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Map showing high-speed railway lines in operation as of January 2025. High-speed railways in Spain have been in operation since 1992 when the first line was opened connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville. Unlike the rest of the Iberian broad gauge network, the Spanish High-speed network mainly uses standard gauge.
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 ...
High speed network in Spain as of December 2024. High speed rail was first proposed in Spain in the 1980s, joining the Meseta Central and Andalusia. The first line, joining Madrid and Seville, was opened in 1992, in time for the Seville Expo '92. The line was built on standard gauge, and reused segments of the existing Madrid-Ciudad Real line.
California voters approved north-south high speed rail 15 years ago. Spain builds in a fraction of the time. New federal money gives reason for hope.
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.
For high-speed rail, the Indian railways will construct bullet train assembly facilities on a public-private participation (PPP) model. As per NHSRCL, Japanese companies will set up manufacturing facilities in India to build the parts for bullet train sets. [71] For semi-high speed rail, Indian Railways had already rolled out Train 18 in 2018.
India currently does not have any high-speed rail lines operational, but has several lines planned, one of which is currently under construction. The following article lists all the lines in various stages of completion. [1] For conventional lines in India, see List of railway lines in India. Map showing proposed high speed corridors
In collaboration with Japan, India is building the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor (its first high-speed railway) on a 508 km-long (316 mi) route between Mumbai and the western city of Ahmedabad. On 12 December 2015, India and Japan signed a US$15 billion agreement to build a high-speed line between the cities in which Japan will ...