High-speed rail is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
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14 Facts About High-speed rail
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High-speed rail is the fastest and most efficient ground-based method of commercial transportation, however due to requirements for large track curves, gentle gradients and grade separated track the construction of high-speed rail is more costly than conventional rail and therefore does not always present an economical advantage over conventional speed rail.
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Third definition of high-speed and very high-speed rail requires simultaneous fulfilment of the following two conditions:.
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The International Union of Railways states that high-speed rail is a set of unique features, not merely a train travelling above a particular speed.
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Several high-speed rail technologies have their origin in the interurban field.
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In 1992, just in time for the Barcelona Olympic Games and Seville Expo '92, the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line opened in Spain with 25 kV AC electrification, and standard gauge, differing from all other Spanish lines which used Iberian gauge.
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In 2007, the MOR introduced the China Railways High-speed service, known as "Harmony Trains", a version of the German Siemens Velaro high-speed train.
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Continuous welded High-speed rail is generally used to reduce track vibrations and misalignment.
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In some countries, high-speed rail is integrated with courier services to provide fast door-to-door intercity deliveries.
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High-speed rail is best suited for journeys of 1 to 4½ hours, for which the train can beat air and car trip time.
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Travel by High-speed rail is more competitive in areas of higher population density or where gasoline is expensive because conventional trains are more fuel-efficient than cars when ridership is high, similar to other forms of mass transit.
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High-speed rail systems reduce collisions with automobiles or people, by using non-grade level track and eliminating grade-level crossings.
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Normally high-speed rail has automatic speed limiting restrictions, but this track section is a conventional section and in this case the automatic speed limit was said to be disabled by the driver several kilometers before the station.
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The high-speed rail system serves about 20 billion passenger-km per year as of 2016.
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