List of high-speed railway lines explained

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 2000NaN0 for upgraded tracks and 2500NaN0 or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that support speeds over regardless of their statuses of upgraded or newly built.^[1] ^[2]

Overview

Operational networks

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 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways),^[3] ^[4] updated with other sources.^[5]

Country	Continent	Operational length (km)	data-sort-type="number"	Under construction (km)	Total length (km)	Density (m/km²)	Length / 100,000 people (km)	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Opened
China	Asia	45,000^[6]	25,000	70,000^[7]			350^[8]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2008
Spain	Europe	3,966^[9]	1,000	5,000			310	3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz	1435; 1668	1992
Japan	Asia	3,067^[10]	211	3,278			320	25 kV 50/60 Hz	1435;	1964
France	Europe	2,800^[11]	200^[12]	3,000			320^[13]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	1981
United Kingdom	Europe	2,214^[14]	230	2,444^[15]			300	25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	1976
Germany	Europe	1,658^[16]	350	2,008			300	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	1991
Finland	Europe	1,120^[17]	200	1,320			220	25 kV 50 Hz	1524	2006
Italy	Europe	1,117^[18]	900	2,000			300	25 kV 50 Hz; 3 kV DC	1435	1977
South Korea	Asia	887^[19]	500	1,400			320	25 kV 60 Hz	1435	2004
Sweden	Europe	860	276	1,136			205	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	1993
Greece	Europe	672	30	702			200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2022
Russia	Europe	650^[20]	680^[21]	1,330			250	3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz	1520	1984
Turkey	Asia	627	1,578	2,205			300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2009
Portugal	Europe	610	90^[22]	700			220	25 kV 50 Hz	1668	1999
Uzbekistan	Asia	600	465^[23]	1,065			250	20 kV 50 Hz	1520	2011
Poland	Europe	547.3	0	547.3			200	3 kV DC	1435	2014
Saudi Arabia	Asia	450^[24]	0	450			300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2018
Taiwan	Asia	350^[25]	0	350			300	25 kV 60 Hz	1435	2007
Belgium	Europe	326	3	329			300	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	1997
Austria	Europe	283	280	563			230	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	1990
Norway	Europe	224	0	224			210	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	1998
Morocco	Africa	186^[26]	0	186			320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2018
Netherlands	Europe	175	0	175			300	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2009
Switzerland	Europe	164	0	164			230	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	2005
Indonesia	Asia	143^[27]	0	143			350	27.5 kV 50 Hz	1435	2023
United States	North America	136.6^[28]	1,600^[29]	1,736.6			240	Multiple	1435	2000
Serbia	Europe	70^[30]	338^[31] ^[32]	408			200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2022
Denmark	Europe	60^[33]	100^[34]	160			200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2019
Hong Kong	Asia	26^[35]	0	26			200	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2018

By region

Region	Continent	Operational length (km)	data-sort-type="number"	Under construction (km)	Total length (km)	Density (m/km²)	Length / 100,000 people (km)	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Common Track gauge (mm)	Opened
Asia		51,702	27,754	79,456			350	25 kV 50 or 60 Hz	1435	1964
Europe		17,115	4,677	21,792			320	Various	1435	1976
European Union	Europe	13,793	3,429	17,222			320	Various	1435	1977
Africa		186	0	186			320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2018
North America		136.6	1,249	1,329			240	Multiple	1435	2000

Freight services

Country	Continent	Service	Type	Top speed (km/h)	Introduced	Status
Japan	Asia	JR freight service	Light freight	320	2019^[36]
Germany	Europe	IC:Kurier	Courrier	300	2020^[37]
China	Asia	Freight Express	Dedicated freight train	350	2020^[38]
France	Europe	SNCF TGV La Poste	Dedicated freight train	270	1984	^[39]
Italy	Europe	Mercitalia Fast	Dedicated freight train	300	2018

Networks under construction

Country/Region	Continent	Length (km)	Length Approved (km)	Total (km)	Top speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Work began	Opening
Estonia Latvia Lithuania (Rail Baltica)	Europe	870^[40]	0	870	234^[41]	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2017	2028
India	Asia	508.18^[42]	0	508.18	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2021	2028
Thailand	Asia	250.8^[43]	220^[44]	470.8	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2017	2027
Iran	Asia	410^[45]	117^[46]	527	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2015	2025
Egypt	Africa	230^[47]	1,770	2,000	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2021	2027
Algeria	Africa	132^[48]	0	132	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	2012	TBD

