Sud-Est	Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris–Gare de la Part-Dieu, Lyon	409 km (254 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1981[ch]-1983[ci]	Operational
LGV Atlantique	Gare Montparnasse, Paris–Le Mans/Tours	284 km (176 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1989	Operational
Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway	Mantes–Cherbourg	85.267 km (52.982 mi)[51]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1989	Operational
Paris–Brest railway	Paris-Montparnasse–Brest	47.8 km (29.7 mi)[cj]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)[52]	1989[ck]	Operational
Strasbourg–Basel railway	Strasbourg–Basel[cl]	141.3 km (87.8 mi)[53]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	1990	Operational
Le Mans–Angers railway	Le Mans–Angers-Saint-Laud	73.8 km (45.9 mi)[54]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	Unknown	Operational
Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway	Tours–Nantes	80.6 km (50.1 mi)[55]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	Unknown	Operational
Savenay–Landerneau railway	Savenay–Quimper	42 km (26 mi)[56]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	Unknown[cm]	Operational
LGV Rhône-Alpes	Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Valence	115 km (71 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1992	Operational
LGV Nord	Channel Tunnel–Gare du Nord, Paris	333 km (207 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1993	Operational
LGV Interconnexion Est	Aéroport Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy, Paris	90 km (56 mi)	New	270 km/h (170 mph)[57]	1994	Operational
LGV Méditerranée	Avingnon–Marseille-Saint-Charles	216 km (134 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2001	Operational
LGV Est	Gare de l'Est, Paris–Lorraine, Louvigny	406 km (252 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2007[cn]-2016[co]	Operational
LGV Rhin-Rhône	Besançon Franche-Comté, Les Auxons–Belfort – Montbéliard, Paris	140 km (87 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2011	Operational
Perpignan–Barcelona HSR	Montpellier Sud–Perthus Tunnel	17.1 km (10.6 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2013	Operational
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique	Poitiers–Bordeaux-Saint-Jean	340 km (210 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2017	Operational
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire	Sablé-sur-Sarthe–Rennes	214 km (133 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2017	Operational
Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier	Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard–Montpellier Sud	80 km (50 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2018	Operational
Lyon–Turin HSR	Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel	150 km (93 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2032	Under construction
LGV Bordeaux–Toulouse	Bordeaux-Saint-Jean–Toulouse	222 km (138 mi)	New	320 km/h (200 mph)	2032	Under construction

Germany

Main article: High-speed rail in Germany

The InterCityExpress (ICE) network map in Germany (maximum speed limit):

  New lines, 300 km/h (186 mph)

  New and upgraded lines, 250–280 km/h (155–174 mph)

  Upgraded lines, 200–230 km/h (124–143 mph)

  Conventional lines (selected), 160 km/h (100 mph)

