California High-Speed Rail Authority was created in 1996.
High speed rail trains generally run on standard tracks that are continuously welded together. The trains are made to have better aerodynamics so that speed can be increased.
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Light rail is for street cars and trolleys. Rapid rail is for high speed trains and subways.
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High-speed rail passenger systems were pioneered in Japan in 1964. European countries eventually followed, and in 2000 high-speed service in the United States was introduced with the Acela Express, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston.
Tainan is approximately 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) northwest of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Travel between the two cities can take around 30 to 40 minutes by car or train, depending on traffic and the chosen route. The high-speed rail also connects them, making the journey quick and convenient.
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Defining "high-speed rail" as the regular operation on new purpose-built track of trains running at speeds of 250 km/h or more, the first high-speed (and, so far, only) line in England is the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (opened in full in November 2007) on which trains operate at up to 300 km/h.
The controversial proposed speed rail system between London and Birmingham is commonly known as HS2, which stands for High Speed 2. This high-speed rail project aims to improve connectivity and reduce travel times between major cities in the UK, but it has faced criticism over its environmental impact and cost.