Asia

China

See main article: List of high-speed railway lines in China.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Shanghai maglev train	Longyang Road–Pudong International	30.5km (19miles)	New	431km/h	2004
Beijing–Shanghai	Beijing south–Tianjin West / Shanghai Hongqiao	1318km (819miles)	New	350km/h	2011
Beijing–Guangzhou	Beijing west–Guangzhou	2230km (1,390miles)	New	350km/h	2012
Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen	Hangzhou east–Shenzhen north	1495km (929miles)	New	350km/h	2013
Huhanrong PDL	Shanghai Hongqiao–Chengdu	2078km (1,291miles)	New	350km/h	2014
Shanghai–Kunming	Shanghai Hongqiao–Kunming south	2066km (1,284miles)	New	350km/h	2016
Guangzhou–Kunming	Guangzhou south–Kunming south	1285km (798miles)	New	350km/h	2016
Suifenhe–Manzhouli	Suifenhe–Manzhouli	714km (444miles)	Upgraded	250km/h	2018
Qingdao–Yinchuan	Qingdao north–Yinchuan	1762km (1,095miles)	Upgraded	350km/h	2018
Beijing–Lanzhou	Beijing–Lanzhou	1526km (948miles)	Upgraded	350km/h	2019
Beijing–Harbin	Beijing Chaoyang–Harbin / Dalian	1700km (1,100miles)	New	350km/h	2021
Eurasia Continental Bridge	Lianyungang–Ürümqi	3422km (2,126miles)	New	350km/h	2021
Coastal corridor (north extension)	Dandong–Ningbo	2659km (1,652miles)	New	350km/h	2027
Coastal corridor (south extension)	Huizhou south–Dongxing	954km (593miles)	New	350km/h	2028
Hohhot–Nanning	Hohhot–Nanning	2779.7km (1,727.2miles)	New	350km/h	2028
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan	Baotou–Sanya / Xi'an north	4664km (2,898miles)	New	350km/h	2028
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou	Lanzhou west–Guangzhou	2282km (1,418miles)	New	350km/h	2028
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)	Beijing Fengtai–Hong Kong West Kawloon / Taipei	4392km (2,729miles)	New	350km/h	2029
Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu	Shanghai Baoshan–Chengdu	5130km (3,190miles)	New	350km/h	2029
Beijing–Kunming	Beijing–Kunming / Chongqing	3795.7km (2,358.5miles)	New	350km/h	2030
Xiamen–Chongqing	Xiamen–Chongqing	937km (582miles)	New	350km/h	TBD
Regional railways	Multiple lines	1611km (1,001miles)	New	350km/h	2008–2020
Intercity railways	Multiple lines	7210km (4,480miles)	New	250km/h	2008–2020
Class I railways	Multiple lines	5056.9km (3,142.2miles)	Upgraded	200km/h	2012–2019

India

See main article: List of high-speed railway lines in India.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Mumbai–Ahmedabad	Mumbai BKC–Sabarmati	508.18km (315.77miles)	New	320km/h	2028

Indonesia

See main article: High-speed rail in Indonesia.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Whoosh high-speed railway	Halim (Jakarta)–Tegalluar (Bandung)	142.8km (88.7miles)	New	350km/h	2023

Japan

See main article: Shinkansen.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Tokaido Shinkansen	–	515.4km (320.3miles)	New	285km/h	1964
San'yō Shinkansen	–	553.7km (344.1miles)	New	300km/h	1972–1975
Tōhoku Shinkansen	–	674.9km (419.4miles)	New	320km/h	1982–2010
Jōetsu Shinkansen	–	269.5km (167.5miles)	New	275km/h	1982
Hokuriku Shinkansen	–Tsuruga	470.6km (292.4miles)	New	260km/h	1997–2024
Kyushu Shinkansen	–	256.8km (159.6miles)	New	260km/h	2004–2011
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen	–	66km (41miles)	New	260km/h	2022
Hokkaido Shinkansen	–	148.8km (92.5miles)	New	260km/h	2016
Chuo Shinkansen	Shinagawa (Tokyo)–Nagoya	285.6km (177.5miles)	New	505km/h	2027