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Berlin–Hamburg Railway	Berlin–Hamburg	284.1 km (176.5 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	1931	Operational
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway	Hamburg–Wanne-Eickel	355 km (221 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1978	Operational
Augsburg–Nördlingen railway	Augsburg-Donauwörth	36.5 km (22.7 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1978-1981	Operational
Cologne–Duisburg railway	Cologne–Duisburg	64 km (40 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1980s	Operational
Hamm–Minden railway	Hamm–Minden	112 km (70 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1980	Operational
Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway	Würzburg–Aschaffenburg	89.3 km (55.5 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1982	Operational
Hanover–Minden railway	Hannover–Minden	64.4 km (40.0 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1984	Operational
Dortmund–Hamm railway	Dortmund–Hamm	31 km (19 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1986	Operational
Hanover–Hamburg railway	Hannover–Hamburg	355.3 km (220.8 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1987	Operational
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway	NA (Connecting link)	7.94 km (4.93 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1988	Operational
Hanover–Würzburg	Hanover–Würzburg	327 km (203 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)[cp]	1991	Operational
Mannheim–Stuttgart	Mannheim–Stuttgart	99 km (62 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)[cq]	1991	Operational
Rhine Railway	Mannheim–Rastatt	99 km (62 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1991	Operational
Ulm–Augsburg railway (old line)	Augsburg-Oberhausen–Dinkelscherben	25.8 km (16.0 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1992	Operational
Frankfurt–Göttingen railway	Hanau–Hailer-Meerholz	19 km (12 mi)[cr]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)[cs]	1993	Operational
	Gelnhausen–Kalbach	45.2 km (28.1 mi)[ct]	Partly New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030 [58]	Under construction
	Fulda–Gerstungen	41 km (25 mi)[cu]	Partly New	230 km/h (140 mph)	2037	Under construction
Hanover–Berlin	Hannover–Berlin	258 km (160 mi)	New	280 km/h (170 mph)[cv]	1998	Operational
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway	Nuremberg–Würzburg	102.2 km (63.5 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1999	Operational
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway	Mannheim–Frankfurt	74.8 km (46.5 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1999	Operational
Cologne–Frankfurt	Cologne–Frankfurt	180 km (110 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2002	Operational
Cologne–Aachen	Cologne–Düren	39.2 km (24.4 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2002	Operational
	Düren-Eschweiler Hbf	17.7 km (11.0 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade
Berlin–Halle railway	Berlin–Halle	161.6 km (100.4 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2006	Operational
Trebnitz–Leipzig railway	Bk–Leipzig	81.2 km (50.5 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2006	Operational
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt	Nuremberg–Ingolstadt	77.5 km (48.2 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2006–2013	Operational
Hamm–Warburg railway	Hamm–Warburg	131 km (81 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2007	Operational
Munich–Augsburg railway	Munich–Augsburg	61.9 km (38.5 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	2011[cw]	Operational
Leipzig–Dresden railway	Leipzig–Riesa	60 km (37 mi)[cx]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2014	Operational
	Dresden–Riesa	54 km (34 mi)[cy]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030 [58]	Undergoing upgrade
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle	Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle	123 km (76 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2015	Operational
Nuremberg–Erfurt	Ebensfeld–Erfurt	107 km (66 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2017	Operational
	Ebensfeld–Eltersdorf	83 km (52 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade[58]
Wendlingen–Ulm	Wendlingen–Ulm	59.5 km (37.0 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2022	Operational
Ulm–Augsburg (new railway)	Augsburg–Ulm	70 km (43 mi)	New	265 km/h (165 mph)	TBD	Under construction
Stuttgart–Wendlingen	Stuttgart–Wendlingen	25 km (16 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2026	Under construction
Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway	St. Ingbert–Ludwigshafen	82 km (51 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2028 [58]	Undergoing upgrade
Lübeck–Puttgarden railway	Lübeck–Puttgarden	88.6 km (55.1 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030 [58]	Undergoing upgrade
Berlin–Dresden railway	Berlin Südkreuz–Dresden HBF	174.2 km (108.2 mi)	Upgraded	230 km/h (140 mph)	2030 [58]	Undergoing upgrade
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway	Frankfurt Stadion station–Mannheim Hauptbahnhof	95 km (59 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2028[cz]–TBD[da][58]	Under construction
Karlsruhe–Basel	Karlsruhe–Basel	182 km (113 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2031	Under construction

Greece

Main article: P.A.Th.E./P.

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
P.A.Th.E./P.	Bulgarian border[db]–Thessaloniki–Larissa–Athens–Corinth–Patras	160 km (99 mi)[dc]	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022	Mostly operational

