Is the high-speed rail the same as a train?

High-speed rail is different from train. A train refers to a means of transportation, which refers to a vehicle running on a railway track. High-speed rail refers to the railway, which is a railway for trains to travel safely and at high speed on the track.

Trains, also known as railway trains, are usually composed of multiple carriages and are one of the important modern means of transportation for human beings.

High-speed railway is called high-speed railway for short, and the running speed of trains is above 200 km/h. High-speed railway has different regulations in different countries, different times and different scientific research and academic fields. China's State Railway Administration defines China's high-speed railway as a passenger dedicated railway with a designed operating speed of more than 250 kilometers per hour (including reservation) and an initial operating speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.

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China railways are divided into three grades according to speed: high-speed railway (250-380), fast railway (160-250) and ordinary railway (80- 160). 20 12 "Twelfth Five-Year" comprehensive transportation system planning is different, and a column on express railway has been set up. 2065436

China's high-speed railways all adopt high-speed rail grades, and the high-speed railways are mainly national railways with medium and high standards, supplemented by low-standard high-speed rail grades. High-speed rail and national railway rank first and second respectively in China's railway grade (technical grade).

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