South Korea

See main article: High-speed rail in South Korea.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Gyeongbu HSR	–	417.5km (259.4miles)	New	305km/h	2004–2015
Honam HSR	–	249.2km (154.8miles)	New	305km/h	2015
Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR	–	61.1km (38miles)	New	305km/h	2016
Jeolla Line	–	180.4km (112.1miles)	Upgraded	230km/h	2011
Gyeonggang Line	–	120.2km (74.7miles)	New	250km/h	2017
Gyeonggang Line	–	22.1km (13.7miles)	New	250km/h	2027
Jungbunaeryuk Line	–	56.9km (35.4miles)	New	230km/h	2021
Jungang Line	–	331.3km (205.9miles)	Upgraded	250km/h	2024
Seohae Line	–Hongseong	90km (60miles)	New	250km/h	2024
Gyeongjeon Line	Bujeon–	165.8km (103miles)	Upgraded	230km/h	2025
Donghae Line	–	166.3km (103.3miles)	Upgraded	200km/h	2024
Donghae Line	–Jejin	111.7km (69.4miles)	New	250km/h	2027

Taiwan

See main article: Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Taiwan HSR	–Zuoying	350km (220miles)	New	300km/h	2007

Thailand

See main article: High-speed rail in Thailand.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Bangkok–Nong Khai (Phase 1)	Krung Thep Aphiwat Central–Nakhon Ratchasima	250.8km (155.8miles)	New	250km/h	2028
Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao	Don Mueang–U Tapao	220km (140miles)	New	250km/h	2029

Uzbekistan

See main article: High-speed rail in Uzbekistan.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Tashkent–Bukhara	Tashkent–Bukhara	600km (400miles)	New	250km/h	2011

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Oued Tlélat–Tlemcen		132km (82miles)	New	220km/h	TBD

Egypt

See main article: High-speed rail in Egypt.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Red line	Mersa Matruh–Ain Sokhna	660km (410miles)	New	230km/h	2027
Yellow line	6th Of October City–Abu Simbel	1100km (700miles)	New	230km/h	2027
Purple line	Safaga–Luxor	240km (150miles)	New	230km/h	2027

Morocco

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Al Boraq	Tanger-Ville–Kenitra	186km (116miles)^[49]	New	320km/h	2018

Saudi Arabia

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Haramain HSR	Mecca–Medina		New		2018

Turkey

See main article: High-speed rail in Turkey.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Polatlı–Konya	Polatlı–Konya		New		2011
Ankara–Istanbul	Sincan–Köseköy		New		2014
Ankara–Sivas	–Sivas		New		2023
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway	–		Upgraded		2025
Mersin–Adana–Gaziantep railway	–		Upgraded		2025
Polatlı–İzmir	Polatlı–		New		2026
Konya–Yenice railway	Konya–		Upgraded		2027

Northern Europe

Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Rail Baltica	Tallinn–Vilnius	870km (540miles)	New	234km/h	2027

Denmark

See main article: High-speed rail in Denmark.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Øresund Line	Copenhagen Central–Swedish border		New		2000
Copenhagen–Ringsted Line	Copenhagen central–Ringsted		New		2019
Fehmarn Belt fixed link	Ringsted–Rødby		New		2028
Vestfyn Line	Odense–Middelfart		New		2028

Finland

See main article: High-speed rail in Finland and List of railway lines in Finland.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Kerava–Lahti railway	Kerava–Lahti		New		2006
Rantarata	Helsinki central–Turku Harbour		Upgraded		1995
Helsinki–Riihimäki Railway	Helsinki central–Riihimäki		Upgraded		1995
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway	Riihimäki–Russian border		Upgraded		2013

Norway

See main article: high-speed rail in Norway.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Gardermoen Line	Oslo–Eidsvoll		New		1998
Dovre Line	Eidsvoll-Hamar(-Trondheim)	(of)	Upgraded		2015
Vestfold Line	Drammen–Skien		Upgraded		2018
Follo Line	Oslo–Ski		New		2022

Sweden

See main article: High-speed rail in Sweden.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Southern Main Line	Malmö–Katrineholm		Upgraded		1990
Western Main Line	Stockholm central–Gothenburg central		Upgraded		1995
West Coast Line	Lund central–Gothenburg central		New		1985–2023
East Coast Line	Stockholm central–Sundsvall central		Upgraded		1996
Mälaren Line	Stockholm central–Västerås–Örebro		Upgraded, partly new		2005
Svealand Line	Södertälje South–Arboga		New		1997
Bothnia Line	Höga Kusten Airport–Umeå		New		2010
Norway/Vänern Line	Gothenburg central–Öxnered		Upgraded		2012
North Bothnia Line	Umeå–Luleå		New		2030

