High-speed rail worldwide

Statistics report about the global high-speed rail industry

High-speed rail worldwide

This report presents a selection of statistics about the high-speed rail industry worldwide. Focusing on passenger traffic and rail infrastructure, it also provides an overview of the main companies in the sector, and the future of high-speed rail network around the world.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic High-speed rail passenger traffic worldwide 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Length of high-speed rail tracks worldwide 1964–2022
  • Premium Statistic High-speed rail lines length worldwide by region 2022
  • Premium Statistic Fastest trains in the world by record speed 2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading manufacturers of high-speed rolling stock worldwide 2021-2023

Infrastructure

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  • Premium Statistic Length of high-speed railway lines in use worldwide in 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Length of high-speed railway lines in use in Europe in 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Length of express railways in China 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Operating length of the JR Shinkansen network in Japan 2024, by railway line
  • Premium Statistic Line kilometers of high-speed rail tracks in South Korea 2010-2019

Passenger traffic

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  • Premium Statistic High-speed rail passengers activity - key operators worldwide 2021
  • Premium Statistic Passenger transport volume of highspeed railways in China 2008-2021
  • Premium Statistic High-speed rail passenger traffic in South Korea 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried via JR Shinkansen in Japan FY 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic High-speed rail passenger traffic in Spain 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Passenger kilometers travelled by high-speed rail in France 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Deutsche Bahn ICE passenger numbers Germany 2004-2023
  • Premium Statistic Amtrak’s high-speed rail passengers on the Acela service 2017–2023

Financials

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  • Premium Statistic Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway: revenue 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic JR Central operating revenue in Japan FY 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of transportation of Renfe Operadora 2015-2021, by segment
  • Premium Statistic SNCF revenue 2019 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic Deutsche Bahn AG revenue by business field Germany 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Total revenue - Amtrak 2015-2023

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic High-speed train lines under construction worldwide in key countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Planned expansion of the global high speed rail network 2022
  • Premium Statistic Global non-urban regional demand for travel by train from 2019 to 2050, by region

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