Texas Map Shows Where High Speed Rail Route Would Travel

A planned high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas would cut the journey time between Texas's two biggest cities to around 90 minutes.

Plans for a 240 mile-per-hour high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston received a major boost on April 15 when President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida both expressed support for the plan in a list of understandings released by the White House.

In August 2023, Amtrak, America's national passenger railroad company, and Texas Central announced they were exploring developing the plan as a partnership.In the press release, Texas Central CEO Michael Bui commented: 'This high-speed train, using advanced, proven Shinkansen technology , has the opportunity to revolutionize rail travel in the southern U.S., and we believe Amtrak could be the perfect partner to help us achieve that.

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