List of high-speed railway lines

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 support speeds over 200 km/h (120 mph) regardless of their statuses of upgraded or newly built.

[1][2] 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 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.

High-speed rail lines of China
Map of Shinkansen lines (excluding the Hakata-Minami Line and Gala-Yuzawa Line extension)
Map of Korean high-speed lines
Overview of French TGV lines
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)
Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network
Spanish HSR Network (November 2023)
Operational high-speed lines in the UK:
140–186 mph (225–300 km/h)
125 mph (200 km/h)
<110 mph (180 km/h)