China is the country with the fastest high-speed rail network at a maximum operational speed of 350 km/h as of 2021, followed by the Japanese, French, and Moroccan services at a maximum speed of 320 km/h.
Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour)
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UIC. (August 31, 2022). Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/
UIC. "Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour) ." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/
UIC. (2022). Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/
UIC. "Maximum Operational Speed of High-speed Rail Networks Worldwide in 2021, by Country (in Kilometers per Hour) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/
UIC, Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited April 30, 2024)
Maximum operational speed of high-speed rail networks worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilometers per hour) [Graph], UIC, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347112/max-speed-high-speed-rail-networks-worldwide-by-country/