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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}} | | 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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| + | | 1903 || || The {{w|Siemens & Halske}}-equipped railcar sa speed of 206.7 km/h on 23th October, and on 27 October the AEG-equipped railcar achieves 210.2 km/h.<ref name="wrf_sith">Sith Sastrasinh, "[http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/index.php?/topic/2292-electrical-train-marienfelde-zossen-in-1901/?p=18578 Electrical Train Marienfelde–Zossen in 1901]", 21 January 2000, WorldRailFans. Accessed 23 January 2013.</ref> || {{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}} | | 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}} | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 24 October 2017
This is a timeline of high-speed rail.
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Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
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Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Present day country/location | |
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| 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 | |
| 1903 | The Siemens & Halske-equipped railcar sa speed of 206.7 km/h on 23th October, and on 27 October the AEG-equipped railcar achieves 210.2 km/h.[1] | 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.[2] | China |
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See also
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References
- ↑ Sith Sastrasinh, "Electrical Train Marienfelde–Zossen in 1901", 21 January 2000, WorldRailFans. Accessed 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "China's high speed railway exceeds 20,000 km". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