Italy

Main article: High-speed rail in Italy

Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Florence–Rome	Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Florence–Roma Termini	254 km (158 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	1992	Operational
Turin–Milan	Torino Porta Susa, Turin–Milano Centrale	148.3 km (92.1 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2006	Operational
Milan–Venice railway	Padua–Venice	25 km (16 mi)[dd]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	2007	Operational
	Treviglio - Brescia	39.6 km (24.6 mi)[de]	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2016	Operational
	Brescia - Verona	45.4 km (28.2 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2026	Under construction
	Verona-Padua	80 km (50 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2029-2032	Under construction
Milan–Bologna	Milano Centrale–Bologna Centrale	214.6 km (133.3 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2008	Operational
Naples–Salerno	Napoli Afragola–Salerno	29 km (18 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2008	Operational
Verona–Bologna railway	Verona–Bologna Centrale	115 km (71 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2009	Operational
Rome–Naples	Roma Termini–Napoli Centrale	204.6 km (127.1 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2009	Operational
Bologna–Ancona railway	Bologna–Ancona	153 km (95 mi)[df]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2015	Operational
Adriatic railway	Brindisi–Lecce	38.364 km (23.838 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2018	Operational
	Pescara–Termoli	89.468 km (55.593 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026	Undergoing upgrade
Pisa–Rome railway	Cecina–Castagneto Carducci-Donoratico; Orbetello–Follonica	91 km (57 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	?	Operational
Milan–Verona	Milano Lambrate–Verona Porta Nuova	165 km (103 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2023	Partly operational[dg]
Tortona–Genoa	Genoa–Tortona	53 km (33 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2026	Under construction
Naples–Bari[59]	Naples–Bari	147 km (91 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2027	Under construction
Salerno–Reggio di Calabria railway	Battipaglia–Romagnano	35 km (22 mi)	Partly new	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	Under construction
Alessandria–Piacenza railway	Tortona–Voghera	16 km (9.9 mi)[dh]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026	Undergoing upgrade
Palermo–Catania–Messina high-speed railway	Palermo–Catania–Messina	67 km (42 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2029	Under construction
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway	Andora–Finale Ligure	32 km (20 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade
Brenner Base Tunnel+Verona-Brenner railway	Austrian border–Tunnel's south portal–Verona	198 km (123 mi)	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2032	Under construction
Turin–Lyon high-speed railway	Turin–French border	57 km (35 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2032	Under construction
Venice–Trieste railway	Venice–Trieste	153 km (95 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade
Ionian Railway	Taranto-Metaponto	43.2 km (26.8 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	TBD	Undergoing upgrade

Netherlands

Main article: High-speed rail in the Netherlands

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
HSL-Zuid	Amsterdam central–Belgian border	125 km (78 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2009	Operational
Lelystad–Zwolle railway	Lelystad Centrum–Zwolle	50 km (31 mi)	Upgraded	160 km/h (99 mph)[di]	2012	Operational

Norway

Main article: High-speed rail in Norway

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Gardermoen Line	Oslo–Eidsvoll	64 km (40 mi)	New	210 km/h (130 mph)	1998	Operational
Dovre Line	Langset-Kleverud	17 km (11 mi) (of 484 km (301 mi))	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2015	Operational
	Eidsvoll-Hamar(-Trondheim)[dj]	41 km (25 mi) (of 484 km (301 mi))	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2027	Undergoing upgrade
	Hamar-Brumunddal-Lillehammer	55 km (34 mi)	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030[dk]-2035[dl]	Undergoing upgrade and construction
Vestfold Line	Farriseidet–Porsgrunn	23.5 km (14.6 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2018	Operational
	Drammen–Kobbervikdalen	9 km (5.6 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2025	Under construction
	Kobbervikdalen–Holm	24.7 km (15.3 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2001–2002	Operational
	Nykirke – Holm	14.1 km (8.8 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2016	Operational
	Nykirke – Barkåker	13.6 km (8.5 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2026	Under construction
	Tønsberg – Barkåker	7.7 km (4.8 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2011	Operational
	Tønsberg–Larvik[60]	40 km (25 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2032	Under construction
Follo Line	Oslo–Ski	22 km (14 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022	Operational
Østfold Line	Ski–Fredrikstad	50 km (31 mi)[61]	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2029	Undergoing upgrade and construction

