As of September 2022, Asia and the Pacific was the region with the most high-speed expansion projects in the approved planning or long-term planning stages, at around 25,213 kilometers of tracks. The region was followed by Europe at 19,557 kilometers.
Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers)
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UIC. (September 30, 2022). Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/
UIC. "Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers)." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/
UIC. (2022). Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/
UIC. "Planned Expansion of The Global High Speed Rail Lines as of September 2022, by Region (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/
UIC, Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Planned expansion of the global high speed rail lines as of September 2022, by region (in kilometers) [Graph], UIC, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243147/planned-high-speed-network-expansion-worldwide/