New and Upcoming High-Speed Rail Projects Report & Database 2026-2040

Global Mass Transit has launched the New and Upcoming High-Speed Rail Projects Report & Database 2026-2040, which tracks over 200 new and upcoming rail projects in the region spanning more than 25,000 km.

The report package comprises:

• A master dataset of 200 projects of new networks, network expansion, and network modernisation (Excel format)
• An executive summary and analysis of opportunities and investments (PPT format)
• Four quarterly updates on the master dataset from the date of launch

Part 1 provides a comprehensive global assessment of high-speed rail (HSR) markets, investments and project opportunities. It outlines overall market dynamics, including key growth drivers, emerging technology and funding trends, recent project announcements, major contracts, and high-value investment programmes. It maps the full regional distribution of HSR activity across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, highlighting project scale and development potential.

The section also analyses the pipeline by status—from announced and design-stage projects to those in procurement, construction and operation—along with expected completion timelines to 2035 and beyond. It examines project costs, funding mechanisms, and the distribution of mega-projects across value bands. Additional chapters cover fare system innovations, rolling stock technologies, operator models, and market shares. The section concludes with forward-looking investment needs across infrastructure, rolling stock, signalling, and digital systems, identifying major opportunities and challenges shaping the next decade of HSR development.

Part 2 includes an MS Excel database. Each project profile in the MS Excel database provides information on:

• Project developer and operator
• Project type (new or extension)
• Project timeline
• Project cost
• Sources of funds
• Route length
• Alignment (underground, elevated or at-grade)
• Route
• Number of stations
• Number of elevated and underground stations
• Expected ridership
• Current stage of the project (planned/announced, design, under procurement, construction contracts awarded, and under construction)
• Details of the current stage of the project
• Expected opening
• Project stage (expected tenders, expected project awards, construction, etc)
• Key consultants
• Key contractors
• Connections with other public transport modes
• Planned fare system
• Planned design speed
• Propulsion type – Diesel, Electric, Dual Power
• Planned rolling stock (type, model, supplier, number of rail coaches)
• Rolling stock technology
• Planned rail systems (track, power, signalling)
• Additional information
• Key contact person for the project

The report is useful to organisations interested in the railway sector, government agencies, transport authorities, operators, service and technology providers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, EPC contractors, investors/lenders, research organisations, industry consultants, regulatory agencies, development institutions, etc.

The report will be released on February 2026.

The report is priced at USD 1990.

There are also special ‘early bird’ discounts – the price is USD 1590 for orders and payments received on or before December 31, 2025 and USD 1790 for orders and payments received on or before January 30, 2026.

To download the brochure for the report, please click here

To purchase the report online, please click here

For further inquiries, please contact:
Nishchay Gandhi
Global Mass Transit
Mobile: +1-334-403-8666
E-mail: nishchay.gandhi@globalmasstransit.net