Poland

Main article: High-speed rail in Poland

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Warsaw–Gdańsk railway	Warszawa Wschodnia–Gdańsk Główny	150 km (93 mi)[62]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2014–2020	Operational
Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie railway	Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie	135.047 km (83.914 mi)[63]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1977[dm]–2011	Operational
Warsaw-Białystok railway	Warszawa Wschodnia–Białystok	224.1 km (139.2 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030[64]	Undergoing upgrade
Y-line	Warsaw–Lodz–Wroclaw/Poznan	140 km (87 mi)[dn]	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	2032	Approved

Portugal

Main articles: High-speed rail in Portugal and Alfa Pendular

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Linha do Norte	Santa Apolónia, Lisbon–Campanhã, Porto	332 km (206 mi)[65]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	1999	Operational
	Santa Apolónia, Lisbon–Braga	389 km (242 mi)[65]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	-	Operational
Linha do Norte e Linha do Sul	Campanhã, Porto–Faro	627 km (390 mi)[65]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	-	Operational
Linha do Sul	Campolide, Lisbon–Tunes, Silves	273.6 km (170.0 mi)[66]	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	2004	Operational
Linha de Évora	Casa Branca–Évora	26.164 km (16.258 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2010	Operational
Lisbon–Porto high-speed rail line	Lisbon-Santa Apolónia– Porto-Campanhã	290 km (180 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	Under construction
Porto–Vigo high-speed rail line	Porto – Vigo on Galicia, Spain borders	155.6 km (96.7 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2030	Under construction

Russia

Main article: High-speed rail in Russia

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Saint Petersburg–Moscow railway	Moscow Leningradsky–Moskovsky (Saint Petersburg)	650 km (400 mi)	Upgraded	250 km/h (160 mph)	1984	Operational
Moscow–Saint Petersburg HSR	Moscow–Saint Petersburg	679 km (422 mi)	New	360 km/h (220 mph)	2029	Under construction
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway	Finnish border–St. Petersburg	197 km (122 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2013	Service discontinued

Serbia

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Budapest–Belgrade railway	Hungarian border–Belgrade	150 km (93 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022	Partly operational[do]
Belgrade - Niš	Belgrade–Niš	228 km (142 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2026	Undergoing upgrade

Spain

Main articles: high-speed rail in Spain and AVE

Spanish HSR Network (November 2023)

