Proposed high-speed rail

This article lists planned or proposed high-speed rail projects, arranged by country. Although many nations have done preliminary feasibility studies, many lines are eventually shelved or postponed due to high cost, and only a few nations of those proposing are actively building high-speed rail lines. Planned or proposed lines are therefore separated here from lines that are under construction, some nations having both. High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h (125 mph).

According to Yacine Ben Jaballah, General Director of National Company of Rail Transportation (SNTF) in Algeria, a trans-Maghreb high-speed rail line linking Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria is being planned. The project is expected to begin in Morocco and move towards Algiers, and finally reach Tunis. In March 2011, contracts were awarded for a 130 km (81 mi) section of railway between Oued Tlélat and the Moroccan border. Running speeds will be 220 km/h (137 mph).

On the 7th of June, 2010, Minister of Transport Sbusiso Ndebele said that plans were seriously being considered for a high-speed line from Johannesburg to Durban. The line would reduce the current journey time from 12h to about 3h. The 721 km line would involve major engineering challenges, including traversing the Drakensberg mountains. A high-speed line from Johannesburg to Cape Town is also under study.

Bangladesh considered building a high speed rail link between Dhaka and Chittagong in 2005. The government short-listed France's SNCF and Japan Railways for the project. But the plan was then shelved.

Spain and China have recently expressed interests in developing the Bangladesh Railway into a high speed network.

The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia) plan a 2200 km rail network,Etihad Railway, which may include high-speed rail from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.

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