The Indian Railways system has improved our lives considerably. It connects every part of India and facilitates travel throughout the country. While India has the worlds fourth-largest railway network the country has yet to effectively implement a high-speed rail system. The first bullet train corridor in India is being constructed from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and it will take some time to become operational. China boasts a high-speed rail network of 45000 km which makes it unparalleled in the world. For any train to be considered high-speed it must operate at least 200 km/h according to the International Union of Railways. In India the countrys fastest train - the Vande Bharat Express - can reach a maximum speed of 180 km/h yet operates at much lower speeds. Even the United States is behind most countries in developing a high-speed rail network. Spain has the second-largest high-speed railway network in the world after China. It has built a total of 3966 km of high-speed rail so far. Japan comes in third position with 3096 km followed by France (2800 km) the UK (2214 km) Germany (1658 km) Finland (1120 km) Italy (1117 km) and South Korea (877 km) all ranking among the top 10 countries with the most extensive high-speed rail systems. 🚆 Worlds longest high-speed rail networks: 🇨🇳 China: 45000 kilometers 🇪🇸 Spain: 3966 km 🇯🇵 Japan: 3096 km 🇫🇷 France: 2800 km 🇬🇧 UK: 2214 km 🇩🇪 Germany: 1658 km 🇫🇮 Finland: 1120 km 🇮🇹 Italy: 1117 km 🇰🇷 South Korea: 887 km 🇸🇪 Sweden: 860 km 🇬🇷 Greece: 672 km 🇷🇺 Russia:… — World of Statistics (@stats_feed) August 9 2025 Following them are Sweden (860 km) Greece (672 km) Russia (650 km) Turkey (627 km) and Portugal (610 km). China: 45000 km Spain: 3966 km Japan: 3096 km France: 2800 km UK: 2214 km Germany: 1658 km Finland: 1120 km Italy: 1117 km South Korea: 877 km Sweden: 860 km Greece: 672 km Russia: 650 km Turkey: 627 km Portugal: 610 km Uzbekistan in Central Asia has 600 km of high-speed train rail followed by Poland with 547 Saudi Arabia with 450 Taiwan with 350 Belgium with 326 Austria with 283 Norway with 224 Morocco with 186 Netherlands with 175 Switzerland with 164 Indonesia with 143 United States with 136 Serbia with 70 Denmark with 60 and Hong Kong with 26.