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Madrid–Seville	Madrid Atocha–Seville–Santa Justa	471.8 km (293.2 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1992	Operational
Madrid–Levante	Madrid Atocha–Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla/Alicante	603 km (375 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	1997–2010–2022	Operational
Madrid–Barcelona	Madrid Atocha–Barcelona Sants	620.9 km (385.8 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)[dp]	2003–2008	Operational
Zaragoza-Huesca branch of Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line	Zaragoza–Huesca	57 km (35 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2005	Operational
Madrid–Toledo	Madrid Atocha–Toledo	74 km (46 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2005	Operational
Madrid–Málaga	Cordoba–Málaga María Zambrano	154.5 km (96.0 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2007	Operational
Madrid–Galicia	Madrid Chamartín–Santiago de Compostela	415.7 km (258.3 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2011–2021	Operational
Perpignan–Barcelona	Perpignan–Barcelona Sants	175.5 km (109.1 mi)[dq]	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2013	Operational
Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway	Seville–Santa Justa–Cádiz	158.1 km (98.2 mi)	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	2015	Operational
Atlantic Axis	A Coruña–Vigo-Urzáiz	155.6 km (96.7 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2015	Operational
Madrid–Asturias	Madrid Chamartín–Lena, Asturias	342.3 km (212.7 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2015–2023	Operational
Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway	Estació del Nord, Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders, El Vendrell	238 km (148 mi)	Upgraded	220 km/h (140 mph)	2018	Operational
Andalusian Corridor	Antequera-Santa Ana–Granada	125.7 km (78.1 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2019	Operational
	Antequera-Santa Ana-Cadiz	146 km (91 mi)	partly new	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	Under construction
	Granada–Almería	75 km (47 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2030	Under construction
Alcázar de San Juan–Jaén	Grañena–Jaén	16.7 km (10.4 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2020	Operational
	Alcázar de San Juan–Mora	67.5 km (41.9 mi)	Partly new	300 km/h (190 mph)	TBD	Under construction
Madrid–Extremadura high-speed rail line	Badajoz–Plasencia	192.6 km (119.7 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2022	Operational
	Plasencia–Talayuela (Oropesa)	68.6 km (42.6 mi)	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)	2025	Under construction
	Oropesa–Toledo	127 km (79 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030	Under construction
LAV Venta de Baños-Burgos-Vitoria (in Spanish)	Venta de Baños-Burgos	86 km (53 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2022	Operational
	Burgos - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria	51.8 km (32.2 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2028	Under construction
LAV Palencia–Satander (in Spanish)	Palencia–Alar del Rey	78.4 km (48.7 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	TBD	Under construction
	Alar del Rey–Reinosa	44.4 km (27.6 mi)	New	350 km/h (220 mph)	TBD	Under construction
LAV León-Asturias (in Spanish)	León-Asturias	70.7 km (43.9 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2023-2024	Mostly operational[dr]
Murcia–Almería	Murcia del Carmen–Almería	184 km (114 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2026	Under construction
Mediterranean corridor	Castejon–Pamplona	150 km (93 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2027	Under construction
	Zaragoza–Castejon		New	300 km/h (190 mph)	2033	Under construction
Basque Y	Bilbao–Vitoria-Gasteiz/San Sebastián	172 km (107 mi)	New	220 km/h (140 mph)	2027	Under construction

Sweden

Main article: High-speed rail in Sweden

Railways with 200 km/h in operation 2012.

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Southern Main Line	Malmö–Katrineholm	336 km (209 mi)[ds]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1990	Operational
Western Main Line	Stockholm–Gothenburg	312 km (194 mi)[dt]	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	1995	Operational
West Coast Line	Lund–Gothenburg	232 km (144 mi)[du]	Upgraded, partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	1985–2023	Operational
East Coast Line	Stockholm–Gävle	142 km (88 mi)[dv]	Upgraded, partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	1997–2017	Operational
	Söderhamn–Enånger	105 km (65 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	1999	Operational
	Enånger–Sundsvall and Gävle north bypass	210 km (130 mi)	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030[dw]–2040	Under construction
Ådalen Line	Kramfors–Härnösand	30 km (19 mi)[dx]	Partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2012	Operational
Svealand Line	Södertälje South–Folkesta	86 km (53 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	1997	Operational
Mälaren Line	Solhem-Västerås; Harksta–Kolbäck; Arboga–Hovsta	155 km (96 mi)	Upgraded, partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2005	Operational
Bothnia Line	Höga Kusten Airport–Umeå	190 km (120 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)[dy]	2010	Operational
Norway/Vänern Line	Gothenburg–Öxnered	80 km (50 mi)	Upgraded, partly new	200 km/h (120 mph)	2012	Operational
Haparanda Line	Kalix–Haparanda	43 km (27 mi)	Partly new	250 km/h (160 mph)[dy]	2012	Operational
North Bothnia Line	Umeå–Luleå	270 km (170 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2035–2045	Under construction
The East Link	Järna–Linköping	160 km (99 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)	2035	Under construction

Switzerland

Main article: High-speed rail in Switzerland

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Solothurn–Wanzwil railway	NA (Connecting line)	12 km (7.5 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2004	Operational
Mattstetten–Rothrist new line	Olten–Bern	45 km (28 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)	2007	Operational
Lötschberg Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)	34 km (21 mi)	New	250 km/h (160 mph)[dz]	2007	Operational
Gotthard Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)	57 km (35 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)[ea]	2016	Operational
Ceneri Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)	15.4 km (9.6 mi)	New	200 km/h (120 mph)[eb]	2020	Operational
Simplon Railway	Vallorbe–Domodossola	232.5 km (144.5 mi)	Upgraded	200 km/h (120 mph)	2030	Undergoing upgrade

