5 Countries With Largest High Speed Rail Network

3. Japan

Length Of The High Speed Rail Network: 3,081 Kilometers

Japan is famous for its bullet trains. The Shinkansen is a network of high speed railway lines in Japan which was originally built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, to promote economic growth and development. The original Tokaido Shinkansen, linking 3 of the country’s largest cities, Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, remains one of the world’s busiest high speed rail lines. Japan has 3,081 kilometers of high speed rail network and ranks at the number 3 spot in our list of 20 countries with largest high speed rail network.