From the days of the humble steam train, technology
has transformed the railways into high-speed wonders, with tunnels under oceans
and even magnetic hover-trains!
|
|
Train
|
Type
|
Place(s)
|
Cost
($ Billion)
|
|
1
|
CRH Beijing-Shanghai
|
High-speed railway
|
China
|
33.1
|
|
2
|
CRH Beijing-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong
Kong
|
High-speed railway
|
China
|
18.46
|
|
3
|
Toei Oedo Line
|
Subway
|
Japan
|
18.4
|
|
4
|
Channel Tunnel
|
High-speed railway
|
UK, France
|
15.4
|
|
5
|
Barcelona Metro : Line 9
|
Metro rail system
|
Spain
|
8.9
|
|
6
|
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
|
High-speed railway
|
UK
|
8.4
|
|
7
|
Oresund Bridge
|
Railway and road bridge
|
Sweden, Denmark
|
5.7
|
|
8
|
CRH Beijing-Tianjin Intercity
|
High-speed railway
|
China
|
3.2
|
|
9
|
SMT (Shanghai Mahlev Train)
|
High-speed magnetic levitation
railway
|
China
|
1.33
|
|
10
|
Transrapid
|
High-speed magnetic levitation
railway
|
Germany
|
1.33
|