Turkey

• (See: Asia/Turkey section)

United Kingdom

Main article: High-speed rail in the United Kingdom

Operational high-speed lines in the UK:

  140–186 mph (225–300 km/h)

  125 mph (200 km/h)

  <110 mph (180 km/h)

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Great Western Main Line	London Paddington–Bristol Temple Meads	190.2 km (118.2 mi)	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)	1976[67]	Operational
South Wales Main Line	London Paddington–Pilning	34.5 km (21.4 mi)[ec]	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)[ed]	1976	Operational
East Coast Main Line	London King's Cross–Edinburgh	552.7 km (343.4 mi)[ee]	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)[ef]	1978	Operational
Cross Country Route	York–Bristol Temple Meads	56 km (35 mi)	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)	1982	Operational
West Coast Main Line	Glasgow central–Euston, London	442 km (275 mi)[eg]	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)	2005	Operational
High Speed 1	Fawkham Junction–Channel Tunnel	74 km (46 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)[eh]	2003	Operational
	St Pancras, London–Ebbsfleet	39.4 km (24.5 mi)	New	230 km/h (140 mph)[ei]	2007	Operational
Midland Main Line	St Pancras, London / Derby / Nottingham / Chesterfield	100 km (62 mi)[ej]	Upgraded	201 km/h (125 mph)[ek]	2009	Operational
High Speed 2	Euston, London–Birmingham Curzon Street	230 km (140 mi)	New	360 km/h (220 mph)	2033	Under construction
	Crewe-Manchester	153 km (95 mi)	New	300 km/h (190 mph)[el]	2040+	Suspended, revived as a private initiative

North America

United States

Main article: High-speed rail in the United States

Line	Termini	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Northeast Corridor	Boston South Station–Washington Union Station	80.3 km (49.9 mi)[em]	Upgraded	240 km/h (150 mph)	2000	Operational
Brightline	Orlando IAIT–Cocoa	56.3 km (35.0 mi)[en]	New[eo]	201 km/h (125 mph)[ep]	2023	Operational
California HSR	San Francisco–Los Angeles[eq]	275.198 km (171.000 mi)[er]	New[es]	354 km/h (220 mph)[et]	2030–2033[eu]	Under construction
Brightline West	Las Vegas–Los Angeles[ev]	351 km (218 mi)	New	322 km/h (200 mph)	2028	Under construction

See also

• rail portal

• Proposed high-speed rail by country
• List of high-speed trains
• Higher-speed rail

