High-speed rail in France
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France has a large network of high-speed rail lines. As of June 2021, the French high-speed rail network comprises 2,800 km of tracks, making it one of the largest in Europe and the world. As of early
Three TGVs at Paris's Gare de l'Est (2010)
A Ouigo train in Marseille (2022)
Avignon TGV station
TGV Réseau trainset 540 at Rennes, in Brittany
High-speed rail
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High-speed rail is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated
High-speed rail in France
…France has a large network of high-speed rail lines. As of June 2021, the French high-speed rail network comprises 2,800 km (1,740 mi) of tracks, making it one of the largest in Europe and the…
The Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed line in Japan, with Mount Fuji in the background. The Tokaido Shinkansen, which connects the cities of Tokyo and Osaka, was the world's first high-speed rail line.
High-speed trains operated by China Railway at Beijing Chaoyang railway station; China has the most extensive high-speed rail network in the world.
A pair of Italian FS' ETR 500 at Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station. The version ETR 500 Y1 achieved 362 km/h (225 mph) on the Bologna-Florence line on 4 February 2009, a new world speed record in a tunnel.
The German 1903 record holder