High-speed trains

Indian Railways says the Vande Bharat Sleeper Train has cleared a key step in its modernization push after completing a Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) high-speed trial.

HS2 Water Orton viaducts moved a step forward over the Christmas break, after engineers finished two key spans above the existing railway near Water Orton in Warwickshire, according to the HS2 Media Centre.

India’s Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train programme reached a milestone on Friday, with the corridor’s first mountain tunnel now completed.

California high-speed rail 2026 plans are taking shape around major contracting steps, partnership outreach and energy procurement, based on updates the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR) shared with Newsweek.

FS Group Certares high-speed rail partnership aims to bolster FS’s international high-speed passenger rail ambitions, starting with Trenitalia France.

California high-speed rail funding is shifting after the state dropped its lawsuit over the Trump administration’s decision to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the high-speed rail program, as reported by Railway Supply.

California high-speed rail lawsuit is now off the table after the state withdrew its legal challenge to the Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $4 billion in federal grants for the project, as reported by Reuters.

China high-speed rail network has moved past 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance after a new line opened on Friday, as reported by The Economic Times.

Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup withdraws bid for the country’s $67-billion railway project Vietnam is planning: the North–South high-speed railway project linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to Reuters.

Baotou–Yinchuan High-speed Railway has entered full operation, according to China Daily, after the Baotou–Huinong section opened on Dec 23.

The EMU-370 high-speed train is South Korea’s newly developed next-generation high-speed train designed for 370 kilometers per hour in commercial service, a level the government says would make it the world’s second-fastest by operating speed.

Internal documents outlining the Toronto–Quebec City high-speed rail plan suggest the corridor could support a much denser schedule than Canada’s current intercity service.