Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
high-speed rail
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
Eurostar trains Gotthard Base Tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel Shinkansen, Fuji, Japan maglev train maglev train French high-speed train
Take a ride along France's ecologically convenient TGV high-speed railroad from city to city
Read Next
The exterior of the Victoria terminus railway station, Mumbai, India. (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, UNESCO World Heritage site)
5 Transit Stations Worth Seeing
Discover
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

high-speed rail: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/high-speed-rail
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As superspeed train • HSR

Photos and Videos

Eurostar trains
Gotthard Base Tunnel
Gotthard Base Tunnel
Shinkansen, Fuji, Japan
maglev train
maglev train
French high-speed train
Take a ride along France's ecologically convenient TGV high-speed railroad from city to city
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic