{"contract_version":"far-by-rail/journey-v1","generated_at":"2026-09-18T15:59:10.657Z","slug":"high-speed-train-journeys","title":"High-speed train journeys","subtitle":"Fast intercity lines where the train replaces the flight.","introduction":"Published high-speed rail routes selected through the canonical High-speed archetype, with route, timing, season and booking context drawn from the Train Experience Graph.","collection_type":"archetype","indexable":true,"count":39,"journeys":[{"slug":"acela-boston-washington","name":"Acela: Boston to Washington","summary":"Acela is described by Amtrak as America's only high-speed rail service, running the length of the Northeast Corridor from Boston South Station to Washington Union Station in about seven hours, with calls including Providence, New Haven, New York's Moynihan Train Hall, Philadelphia 30th Street and Baltimore Penn. Every seat is reserved, and the service is built around business travel between the corridor's city centres.","duration_minutes":420,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/acela-boston-washington","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/acela-boston-washington.json"}},{"slug":"akita-shinkansen-tokyo-akita","name":"Akita Shinkansen: Tokyo to Akita","summary":"The Komachi runs from Tokyo to Akita as a mini-shinkansen: coupled to a Hayabusa on the Tohoku Shinkansen as far as Morioka, then continuing alone over gauge-converted conventional track through Tazawako and Kakunodate to Akita on the Sea of Japan coast. The run takes around three and a half hours, and the red E6 series sets are among the most distinctive trains on the JR East network.","duration_minutes":217,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/akita-shinkansen-tokyo-akita","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/akita-shinkansen-tokyo-akita.json"}},{"slug":"al-boraq-tangier-casablanca","name":"Al Boraq: Tangier to Casablanca","summary":"Al Boraq is the first high-speed railway on the African continent, opened in November 2018 and running from Tanger Ville down the Atlantic coast to Casablanca in about two hours ten minutes. Trains are Alstom-built double-deck sets derived from the TGV family, and they call at Kenitra and both of Rabat's main stations on the way. It is an everyday intercity service rather than an excursion: seats are assigned, the ride is level and quiet, and the journey replaces what used to be a long half-day on the classic line.","duration_minutes":130,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/al-boraq-tangier-casablanca","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/al-boraq-tangier-casablanca.json"}},{"slug":"ave-madrid-barcelona","name":"AVE: Madrid to Barcelona","summary":"Renfe's AVE service links Madrid Puerta de Atocha with Barcelona Sants on Spain's flagship high-speed corridor. Tickets carry an assigned seat, and the route is the backbone of what is now the largest high-speed network in Europe.","duration_minutes":150,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ave-madrid-barcelona","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ave-madrid-barcelona.json"}},{"slug":"ave-madrid-seville","name":"AVE: Madrid to Seville","summary":"The Madrid–Seville AVE was Spain's first high-speed line, opened for the 1992 Expo, and it still runs from Madrid Puerta de Atocha to Sevilla Santa Justa in about two and a half hours, with calls at Ciudad Real, Puertollano and Córdoba. Every seat is reserved. Renfe now runs its low-cost Avlo service on the same infrastructure alongside the full-service AVE.","duration_minutes":155,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ave-madrid-seville","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ave-madrid-seville.json"}},{"slug":"beijing-harbin-high-speed-railway","name":"Beijing to Harbin High-Speed Railway","summary":"High-speed services link Beijing with Harbin in Heilongjiang across the north-eastern provinces, calling at Shenyang and Changchun. The route uses lines engineered for sustained sub-zero operation, and is the main way of reaching Harbin's winter ice festival by rail.","duration_minutes":292,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/beijing-harbin-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/beijing-harbin-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"beijing-xian-high-speed-railway","name":"Beijing to Xi'an High-Speed Railway","summary":"High-speed trains connect Beijing West with Xi'an North via Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou, using the Beijing–Guangzhou and Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed lines. It is the standard rail approach to the Terracotta Army and the old Silk Road capital.","duration_minutes":259,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/beijing-xian-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/beijing-xian-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"beijing-guangzhou-high-speed-railway","name":"Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway links the capital