Difference between revisions of "Timeline of high-speed rail"

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This is a timeline of high-speed rail.

Time period	Development summary

Year	Event type	Present day country/location
1899		The Prussian state railway joins with ten electrical and engineering firms and electrified 72km of military owned railway between Marienfelde and Zossen in actual Germany. The line used three-phase current at 10 kilovolts and 45 Hz.	Germany
2016	Extension	China has 22,000 kilometres (14,000 miles) of HSR as of end December 2016, accounting for two-thirds of the world's total.^[1]	China

The initial version of the timeline was written by User:Sebastian.

↑ "China's high speed railway exceeds 20,000 km". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

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+| 1899 || || The [[w:Prussian state railways|Prussian state railway]] joins with ten electrical and engineering firms and electrified 72km of military owned railway between {{w|Marienfelde}} and {{w|Zossen}} in actual {{w|Germany}}. The line used [[w:Three-phase electric power|three-phase current]] at [[w:Volt|10 kilovolts]] and [[w:Hertz|45 Hz]]. || {{w|Germany}}
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+| 2016 || Extension || {{w|China}} has 22,000 kilometres (14,000 miles) of HSR as of end December 2016, accounting for two-thirds of the world's total.<ref>{{cite web|title=China's high speed railway exceeds 20,000 km|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-09/10/content_26759186.htm|website=chinadaily.com.cn|accessdate=25 October 2017}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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