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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 ...
Hurtigruten (lit. ' Express Route '), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen-Kirkenes"), [1] is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports north of Tromsø.
The first train, based on the third generation of TGVs, was delivered on 10 October 1991. In December 1988 it was decided to build the new line in standard gauge. Construction was ordered on 16 March 1989, and it lasted for 33 months; actual construction activity lasted only 24 months. Commercial use of the line commenced on 21 April 1992.
From 1 September to 31 December 2022 Spain has made free train tickets available under certain conditions. A €10 to €20 deposit must be placed and the scheme is only available on multi-trip tickets or season tickets, rather than singles. 16 or more train journeys must be made between the aforementioned dates in order to receive a full ...
Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) [a] is a high-speed rail service operated by Renfe, the Spanish State railway company.. The first AVE service was inaugurated in 1992, with the introduction of the first Spanish high-speed railway connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville.
By the same token, the Norwegian FLIRT trains and the El 18 locomotives have a top speed of 200 km/h. Gardermobanen is called a high-speed line, [39] and the GMB Class 71 and NSB Class 73 are often called high-speed trains [40] – with 210 km/h (130 mph) top speed. However, the limits are blurry. Sometimes, e.g. the FLIRTs are called high ...
The company has 4 identical sister ships in operation along the coastal route, MS Havila Capella, MS Havila Castor, MS Havila Polaris, and MS Havila Pollux. The ships have a length of 124 meters and a width of 22 meters. Loading capacity is five cars and 190 pallets, where 40 of the pallets can be transported with cooling or freezing.
In September 2010, Infrastructure Partnership Australia (IPA) and AECOM proposed an east-coast very-fast-train corridor from the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. [276] The proposed 71-km Geelong Line (Melbourne-Geelong) would have a maximum speed of 300 km/h and enter service during the 2020s. [277]