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high-speed railway

Definition:
The term "high-speed traffic" encompasses all trains running at speeds over 200 km/h but also trains running at 200 km/h if the terrain, population density or economic reasons do not justify higher speeds. (Source: EJRCF)
broader terms
railway
related terms
high-speed train
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
ANTHROPOSPHERE (built environment, human settlements, land setup)
Themes:
building
transport
Other relations:
Has exact match
EuroVoc: high-speed transport
Wikipedia article
High-speed rail
Has close match
UMTHES: Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahn
Arabic: سكة حديد عالية السرعة
Basque: abiadura handiko trenbide
Bulgarian: Високоскоростна ж.п. Линия
Catalan: ferrocarril d'alta velocitat
Chinese: 高速铁路
Croatian: brza željeznica
Czech: železnice vysokorychlostní
Danish: højhastighedsjernbane
Dutch: hogesnelheids(spoor)lijn
English (US): high-speed railway
Estonian: kiirraudtee
Finnish: nopeiden junien rautatie
French: voie ferrée à grande vitesse
German: Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahn
Greek: σιδηροτροχιά υψηλής ταχύτητας
Hungarian: nagysebességű vasúti forgalom
Irish: iarnród ardluais
Italian: ferrovia ad alta velocità
Latvian: ātrgaitas dzelzceļš
Lithuanian: greitasis geležinkelis
Maltese: linji tal-ferrovija ta' veloċità għolja
Norwegian: høyhastighetsjernbane
Polish: linia superszybkiej koleji
Portuguese: tráfego ferroviário (de alta velocidade)
Romanian: cale ferată de mare viteză
Russian: высокоскоростная железная дорога
Slovak: rýchloželeznica
Slovenian: hitra železnica
Spanish: ferrocarril de alta velocidad
Swedish: höghastighetsjärnväg
Turkish: hızlı tren demiryolu
Ukrainian: високошвидкісна залізниця
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3955>