HIGH SPEED LINES IN THE WORLD
Updated 1st September 2014
Lines or sections of lines in which operation V > 250 km/h1 |
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EUROPE |
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AUSTRIA |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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Vienna |
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St Pölten |
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250 |
2012 |
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48 |
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Total km = |
48 |
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Under construction: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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(km) |
Gloggnitz |
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Mürzzuschlag |
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(Sermmering-Basistunnel) |
250 |
2024 |
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27 |
Graz |
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Klagenfurt |
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(Koralmtunnel) |
250 |
2024 |
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110 |
Brennerachse |
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250 |
2012 |
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64 |
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Total km = |
201 |
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Total Austria km = |
249 |
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BELGIUM |
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In operation: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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(km) |
Brussels |
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French Border (L1) |
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300 |
1997 |
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72 |
Leuven |
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Liège (L2) |
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300 |
2002 |
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65 |
Liège |
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German Border (L3) |
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260 |
2009 |
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36 |
Antwerp |
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Dutch border (L4) |
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300 |
2009 |
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36 |
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Total km = |
209 |
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Total Belgium km = |
209 |
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High Speed lines in the World – UIC High Speed Department
Updated 1st September 2014
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FRANCE
In operation:
Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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LGV Paris Sud Est |
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300 |
1981 / 1983 |
419 |
LGV Atlantique |
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300 |
1989 / 1990 |
291 |
LGV Contournement Lyon |
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300 |
1992 / 1994 |
121 |
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LGV Nord |
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Europe |
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300 |
1994 / 1996 |
346 |
LGV Interconnexion IDF |
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300 |
1994 / 1996 |
104 |
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LGV Méditerranée |
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320 |
2001 |
259 |
LGV Est (First phase) |
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320 |
2007 |
332 |
(Figueres -) Frontière |
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Perpignan |
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300 |
2010 |
24 |
LGV Rhin |
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Rhône Br Est (First phase) |
320 |
2011 |
140 |
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Total km = |
2 036 |
Under construction: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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(km) |
LGV Est |
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Européenne (Second phase) |
320 |
2016 |
122 |
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LGV Bretagne |
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Pays de la Loire |
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320 |
2016 |
214 |
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique |
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300 |
2017 |
341 |
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Contournement Nîmes |
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Montpellier |
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300 |
2017 |
80 |
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Total km = |
757 |
Planned: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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(km) |
LGV Rhin |
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Rhône Br Est (Second phase) |
320 |
2017 |
50 |
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Total km = |
50 |
Long-term planning: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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(km) |
LGV Poitiers |
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Limoges |
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320 |
>2020 |
115 |
LGV Bordeaux |
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Toulouse (GPSO) |
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320 |
>2020 |
210 |
Liaison Paris |
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Normandie |
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250 |
>2020 |
200 |
LGV PACA |
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250 |
>2020 |
189 |
Interconnexion Sud IDF |
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250 |
>2020 |
18 |
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LGV Bordeaux |
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Espagne (GPSO) |
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320/230 |
>2020 |
230 |
LGV Lyon |
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Turin |
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250 |
>2020 |
291 |
LGV Montpellier |
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Perpignan |
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320 |
>2020 |
193 |
LGV Picardie |
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>2020 |
200 |
LGV Rhin |
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Rhône Branche Sud |
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320 |
>2020 |
157 |
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LGV Rhin |
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Rhône Branche Ouest |
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320 |
>2020 |
94 |
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LGV Coeur de France (POCL) |
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320 |
>2020 |
430 |
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Jonction vers aéroport de Vatry |
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>2020 |
30 |
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Total km = |
2 357 |
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Total France km = |
5 200 |
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High Speed lines in the World – UIC High Speed Department
Updated 1st September 2014
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GERMANY
In operation:
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Fulda |
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Würzburg |
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280 |
1988 |
90 |
Hannover |
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Fulda |
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280 |
1991 |
248 |
Mannheim |
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Stuttgart |
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280 |
1991 |
109 |
Hannover (Wolfsburg) |
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Berlin |
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250 |
1998 |
189 |
Köln |
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Frankfurt |
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300 |
2002 |
184 |
Köln |
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Düren |
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250 |
2003 |
42 |
(Karlsruhe -) Rastatt |
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Offenburg |
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250 |
2004 |
44 |
Leipzig |
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Gröbers (- Erfurt) |
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160 |
2003 |
24 |
Hamburg |
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Berlin |
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230 |
2004 |
253 |
Nürenberg |
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Ingolstadt |
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300 |
2006 |
89 |
