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Table 1 International HSR lines, 2016

From: The local economic impacts of high-speed railways: theories and facts

Country

In service (km)

Under construction (km)

Planned (km)

Current rank

Austria

48

218

-

16

Belgium

209

-

-

12

France

2036

740

1786

4

Germany

1475

368

324

5

Italy

923

125

221

6

Netherlands

120

-

-

13

Poland

224

-

1127

11

Spain

2871

1262

1327

3

Switzerland

87

72

-

15

UK

113

-

543

14

China

21,688

10,201

677

1

Taiwan

345

9

-

10

Japan

2892

551

179

2

South Korea

598

61

49

8

Turkey

688

469

1134

7

US

362

483

1023

9

Total

34,679

14,559

8390

-

  1. UIC data, accessible online
  2. These statistics include only countries that already have HSR lines in service