Notes

1. Population data is based on worldometers.info, as of July 2024
2. Western and New Lower Valley Inn Railway lines.
3. High-speed rail in Belgium
4. Diabolo project+Line 50A
5. at stations
6. Between 2011 and 2017 the top speed has been decreased from 350 to 310 km/h (220 to 190 mph) on all tracks and lines.^[9][10]
7. Rolling stock is ready to be used on 1520 mm network abroad.
8. 574.8 km/h record; 300 km/h first exceeded in 1950s
9. 1,5 kV DC or 3 kV DC at some upgraded lines
10. gas turbine and propeller tested
11. as dedicated line; conventional exceeded 200 km/h in late 1960s
12. diesel before 2017
13. P.A.Th.E./P. sections supporting at least 200km/h are summed here.
14. Tōhoku Shinkansen to be increased to 360 km/h in around 2027; unconventional lines under construction are expected to be faster.
15. 1435+1067 dual gauge in the Seikan tunnel
16. HSL Zuid (125 km) + Hanzelijn (50 km)
17. Eurostar (international) trains only, local high-speed trains (V250) failed to launch (250 km/h). 200 km/h trains started operation April 2023 (ICNG trains).
18. upgraded lines and stations only
19. HSL-Zuid only
20. Gardermoen Line (64 km) + Vestfold Line (70 km out of 138 km) + Follo (22 km)+Dovre Line (17 km)
21. High-speed rail in Poland
22. Linha do Norte (116.2 out of 336 km) + Linha do Sul (107 out of 274 km)
23. Additionally, the 10km extension from Elvas to the border.^[19]
24. Diesel above 200 km/h tested
25. Diesel push-pull trains also capable for 200 km/h, but limited to 180 km/h
26. 310 in 2007-2016; 330 km/h designed
27. wide-gauge and upgraded lines only
28. Diesel or bi-mode on some of upgraded lines
29. gauge-change trains in use; wide-gauge is limited 220-250 km/h
30. Under construction lines
31. 250 km/h ready (ERTMS re-signaling needed). 205 km/h is permitted when 200 km/h trains are delayed.
32. High-speed rail in Switzerland
33. Sincan–Köseköy (313km) + Polatlı–Konya (212) + Kayaş–Sivas (394km) + Konya-Karaman (102km)
34. Under construction lines in Turkey.
35. Eurostar (international) trains only. 330 km/h after completion of (HS2). The East Coast Main Line will be increased from 200 to 225 km/h after re-signaling.
36. 750V DC Third-Rail at junctions only. Diesel is widely used despite ongoing electrification
37. 275.198 km of CHSR IOS Merced-Sacramento; 351 km of LA-LV Brightline West and 30 km of Newark-Trenton under upgradation to 260 km/h
38. 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC (New Haven–New York),
    12 kV 25 Hz AC (New York–Washington),
    25 kV 60 Hz AC (Boston–New Haven)
39. gas-turbine and steam tested
40. Tashkent–Bukhara high-speed rail line
41. only 7,206.7 km without China
42. only 6,563.91 km without China
43. 13,770.61 km without China
44. Exception: 1530 in Uzbekistan.
45. Excluding Turkey which is counted in Asian section.
46. 25 kV 50 Hz AC (most common, for most of lines electrified in recent years),
    15 kV 16.7 Hz AC (second most common, especially in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries),
    3 kV DC,
    1.5 kV DC,
    diesel (especially in the UK)
47. Exception: 1520 in Russia; 1524 in Finland; 1668 in Spain and Portugal
48. 25 kV 50 Hz AC (most common, for most of lines electrified in recent years),
    15 kV 16.7 Hz AC (second most common, especially in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries),
    3 kV DC,
    1.5 kV DC
49. Exception: 1668 in Spain and Portugal
50. 12.5 kV 60 Hz AC (New Haven–New York),
    12 kV 25 Hz AC (New York–Washington),
    25 kV 60 Hz AC (Boston–New Haven)
51. 7,700+ km with long-term plans by 2050s
52. upgraded lines only
53. Part of the greater Beijing-Hong Kong, Macau corridor.
54. Part of the coastal corridor; consists of the Hangzhou-Fuzhou section which is already operational and is listed separately above
55. Tianjin-Yantai and Nantong-Suzhou sections under construction
56. Guangzhou-Hepu section is under construction
57. 812 km under construction
58. Including Yinchuan-Xi'an line and Hainan Eastern and Western ring railway lines.
59. 1,422 km is under construction; ~950 km is planned
60. 646 km is under construction
61. Proposed branch to Taipei crossing Taiwan Starit.
62. 690 km under planning; 409 km under construction
63. 2,965 km under construction
64. Including a branch line to Chongqinq.
