Travelling at up to 200mph, Europe's high-speed trains are the quickest and most convenient way of travelling across the continent. And with huge investment in recent years, new lines are opening everywhere from Spain to Turkey.
Travelling at up to 200mph, Europe's high-speed trains are the quickest and most convenient way of travelling across the continent. And with huge investment in recent years, new lines are opening everywhere from Spain to Turkey.In Europe, investment has flowed into new lines designed to move people faster and add capacity. As a result, various new high-speed routes have opened in the past few years. Here are some to look out for.
Cutting journey times between Berlin and Munich was the aim of the VDE 8 , pitting the train against car and plane. More than 143 miles of new track was laid, 27 tunnels bored and 37 viaducts constructed, cutting 2h30m off the journey time. The 186mph high-speed trains now connect the two hubs in less than four hours. The complete line, which opened in 2017, took more than 26 years of planning and construction. The ICE trains have dining cars, bar counter and wi-fi.
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