Western Europe

Austria

See main article: High-speed rail in Austria.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Western Railway	Vienna–Salzburg		Upgraded		1990–2018
New Lower Inn Valley Railway	Kundl–Baumkirchen		New		2012
Koralm Railway	Graz–Klagenfurt		New		2025
Semmering Base Tunnel	Gloggnitz–Mürzzuschlag		New		2030
Brenner Base Tunnel	Innsbruck–Italian border		New		2032

Belgium

See main article: high-speed rail in Belgium.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
HSL 1	LGV Nord–Bruxelles-Sud		New		1997
HSL 2	Bruxelles-Nord–Liège-Guillemins		New		2002
HSL 3	Liège-Guillemins–Cologne-Aachen		New		2009
HSL 4	Antwerpen-Centraal–HSL Zuid		New		2009

France

See main article: high-speed rail in France.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
LGV Sud-Est	Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris–Gare de la Part-Dieu, Lyon		New		1981
LGV Atlantique	Gare Montparnasse, Paris–Le Mans/Tours		New		1989
LGV Rhône-Alpes	Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Valence		New		1992
LGV Nord	Channel Tunnel–Gare du Nord, Paris		New		1993
LGV Interconnexion Est	Aéroport Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy, Paris		New		1994
LGV Méditerranée	Avingnon–Marseille-Saint-Charles		New		2001
LGV Est	Gare de l'Est, Paris–Lorraine, Louvigny		New		2007
LGV Rhin-Rhône	Besançon Franche-Comté, Les Auxons–Belfort – Montbéliard, Paris		New		2011
Perpignan–Barcelona HSR	Montpellier Sud–Perthus Tunnel		New		2013
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique	Poitiers–Bordeaux-Saint-Jean		New		2017
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire	Sablé-sur-Sarthe–Rennes		New		2017
Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier	Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard–Montpellier Sud		New		2018
Lyon–Turin HSR	Lyon-Saint-Exupéry–Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel		New		2032

Germany

See main article: High-speed rail in Germany.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Berlin–Hamburg Railway	Berlin–Hamburg		Upgraded		1931
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway	Hamburg–Wanne-Eickel		Upgraded		1978
Cologne–Duisburg railway	Cologne–Duisburg		Upgraded		1980s
Hamm–Minden railway	Hamm–Minden		Upgraded		1980
Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway	Würzburg–Aschaffenburg		Upgraded		1982
Hanover–Minden railway	Hannover–Minden		Upgraded		1984
Dortmund–Hamm railway	Dortmund–Hamm		Upgraded		1986
Hanover–Hamburg railway	Hannover–Hamburg		Upgraded		1987
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway	NA (Connecting link)		Upgraded		1988
Hanover–Würzburg	Hanover–Würzburg		New		1991
Mannheim–Stuttgart	Mannheim–Stuttgart		New		1991
Rhine Railway	Mannheim–Rastatt		Upgraded		1991
Frankfurt–Göttingen railway	Frankfurt–Göttingen		Upgraded		1993
Hanover–Berlin	Hannover–Berlin		New		1998
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway	Nuremberg–Würzburg		Upgraded		1999
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway	Mannheim–Frankfurt		Upgraded		1999
Cologne–Frankfurt	Cologne–Frankfurt		New		2002
Cologne–Aachen	Cologne–Aachen		Upgraded		2002
Berlin–Halle railway	Berlin–Halle		Upgraded		2006
Trebnitz–Leipzig railway	Bk–Leipzig		Upgraded		2006
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt	Nuremberg–Ingolstadt		New		2006–2013
Hamm–Warburg railway	Hamm–Warburg		Upgraded		2007
Munich–Augsburg railway	Munich–Augsburg		Upgraded		2011
Leipzig–Dresden railway	Leipzig–Dresden		Upgraded		2014
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle	Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle		New		2015
Nuremberg–Erfurt	Nuremberg–Erfurt		New		2017
Wendlingen–Ulm	Wendlingen–Ulm		New		2022
Stuttgart–Wendlingen	Stuttgart–Wendlingen		New		2025
Karlsruhe–Basel	Karlsruhe–Basel		New		2031