with the Pearl River Delta by way of Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Changsha. Since June 2024 Fuxing trainsets have operated at 350 km/h across the entire line, after the Wuhan–Guangzhou section was brought up to the same standard as the northern half.","duration_minutes":468,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/beijing-guangzhou-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/beijing-guangzhou-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"beijing-shanghai-high-speed-railway","name":"Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway runs 1,318 km between Beijing South and Shanghai Hongqiao, calling at Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Nanjing and Suzhou among its 24 stations. Fuxing trainsets have operated the line at 350 km/h since September 2017, making it one of the fastest scheduled railways in the world.","duration_minutes":258,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/beijing-shanghai-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/beijing-shanghai-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"chengdu-kunming-high-speed-railway","name":"Chengdu to Kunming High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Chengdu–Kunming high-speed corridor runs south-west from the Sichuan basin through the mountains of Liangshan to Kunming in Yunnan, calling at Xichang. It parallels the original Chengdu–Kunming railway, one of the hardest lines ever built in China.","duration_minutes":450,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/chengdu-kunming-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/chengdu-kunming-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"chengdu-chongqing-high-speed-railway","name":"Chengdu–Chongqing High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Chengdu–Chongqing high-speed railway runs 308 km across the Sichuan basin, with 11 stations including Ziyang North, Neijiang North and Yongchuan East. A speed increase to 350 km/h in December 2020 brought the two cities within about an hour of each other, with services running from Chengdu East to Chongqing Shapingba.","duration_minutes":60,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/chengdu-chongqing-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/chengdu-chongqing-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"eurostar-london-amsterdam","name":"Eurostar: London to Amsterdam","summary":"Eurostar runs direct trains from London St Pancras International to Amsterdam Centraal, a journey published at just over five hours on the through service, calling at Brussels-Midi, Rotterdam Centraal and Schiphol Airport. The route uses the Channel Tunnel and high-speed lines in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Every seat is reserved, and passengers travelling towards the UK clear British border checks before boarding.","duration_minutes":304,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/eurostar-london-amsterdam","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/eurostar-london-amsterdam.json"}},{"slug":"eurostar-london-paris","name":"Eurostar: London to Paris","summary":"Eurostar links London St Pancras International with Paris Gare du Nord in as little as 2 hours 16 minutes, running on high-speed line for almost the whole distance and passing beneath the Channel through the tunnel. Every journey is booked to a specific train and seat, and passengers clear immigration and security at the departure station.","duration_minutes":136,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/eurostar-london-paris","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/eurostar-london-paris.json"}},{"slug":"frecciarossa-rome-milan","name":"Frecciarossa: Rome to Milan","summary":"Trenitalia's Frecciarossa services run the length of Italy's high-speed spine from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale, calling at Firenze Santa Maria Novella and Bologna Centrale. Seat reservation is compulsory and included in the fare.","duration_minutes":165,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/frecciarossa-rome-milan","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/frecciarossa-rome-milan.json"}},{"slug":"guangzhou-hong-kong-high-speed-railway","name":"Guangzhou South to Hong Kong West Kowloon","summary":"High-speed trains run from Guangzhou South through Shenzhen North to Hong Kong West Kowloon, the Hong Kong terminus of the mainland network. Mainland and Hong Kong immigration are both carried out inside West Kowloon station before or after travel.","duration_minutes":47,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/guangzhou-hong-kong-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/guangzhou-hong-kong-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"guiyang-guangzhou-high-speed-railway","name":"Guiyang to Guangzhou High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway links the Guizhou plateau with the Pearl River Delta, passing through Guilin. It descends more than a kilometre in altitude and crosses the karst