High-speed trains

thumb|upright=1.2|Map of Shinkansen lines, as of May 2024 thumb|A lineup of JR East Shinkansen trains in October 2012. From left to right: E5, 200, E4, E2, E3, E926 "East i", and E1.

The TGV (; , , 'high-speed train') is France's intercity high-speed rail service. With commercial operating speeds of up to on the newer lines, the TGV was conceived at the same period as other technological projects such as the Ariane 1 rocket and Concorde supersonic airliner; sponsored by the Government of France, those funding programmes were known as ('national champion') policies. In 2025, the TGV network in France carried 168 million passengers.

system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its surrounding countries

Thalys (French: ) was a brand name used for high-speed train services between Paris Gare du Nord and both Amsterdam Centraal and German cities in the Rhein-Ruhr, including Aachen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and Dortmund, both via Brussels-South.

KTX (Korea Train eXpress, ) is the first high-speed rail system in South Korea, and is operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004.

high-speed railway line in Taiwan

high-speed train model

type of railway locomotive

Swiss High-speed train

Swiss high-speed trainset

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high-speed trainset operated by Amtrak

family of high speed trains (EMU)

early high-speed, gas turbine train

High-speed train

thumb|right|250px|Duke University Medical Center Patient Rapid Transit|Duke Hospital PRT thumb|right|250px|Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System A hovertrain, also known as tracked hovercraft (UK) or tracked air-cushion vehicle (US), is a vehicle that is suspended on a cushion of air, similar to a hovercraft, but operates on a guideway. Unlike conventional trains, which use steel wheels on steel rails, hovertrains use air-based lifting systems and a smooth paved surface known as the track or guideway. The concept aims to eliminate rolling resistance and allow very high performance, while al

thumb|Bombardier’s experimental JetTrain locomotive toured North America in an early-2000s attempt to raise the technology's public profile. The JetTrain was an experimental high-speed passenger train concept created by Bombardier Transportation in an attempt to make European-style high-speed service more financially appealing to passenger railways throughout North America. It was designed to use the same LRC-derived tilting car Acela trains that Bombardier built for Amtrak in the 1990s, which used all-electric locomotives. Unlike the Acela, powered electrically by overhead lines, the JetTrain

high-speed electric multiple unit from the Pendolino family

high-speed train line in South Korea, departing from Suseo