List of high-speed railway lines
Overview
The following table is an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service.

List of high-speed railway lines

Section Title: Overview
Table Section Text: The following table is an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service.

Rank	Country/Region	Continent	In operation (km)	Under construction (km)	Total country (km)	Network density (m/km2)	Length per 100,000 people (km)	Max. speed (km/h)	Electrification	Track gauge (mm)	Notes

1	China	Asia	31,000	6,607	37,607	3.23	2.21	350	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Shanghai Maglev: 430 km/h max; exclude 26 km of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section; projected length in the end of 2019 - 32200 km; 38875 km including approved.

2	Spain	Europe	3,240	2,285	5,525	6.4	6.9	310	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	The longest High-Speed dedicated network in Europe

3	France	Europe	3300.2	570	3870.2	5.98	4.9	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including 726.8 km of upgraded lines. 2,000 km under planning, claimed to be completed in 2020, and a further package of 2,500 km in the longer term.

4	Germany	Europe	3045.9	550.08	3595.98	8.53	3.7	300	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines

5	Japan	Asia	2,764.6	657.1	3421.7	9	2.19	320	25 kV 50 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435	The first network ever opened

6	Sweden	Europe	1706	162	1868	3.79	16.7	205	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines; 858 km extra approved

7	United Kingdom	Europe	1377	620	1997	5.67	2.09	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines

8	Turkey	Asia	1213	3798	5011	1.55	1.5	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	11700 km total under planning, claimed to be completed in 2023

9	Italy	Europe	1191.7	505	1624.7	3.96	1.97	300	3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	After its neighbour country France ended parcel service, Italy became the only country to provide freight services at high-speed track

10	South Korea	Asia	1104.5	376	1480.5	11.03	2.15	305	25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines; 49 km extra approved

11	Finland	Europe	944.3	95	1039.3	2.79	17.1	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1524	Only upgraded lines; including Espoo–Salo line under construction

12	Russia	Europe	845	1181	2026	0.04	0.58	250	3 kV DC	1520	Only upgraded lines; total 4595 km to be under construction no later than 2024

13	Greece	Europe	700	0	700	5.3	6.5	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines; full operation since 2019

14	Portugal	Europe	624	0	624	6.77	6.06	220	25 kV 50 Hz	1668	Only upgraded lines

15	Uzbekistan	Asia	600	0	600	1.34	1.8	250	25 kV 50 Hz	1520	Including upgraded lines

16	Saudi Arabia	Asia	453	663	1116	0.21	1.37	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Opened in September 2018

17	Austria	Europe	352	208	560	4.2	3.97	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines

18	Taiwan	Asia	345	0	345	9.37	1.46	300	25 kV 60 Hz	1435

19	Belgium	Europe	326	0	326	8.25	2.9	300	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Including upgraded lines

20	Morocco	Africa	186	137	323	0.28	0.5	320	25 kV 50 Hz	1435	Inaugurated in November 2018

21	Netherlands	Europe	175	34.9	209.9	4.18	1	300	1.5 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC	1435	Hanzelijn is expected to start high-speed services

22	Poland	Europe	143	322	465	0.46	0.37	200	3 kV DC	1435	Only upgraded lines; 484 km extra approved

23	Norway	Europe	103.5	270	373.5	0.32	1.94	210	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435

24	Switzerland	Europe	92	23	115	1.94	1.08	250	15 kV 16.7 Hz	1435

25	Denmark	Europe	65	229	294	1.51	1.1	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435

26	United States	America	54.6	2006.8	2061.4	0.01	0.02	240	12 kV 25 Hz, 12 kV 60 Hz, 25 kV 60 Hz	1435	Only upgraded lines

27	Hong Kong	Asia	26	0	26	9.44	0.3	200	25 kV 50 Hz	1435

Sentence(s)

The high speed rail in China ran over 29,000 kilometers, making it the longest HSR network in the world.

final_sentence: The high speed rail in China ran over 29,000 kilometers, making it the longest HSR network in the world.