landscapes of Guizhou and northern Guangxi.","duration_minutes":240,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/guiyang-guangzhou-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/guiyang-guangzhou-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"haramain-high-speed-railway","name":"Haramain High Speed Railway: Makkah to Madinah","summary":"The Haramain High Speed Railway runs 450 kilometres between the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, calling at Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport and King Abdullah Economic City. The operator gives the line an operating speed of 300 km/h, and the trains are Talgo 350 sets built for desert conditions. It opened in October 2018 and carries both pilgrims and ordinary intercity travellers along the Red Sea side of the country.","duration_minutes":150,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/haramain-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/haramain-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"hokkaido-shinkansen-shin-aomori-shin-hakodate-hokuto","name":"Hokkaido Shinkansen: Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto","summary":"The Hokkaido Shinkansen carries Hayabusa services from Shin-Aomori under the Tsugaru Strait to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, the current northern end of Japan's high-speed network. The crossing uses the Seikan Tunnel, the undersea rail tunnel that has linked the two islands since 1988.","duration_minutes":61,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/hokkaido-shinkansen-shin-aomori-shin-hakodate-hokuto","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/hokkaido-shinkansen-shin-aomori-shin-hakodate-hokuto.json"}},{"slug":"hokuriku-shinkansen-tokyo-tsuruga","name":"Hokuriku Shinkansen: Tokyo to Tsuruga","summary":"The Hokuriku Shinkansen runs from Tokyo across the mountains of central Honshu to the Sea of Japan coast, reaching Tsuruga since the 2024 extension beyond Kanazawa. Kagayaki is the fastest service, with Hakutaka, Asama and the Kanazawa–Tsuruga Tsurugi shuttle filling in the stops.","duration_minutes":186,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/hokuriku-shinkansen-tokyo-tsuruga","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/hokuriku-shinkansen-tokyo-tsuruga.json"}},{"slug":"ice-sprinter-berlin-munich","name":"ICE Sprinter: Berlin to Munich","summary":"The ICE Sprinter joins Berlin Hauptbahnhof and München Hauptbahnhof with only a handful of stops, using the new-build line through the Thuringian Forest that opened in December 2017. Deutsche Bahn markets the service as taking under four hours city centre to city centre, running at up to 300 km/h on the new sections, with intermediate calls at Erfurt and Nuremberg.","duration_minutes":235,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ice-sprinter-berlin-munich","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ice-sprinter-berlin-munich.json"}},{"slug":"ice-cologne-frankfurt","name":"ICE: Cologne to Frankfurt","summary":"Deutsche Bahn's ICE services run non-stop between Köln Hbf and Frankfurt (Main) Hbf in 1 hour 5 minutes on the purpose-built Cologne–Rhine/Main high-speed line. Reservation is optional on domestic ICE travel, though recommended at busy times.","duration_minutes":65,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ice-cologne-frankfurt","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ice-cologne-frankfurt.json"}},{"slug":"italo-rome-milan","name":"Italo: Rome to Milan","summary":"Italo is the open-access high-speed operator that launched in 2012 as Europe's first privately owned competitor on a national high-speed network, and Rome to Milan is its core route. Trains run from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale in around three hours, typically calling at Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Bologna Centrale and Reggio Emilia AV. All tickets carry an assigned seat.","duration_minutes":175,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/italo-rome-milan","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/italo-rome-milan.json"}},{"slug":"joetsu-shinkansen-tokyo-niigata","name":"Joetsu Shinkansen: Tokyo to Niigata","summary":"The Joetsu Shinkansen crosses Honshu from Tokyo to Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast, tunnelling under the mountains that separate the Kanto plain from the snow country. Fastest Toki services take about 1 hour 29 minutes.","duration_minutes":89,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/joetsu-shinkansen-tokyo-niigata","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/joetsu-shinkansen-tokyo-niigata.json"}},{"slug":"ktx-seoul-busan","name":"KTX: Seoul to Busan","summary":"Korail's KTX runs the Gyeongbu high-speed line from Seoul to Busan by way of Daejeon and Dongdaegu, connecting the capital with the country's main port city. Tickets are issued against a specific train and seat, and Korail's own Korail Pass covers KTX