65. Xiong'an-Xinzhou (340 km) and Chongqing-Kunming (698.98 km), totalling 1038.96 km is under construction
66. ~1,000 km under planning.
67. Max speed attained on record: 603 km/h
68. Demonstration since 2020.
69. out of 331.3
70. 5.2 extra added in 2016
71. Nangang station
72. Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima
73. no later than 2030
74. no later than 2030
75. out of 312.2 total
76. Tallinn-Pärnu
77. Lithuanian section
78. Latvian section
79. Danish side
80. Karis – Paimio stretch, out of 195.8 km total
81. out of 357.8 km total
82. out of 188 km total
83. Lahti-Luumäki
84. Luumäki-Vainikkala
85. Le Capitole service before 1990s, TGV since 1990s
86. south
87. north
88. out of 622 km total
89. TGV 1989-2017, Ouigo after 2017
90. triple border between France, Germany and Switzerland
91. no earlier than 1992 when electrified
92. first 300 km
93. rest 106 km
94. 280 km/h if delayed.
95. 280 km/h if delayed; 300 km/h upgradable
96. out of 240 km total
97. 230 km/h after 2025 planned
98. out of 240 km total
99. out of 240 km total
100. most of the line - 250 km/h; 300 km/h upgradable
101. partly opened in 1969
102. out of 116 km total
103. out of 116 km total
104. Zeppelinheim–Darmstadt
105. the rest
106. planned
107. out of 600+ km total
108. out of 267 km total
109. out of 267 km total
110. out of 204 km total
111. 67 km of the section is operational while the rest of it is under construction.
112. out of 96 km total
113. Line is 200 km/h ready but as of 2024, there are no trainsets operating beyond 140-160 km/h on this route.
114. excludung 17 km ready in 2015
115. Hamar-Brumunddal
116. Brumunddal-Lillehammer
117. constructed with geometrically allowed 250 km/h option already
118. Warsaw–Lodz; extra 310 km beyond in next phase
119. The 70km section of the line between Belgrade and Novi Sad is operational, with the rest of the section leading to Hungarian border under upgradation.
120. 310 km/h previously; 330 km/h designed
121. including 24.6 km in France
122. final section suspended
123. out of 483
124. out of 390
125. out of 290
126. out of 150
127. first 50 km
128. out of 58 km total
129. No trains operate above 200 km/h
130. For tilting trains; rest of the passenger trains operate at 200 km/h
131. 230 km/h in case of delay; 250 km/h designed speed
132. 230 km/h in case of delay; 250 km/h designed speed
133. out of 116.5 km total
134. English section only; the Welsh is slower
135. out of 632.7 km total
136. 225 km/h in case of delay
137. out of 642 km total
138. international services only, domestic are limited 225 km/h
139. international services only, domestic are limited 225 km/h
140. out of 500 km total
141. straight sections only, 90-110 mph at curves
142. 360 km/h by other sources
143. While the Northeast Corridor spans 735 kms, only 80.3 km of its section support 240 km/h speeds. Several stretches of track on the Northeast Corridor can support up to 201 km/h speeds, but those speeds are the international standard definition of high-speed rail for upgraded tracks, and also are considered higher-speed rail by FRA standards.
144. While Brightline spans 273.5 km between Orlando and Miami, only a newly built section of 56.3 km between Orlando and Cocoa support speeds of up to 200 km/h, with rest of the section supporting 180 km/h.^[68]
145. The 56.3 km stretch between Orlando and Cocoa which supports 200 km/h is newly built.
146. Though speeds up to 201 km/h are the international standard definition of high-speed rail on upgraded tracks, Brightline is more considered higher-speed rail by FRA standards.
147. temprorary only between Merced and Bakersfield
148. The IOS (Initial Operating Segment) will be 171 miles, while the completed Phase 1 route will be 494 miles lomg. Currently, the completed system, which includes Phase 2 (includes Sacramento and San Diego), will be 776 miles long. Phase 2 has yet to begin construction.
149. with existing portions between San Francisco-Gilroy at phase 1 and LA and Anaheim at phase 2
150. possibly 110 mp/h at phase 2 in LA-Anaheim upgraded segment
151. not at full length, full network would take another 5-10 years
152. The Brightline West will run to the Rancho Cucamonga station in Greater Los Angeles in Southern California, where riders can use the Metrolink San Bernardino Line to connect to Union Station.