List of railway test tracks

Railway test tracks include:

Tracks by country

China

Czech Republic


France

  • Centre d'essais ferroviaires – Near Alstom Valenciennes factory site in Raismes, includes 2.75 km for testing at 100 km/h, a 1.85 km loop for endurance testing at 80 km/h, and a loop for testing driverless trains.

Germany

Italy

Japan

Poland

Romania

Russia

Singapore

Spain

The test track is built on the site of a closed broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)) line.

United Kingdom

United States

  • Maglev – AMT Test Track, Powder Springs, Georgia
  • Transportation Technology Center – Four test tracks, total length 48 miles (77 km), max speed (one of the tracks) 165 mph (266 km/h), Pueblo, Colorado[3]

References

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