travel.","duration_minutes":135,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ktx-seoul-busan","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ktx-seoul-busan.json"}},{"slug":"ktx-seoul-gangneung","name":"KTX: Seoul to Gangneung","summary":"The Gyeonggang line KTX leaves Seoul and Cheongnyangni and runs east through the Taebaek mountains to Gangneung on the East Sea coast, calling at Pyeongchang and Jinbu on the way. It opened in December 2017 for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and turned what had been a long mountain drive into a trip of under two hours, making the ski resorts and the coast an easy day out from the capital.","duration_minutes":115,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/ktx-seoul-gangneung","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/ktx-seoul-gangneung.json"}},{"slug":"kyushu-shinkansen-hakata-kagoshima-chuo","name":"Kyushu Shinkansen: Hakata to Kagoshima-Chuo","summary":"The Kyushu Shinkansen runs the length of the island from Hakata in Fukuoka to Kagoshima-Chuo, calling at Kumamoto on the way. Mizuho services cover the whole line in about 1 hour 19 minutes, which is why the train has largely replaced flying between the two ends of Kyushu.","duration_minutes":79,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/kyushu-shinkansen-hakata-kagoshima-chuo","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/kyushu-shinkansen-hakata-kagoshima-chuo.json"}},{"slug":"lanzhou-urumqi-high-speed-railway","name":"Lanzhou to Urumqi High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Lanzhou–Urumqi high-speed railway runs north-west along the Hexi Corridor through Gansu and across Xinjiang, calling at Zhangye and Turpan. At roughly 1,776 kilometres it was the longest high-speed line built in a single stage anywhere.","duration_minutes":690,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/lanzhou-urumqi-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/lanzhou-urumqi-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"nishi-kyushu-shinkansen-takeo-onsen-nagasaki","name":"Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen: Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki","summary":"The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen is Japan's newest and shortest high-speed line, running Kamome services between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki in about 23 minutes. It opened in September 2022 and is not yet physically connected to the rest of the Shinkansen network, so journeys from Hakata involve a timed change at Takeo-Onsen.","duration_minutes":23,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/nishi-kyushu-shinkansen-takeo-onsen-nagasaki","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/nishi-kyushu-shinkansen-takeo-onsen-nagasaki.json"}},{"slug":"sanyo-shinkansen-shin-osaka-hakata","name":"Sanyo Shinkansen: Shin-Osaka to Hakata","summary":"The Sanyo Shinkansen carries Nozomi, Mizuho, Hikari, Sakura and Kodama services from Shin-Osaka along western Honshu to Hakata in Fukuoka, calling at Shin-Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima and Kokura. It is the continuation of the Tokaido line and the way most people travel between the Kansai region and Kyushu.","duration_minutes":141,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/sanyo-shinkansen-shin-osaka-hakata","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/sanyo-shinkansen-shin-osaka-hakata.json"}},{"slug":"shanghai-hangzhou-high-speed-railway","name":"Shanghai to Hangzhou High-Speed Railway","summary":"High-speed trains run between Shanghai Hongqiao and Hangzhou East throughout the day, via Jiaxing South. The line opened in 2010 and services are frequent enough to be used without planning.","duration_minutes":45,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/shanghai-hangzhou-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/shanghai-hangzhou-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"taiwan-high-speed-rail-taipei-zuoying","name":"Taiwan High Speed Rail: Taipei to Zuoying","summary":"Taiwan High Speed Rail runs 350 km down the island's western plain from Taipei to Zuoying in Kaohsiung, calling at Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi and Tainan among its twelve stations. Unusually for a high-speed system, THSRC sells unreserved tickets valid for all trains as well as reserved seats.","duration_minutes":96,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/taiwan-high-speed-rail-taipei-zuoying","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/taiwan-high-speed-rail-taipei-zuoying.json"}},{"slug":"tgv-inoui-paris-bordeaux","name":"TGV inOui: Paris to Bordeaux","summary":"Since the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique opened in July 2017, the fastest TGV inOui services cover Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux Saint-Jean in two hours two minutes. Trains run via Massy, and depending on the service call at Tours, Poitiers and Angoulême. All seats are reserved. The new line was built and financed through a public-private partnership, a