München |
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Augsburg |
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230 |
2011 |
62 |
(Karlsruhe) Katzenberg Tunnel |
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Basel |
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250 |
2012 |
18 |
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Total km = |
1 352 |
Under construction: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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(Leipzig/Halle -) Gröbers |
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Erfurt |
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300 |
2015 |
98 |
Ebensfeld |
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Erfurt |
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300 |
2017 |
100 |
Nürnberg |
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Ebensfeld |
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160/230 |
2017 |
83 |
Stuttgart |
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Wendlingen |
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250 |
2021 |
57 |
(Karlsruhe -) Buggingen |
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Katzenberg tunnel - (Basel) |
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250 |
2021 |
12 |
Wendlingen |
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Ulm |
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250 |
2021 |
60 |
Tunnel Rastatt |
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250 |
2022 |
17 |
(Karlsruhe -) Offenburg |
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Riegel - (Basel) |
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250 |
2029 |
39 |
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Total km = |
466 |
Long-term planning: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Frankfurt |
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Mannheim |
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300 |
>2020 |
84 |
Hamburg/Bremen |
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Hannover |
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250 |
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114 |
(Frankfurt -) Hanau |
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Fulda/Würzburg |
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300 |
>2025 |
126 |
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Total km = |
324 |
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Total Germany km = |
2 142 |
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High Speed lines in the World – UIC High Speed Department
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ITALY
In operation:
Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Rome |
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Florence (First section) |
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250 |
1981 |
150 |
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Rome |
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Florence (Second section) |
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250 |
1984 |
74 |
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Rome |
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Florence (Third section) |
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250 |
1992 |
24 |
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Rome |
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Naples |
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300 |
2006 |
220 |
Turin |
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Novara |
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300 |
2006 |
94 |
Novara |
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Milan |
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300 |
2009 |
55 |
Milan |
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Bologna |
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300 |
2008 |
182 |
Florence |
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Bologna |
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300 |
2009 |
77 |
Naples |
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Salerno |
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250 |
2009 |
47 |
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Total km = |
923 |
Under construction: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Milan (Treviglio) |
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Brescia |
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300 |
2016 |
58 |
Genoa |
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Milan (Tortona) |
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250 |
2020 |
67 |
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Total km = |
125 |
Long-term planning: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Brescia |
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Verona |
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300 |
>2020 |
139 |
Verona |
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Padova |
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250 |
>2020 |
82 |
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Total km = |
221 |
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Total Italy km = |
1 269 |
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THE NETHERLANDS |
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In operation: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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Schiphol |
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Rotterdam |
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Belgian Border |
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300 |
2009 |
120 |
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Total km = |
120 |
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Total Netherlands km = |
120 |
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High Speed lines in the World – UIC High Speed Department
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POLAND
Long-term planning:
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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Warsaw – Lodz |
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Wroclaw |
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Poznan |
300 |
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500 |
Warsaw |
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Ktowice / Krakow |
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300 |
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212 |
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Total km = |
712 |
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Total Poland km = |
712 |
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PORTUGAL |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
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Distance |
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Lisboa |
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Caia (- Madrid) |
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350 |
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206 |
Porto |
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Valença (- Vigo) first phase |
250 |
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Lisboa |
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Porto |
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300 |
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290 |
Porto |
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Valença (- Vigo) second phase |
250 |
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45 |
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Aveiro |
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Almeida (- Salamanca) |
250 |
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170 |
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Evora |
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Faro |
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Vila Real de SA (- Huelva) |
250 |
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240 |
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Total km = |
1 006 |
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Total Portugal km = |
1 006 |
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RUSSIA |
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Planned: |
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Section |
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Max.Speed |
Year |
Distance |
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Moscow |
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St. Petersburg |
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300 |
2018 |
650 |
Moscow |
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Soci |
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300 |
2018 |
1 700 |
Moscow |
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Kaza |
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300 |
2018 |
800 |
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Total km = |
3 150 |
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Total Russia km = |
3 150 |
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High Speed lines in the World – UIC High Speed Department
Updated 1st September 2014
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