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歐洲與日本可說是目前世界上鐵路運輸最發達與進步的地方,也產生了獨特的鐵路文化與風土民情,甚至也開發出鐵道相關的周邊商品。而為了東京奧運而開始於1964年營運的日本東海道新幹線更是開啟了鐵路運輸的新風貌,而歐洲也於1980年代後開始大規模興建高速鐵路或做舊有鐵路路線提速。
而在以上兩個區域外,印度鐵路運輸也相當發達,印度國鐵更是全球雇用員工最多的公司之一-高達百萬人,但由於系統老舊加上運量長期不足,印度政府也展開他們的鐵路更新與高速鐵路計畫,第一條專線高速鐵路將於2021年正式通車。而自2008年全球金融風暴後,中國也掀起高速鐵路興建與舊有鐵路高速化的基礎建設的建築風潮,以維持經濟高度成長,目前全國的高鐵網路總長度已經接近於2/3的全球高速鐵路網。
至於美國則由於城市分佈相對於歐洲或日本並沒有那麼密集,加上後來航空業蓬勃發展與高速公路網的密集分佈,也讓美國後來的鐵路運輸發展並沒有像日本歐洲甚至印度等國發達,甚至一度有放棄鐵路發展的輿論產生,不過美國目前仍是全球鐵路總長度最長的國家,很多鐵路路線也沒有電氣化。美國到了2000年才有舊線路提速的高鐵列車Acela
Express服役,並且直到2017年才開始第一條高速鐵路專線加州高鐵的興建,不過目前美國鐵路仍然以貨運與觀光旅遊為主。
而世界幅員最廣的俄羅斯則有世界最長的鐵路路線西伯利亞大鐵路,主幹線一路從莫斯科直到遠東的符拉迪沃斯托克,境內鐵路運輸也還算發達。至於另外三個幅員廣大的國家巴西與澳洲以及加拿大,鐵路運輸雖然沒有很密集,但主要大城市多有鐵路相連,鐵路主要功能跟美國相似以觀光旅遊以及貨運為主,真正載客的路線並不多。
Railway Company
High Speed Rail & Long Distance
Train
Name | Abbreviation | Service | Region |
Alvia | High-speed rail | Spain | |
Alfa Pendular | AP | High-speed rail | Portugal |
Allegro | AE | High-speed rail | Finland, Russia |
Alta Velocidad Española | AVE | High-speed rail | Spain |
Avant | High-speed rail | Spain | |
CrossCountry | XC | High-speed rail | United Kingdom |
EuroCity | EC | Long-distance train | Various European countries |
Euromed | High-speed rail | Spain | |
Eurostar | EST | High-speed rail |
United Kingdom/France,
United Kingdom/Belgium |
Le Frecce | High-speed rail | Italy | |
Trenitalia | High-speed rail | Italy | |
Intercity Direct | FYR | High-speed rail | Netherlands, Netherlands/Belgium |
Intercity-Express | ICE | High-speed rail | Germany, Austria, Germany/Netherlands, Germany/Switzerland, Germany/Austria, Germany/France, Germany/Denmark, Germany/Belgium |
Italo Treno | ITALO | High-speed rail | Italy |
Railjet | RJ | High-speed rail | Austria, Austria/Hungary, Austria/Germany, Austria/Switzerland, Austria/Czech Republic, Czech Republic |
SuperCity | SC | High-speed rail | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
Train à Grande Vitesse | TGV | High-speed rail | France, France/Switzerland, France/Germany, France/Italy, France/Luxembourg, France/Belgium, France/Spain |
Trenhotel | TH | Long-distance train | Spain, Spain/Portugal, Spain/France, Spain/Switzerland, Spain/Italy |
Thalys | THA | High-speed rail | France/Belgium/Netherlands, France/Belgium/Germany |
X 2000 | X2 | High-speed rail | Sweden, Sweden/Denmark |
Flytoget | High-speed rail | Norway | |
Shinkansen | 新幹線 | High-speed rail | Japan |
Taiwan High Speed Rail | THSR | High-speed rail | Taiwan |
Korean Train Express | KTX | High-speed rail | South Korea |
Acela Express | Acela | High-speed rail | US |
California High-Speed Rail | CHSR | High-speed rail | US(Under construction) |
Virgin Trains USA | High-speed rail | US | |
China Railway High-speed | CRH | High-speed rail | China |
Indian Railways | IR | High-speed rail | India |
Saudi Railways Organization | SRO | High-speed rail | Saudi Arabia |
Uzbekistan Railways | High-speed rail | Uzbekistan | |
Office National des Chemins de Fer | ONCF | High-speed rail | Morocco |
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