first for a major French high-speed route.","duration_minutes":122,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-bordeaux","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-bordeaux.json"}},{"slug":"tgv-inoui-paris-lyon","name":"TGV INOUI: Paris to Lyon","summary":"TGV INOUI links Paris Gare de Lyon and Lyon Part-Dieu over 422 km in as little as 1 hour 43 minutes, with around 30 trains a day. The LGV Sud-Est was Europe's first purpose-built high-speed line, and Paris–Lyon remains the busiest and most frequent high-speed corridor in France.","duration_minutes":103,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-lyon","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-lyon.json"}},{"slug":"tgv-inoui-paris-marseille","name":"TGV inOui: Paris to Marseille","summary":"The fastest TGV inOui services run from Paris Gare de Lyon to Marseille Saint-Charles in three hours four minutes, over the LGV Sud-Est and then the LGV Méditerranée, which opened in 2001. Depending on the service, trains call at Lyon Part-Dieu, Valence TGV, Avignon TGV and Aix-en-Provence TGV. Seats are reserved on every train, and the arrival at Saint-Charles is up the hill above the old port.","duration_minutes":184,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-marseille","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/tgv-inoui-paris-marseille.json"}},{"slug":"tohoku-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-aomori","name":"Tohoku Shinkansen: Tokyo to Shin-Aomori","summary":"The Tohoku Shinkansen runs from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, the longest line JR East operates, using E5, E6, E8 and E2 series trains. Hayabusa is the fastest service; Hayate, Yamabiko and Nasuno make more stops, and Komachi trains split off for Akita. Beyond Shin-Aomori the Hokkaido Shinkansen continues under the Tsugaru Strait.","duration_minutes":178,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/tohoku-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-aomori","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/tohoku-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-aomori.json"}},{"slug":"tokaido-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-osaka","name":"Tokaido Shinkansen: Tokyo to Shin-Osaka","summary":"The Tokaido Shinkansen links Tokyo and Shin-Osaka in 2 hours 21 minutes by the fastest Nozomi service, running at up to 285 km/h along the corridor that carries most of Japan's intercity traffic. It was the world's first high-speed railway when it opened in 1964, and it remains an ordinary way to travel rather than a special excursion: trains leave every few minutes, the ride is quiet and level, and the whole journey is timetabled to the minute.","duration_minutes":141,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/tokaido-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-osaka","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/tokaido-shinkansen-tokyo-shin-osaka.json"}},{"slug":"xian-chengdu-high-speed-railway","name":"Xi'an to Chengdu High-Speed Railway","summary":"The Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway crosses the Qinling range between Shaanxi and Sichuan, calling at Hanzhong. Around half the route is in tunnel or on viaduct, and it replaced a journey that once took most of a day.","duration_minutes":247,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/xian-chengdu-high-speed-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/xian-chengdu-high-speed-railway.json"}},{"slug":"yamagata-shinkansen-tokyo-shinjo","name":"Yamagata Shinkansen: Tokyo to Shinjo","summary":"The Tsubasa was Japan's first mini-shinkansen when it opened in 1992, running shinkansen trainsets onto a gauge-converted conventional line beyond Fukushima and reaching Shinjo after a 1999 extension. Trains leave Tokyo coupled to a Tohoku Shinkansen service, divide at Fukushima, and then climb over the Ou main line through Yonezawa to Yamagata and Shinjo. The current E8 series sets entered service on the route recently.","duration_minutes":220,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/yamagata-shinkansen-tokyo-shinjo","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/yamagata-shinkansen-tokyo-shinjo.json"}},{"slug":"yht-ankara-istanbul","name":"YHT: Ankara to Istanbul","summary":"Turkey's flagship YHT service links Ankara with Istanbul, running from the capital across the Anatolian plateau through Eskişehir and Bilecik before descending to the Marmara coast and finishing at Söğütlüçeşme or Halkalı. It is the country's first high-speed corridor, opened in stages from 2009, and the full Ankara–Istanbul run takes a little over four hours with a seat reservation required on every train.","duration_minutes":250,"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/yht-ankara-istanbul","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/yht-ankara-istanbul.json"}}],"links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/collections/high-speed-train-journeys","index":"https://farbyrail.com/data/collections.json"}}