Netherlands

See main article: high-speed rail in the Netherlands.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
HSL-Zuid	Amsterdam central–Belgian border		New		2009
Lelystad–Zwolle railway	Lelystad Centrum–Zwolle		Upgraded		1988

Switzerland

See main article: High-speed rail in Switzerland.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Solothurn–Wanzwil railway	NA (Connecting line)		New		2004
Mattstetten–Rothrist new line	Olten–Bern		New		2007
Lötschberg Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)		New		2007
Gotthard Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)		New		2016
Ceneri Base Tunnel	NA (Connecting line)		New		2020

United Kingdom

See main article: high-speed rail in the United Kingdom.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Great Western Main Line	London Paddington–Bristol Temple Meads		Upgraded		1970s
South Wales Main Line	London Paddington–Pilning		Upgraded		1976
East Coast Main Line	London King's Cross–Edinburgh		Upgraded		1978
Cross Country Route	York–Bristol Temple Meads		Upgraded		2000s
West Coast Main Line	Glasgow central–Euston, London		Upgraded		2005
High Speed 1	St Pancras, London–Channel Tunnel		New		2007
Midland Main Line	London King's Cross– / / /		Upgraded		2009
High Speed 2	Euston, London–Birmingham Curzon Street		New		2033

Eastern Europe

Poland

Russia

Serbia

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Budapest–Belgrade railway	Hungarian border–Belgrade		Upgraded		2022

Southern Europe

Italy

See main article: high-speed rail in Italy.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Florence–Rome	Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Florence–Roma Termini		New		1992
Turin–Milan	Torino Porta Susa, Turin–Milano Centrale		New		2006
Milan–Bologna	Milano Centrale–Bologna Centrale		New		2008
Naples–Salerno	Napoli Afragola–Salerno		New		2008
Bologna–Florence	NA (Connecting line)		New		2009
Rome–Naples	Roma Termini–Napoli Centrale		New		2009
Milan–Bologna	Milano Centrale–Bologna Centrale		Upgraded		2018
Milan–Verona	Milano Lambrate–Verona Porta Nuova		New		2023
Tortona–Genoa	Genoa–Tortona		New		2026
Naples–Bari^[50]	Naples–Bari		New		2027
Brenner Base Tunnel	Austrian border–Tunnel's south portal		New		2032
Turin–Lyon high-speed railway	Turin–French border		New		2032

Portugal

See main article: High-speed rail in Portugal and Alfa Pendular.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Linha do Norte	Santa Apolónia, Lisbon–Campanhã, Porto		Upgraded		1999
Linha do Sul	Campolide, Lisbon–Tunes, Silves		Upgraded		2004

Spain

See main article: high-speed rail in Spain and AVE.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Madrid–Seville	Madrid Atocha–Seville–Santa Justa		New		1992
Madrid–Barcelona	Madrid Atocha–Barcelona Sants/Figueres Vilafant		New		2003–2008
Madrid–Toledo	Madrid Atocha–Toledo		New		2005
Madrid–Málaga	Madrid Atocha–Málaga María Zambrano		New		2007
Madrid–Levante	Madrid Atocha–Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla/Alicante		New		2010–2022
Madrid–Galicia	Madrid Chamartín–Santiago de Compostela		New		2011–2021
Perpignan–Barcelona	Perpignan–Barcelona Sants		New		2013
Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway	Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz		Upgraded		2015
Atlantic Axis	A Coruña–Vigo-Urzáiz		New		2015
Madrid–Asturias	Madrid Chamartín–Lena, Asturias		New		2015–2023
Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway	Estació del Nord, Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders, El Vendrell		Upgraded		2018
Antequera–Granada	Antequera-Santa Ana–Granada		New		2019
Murcia–Almería	Murcia del Carmen–Almería		New		2026
Basque Y	Bilbao–Vitoria-Gasteiz/San Sebastián		New		2027

North America

United States

See main article: High-speed rail in the United States.

Line	Termini	data-sort-type="number"	Length	Type	Maximum speed	Opening	Status
Northeast Corridor	Boston South Station–Washington Union Station	80.3km (49.9miles)	Upgraded	240km/h	2000
Brightline	Orlando IAIT-Cocoa	56.3km (35miles)	New	201km/h	2023
California HSR	San Francisco–Los Angeles	1249km (776miles)	New	350km/h	2030–2033
Brightline West	Las Vegas-Los Angeles	351km (218miles)	New	320km/h	2027–2028

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