Between 2000 and 2022, the length of high-speed rail (HSR) networks worldwide has increased dramatically, reaching approximately 59,500 kilometers in 2021. Figures particularly started to climb more drastically year-over-year since the introduction of HSR in China.
Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers)
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Financials
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UIC. (October 1, 2023). Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/
UIC. "Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers)." Chart. October 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/
UIC. (2023). Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/
UIC. "Length of High-speed Railroad Network Worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/
UIC, Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Length of high-speed railroad network worldwide from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilometers) [Graph], UIC, October 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171776/line-kilometers-of-high-speed-railroad-worldwide/