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TEXAS
HIGH SPEED RAIL
FACT SHEET
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TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL FACT SHEET
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ONE OF THE LARGEST
INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS
IN THE U.S.
The transport infrastructure sector of Boston’s highway system completed
ranks first in investment in the in 2007, assigned, in 1982, to various
United States. contractors for $2.8 billion. The total
The Interstate Highway System, investment for the Texas High Speed
introduced in 1956 by President Dwight Rail is expected to be approximately
D. Eisenhower to connect cities from $20 billion and represents one of the
coast to coast with highways, bridges, largest infrastructure contracts in
tunnels and viaducts, represents the the United States.
largest total investment ever made in a Texas Central signed a design-build
transport system in the U.S. with a total contract with Webuild Group (Texas
investment of $528 billion up to 2018. High Speed Rail LLC is the company
The second biggest infrastructure created by Webuild and its U.S.
investment made in the United States subsidiary Lane Construction) to build
was the Big Dig: a $21-billion renovation Texas High Speed Rail.
Infrastructure system Single contract
INTERSTATE BIG DIG TEXAS
HIGHWAY SYSTEM HIGH SPEED RAIL
$528 billion $21 billion $14 billion
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OVERVIEW
TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL
Texas Central signed a design-build
agreement with Webuild Group
to build the Dallas-Houston
high-speed railway
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
TEXAS
MEXICO
THE TRAIN
+200 mph (320 km/h)
Tokaido Shinkansen N700S / Produced by Central Japan Railway Company
2020
Start
of works* 2021 2022 2023
*after the conclusion of the entire project approval process
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TRAVEL TIME TOTAL INVESTMENT data in $
Texas High Speed Rail VALUE
Funding from
less than 1.5 hours private funds:
Interstate 45 debts and
private
4+ hours equity
depending on traffic
OKLAHOMA
ARKANSAS >50% ~20
elevated
on viaduct billion
DALLAS DALLAS
ECONOMIC
3s
tat
IMPACTS
ion
FOR TEXAS
s 240
(380 km)
miles
Brazos Valley
Texas A&M University
HOUSTON (The largest university
in Texas)
>13
million
HOUSTON people within
an hour from
the 3 stations
o
M ulf
ic
JOBS
ex
of G
>17,000 +1,500
36
direct jobs Full time
during works permanent jobs
>20,000 6+ million billion
supply chain jobs annual passengers in the first
25 years
2026
2024 2025 Texas High Speed Rail
in function
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2.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RAILWAY
NETWORKS IN THE WORLD
The Texas high-speed train project Tokyo-Osaka or Paris-Lyon, the two
is amongst the most important cities Dallas and Houston are at the right
in the world in terms of railway distance to guarantee reduced travel
connections between two large times compared to car travel and at
urban centres. extremely competitive prices compared
Just like Madrid-Barcelona, to air travel.
The most successful
city-to-city international Optimal
distance range
High Speed Rail routes for train’s route
are at an optimal distance
to offer time and cost Madrid Barcelona
savings compared
to cars and planes
Tokyo Osaka
connect big cities
with growing Paris London
populations
North Houston
Texas
serve cities that are New Washington DC
economic centers York
in their regions
Paris Lyon
London Manchester
Proportional to size
of population
Berlin Hamburg
Proportional to length of route
Sources: L.E.K. Consulting
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3.
IT IS THE FASTEST RAILWAY
CONNECTION BETWEEN
TWO U.S. CITIES WITH STRONG
POPULATION GROWTH
The high-speed train will link
Dallas and Houston in less than 90
minutes with a train every 30 minutes 90
at peak times.There will be one stop in Minutes faster
the Brazos Valley, where Texas A&M than by car
University is located.
It is expected to be 90 minutes faster
than car travel and one hour faster than
air travel considering boarding times.
Dallas and Houston are respectively 60
the fourth and fifth largest economies Minutes faster
in the U.S, after New York, Los Angeles than by plane
and Chicago. The two metropolitan
areas are amongst those with the highest
population growth.
According to the US Census Bureau the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex registered
one of the highest rates of population
growth in the U.S. - 1 million from 2010
to 2018.
It is estimated that 6 million
passengers in 2029 and 13 million in
2050 will use the high-speed train
between Dallas and Houston.
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TEXAS RESIDENTS IN THE RAILWAY AREA
OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS
Dallas LOUISIANA
Brazos Valley
Texas A&M University
(The largest university in Texas)
Houston
>13
million
Train Station Texas Residents
ico
f M
ex live within 60
ulf o minutes of
G
a station
0-20 0-20 0-20 120+
Drive in time in minutes
Sources: Texas Central
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THE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN WILL
OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE FOR
MORE THAN 13 MILLION TEXANS
More than 13 million residents live The new railway line will therefore
less than an hour from one of the have a great impact in terms of traffic
three stations of the high-speed decongestion of Interstate 45, one
train. of the busiest highways in the US – and
Some 16 million journeys are made every when the train becomes operative it will
year between North Texas and Houston, remove approximately 14,630 vehicles
and these trips are expected to increase daily.
at a rate of 1.5% per year, almost double
the national average. At the moment, considering traffic
congestion, it takes 4 hours to get from
About 90% of travelers go by car, while Houston to Dallas. According to the
the remainder fly. According to the most Texas Department of Transportation
comprehensive study of this market to travelling times are expected to increase
date, 72% of travelers said they would to 6 hours in 2040. It is an enormous
“definately” or “probably” travel on problem from an environmental point
the high-speed train if it were an option of view considering the ever-increasing
today. amount of emissions.
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THE JAPANESE FORMULA TO
TRAVEL FAST IN THE SAFEST
WAY POSSIBLE
Japan’s Shinkansen first came into Average rate of punctuality: one minute
service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line annual delay. The high-speed train
between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964. transports 420,000 passengers a day
along the Tokyo-Osaka line, the busiest
Its 55 years of service have been a in the world. Japan’s network of high-
veritable triumph for the country in light speed rail service covers about dozen
of the benefits it has brought, especially lines.
in terms of safety. Its track record is
enviable: zero accidents on land, on The original N700 model with 16
board or along the rail line. carriages has been revised for the
United States in the form of the
new N700-S with eight carriages
and an operating speed of up to 320
kilometers per hour.
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ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT:
A SUSTAINABLE UNION
From an environmental point of view
the Dallas- Houston train is expected to
reduce CO2 emissions by approximately >17,000
700,000 metric tons annually. direct jobs during works
The train is six times more efficient in terms
of energy than the car, the preferred means >20,000
of transportation in Texas. It will also emit supply chain jobs
1/12th of the CO2 of a Boeing 777-200.
From an economical point of view
the high-speed train will be entirely
$36 billion
is the estimated economic direct
financed by private investors and will
impact for the region for the next
have enormous benefits for the region.
25 years.
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A TRAIN FOR A FUTURE
GENERATION OF BUILDERS
The stop between Dallas-Fort Worth A&M has more than 12,000 students in
and Houston at Brazos Valley will serve engineering as well as campuses abroad.
thousands of students, academics and The construction of the
researchers at the Texas A&M University high-speed train at this location
daily. Founded in 1871 as the Agricultural makes the university more attractive
and Mechanical College of Texas, it to American students.
is the second largest university in the
country in terms of numbers of students
with about 64,000 registered compared
to 66,000 at the University of Central
Florida in Orlando.
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THE WEBUILD GROUP FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
Webuild Group (formerly Salini It is working on high-speed rail projects
Impregilo), that signed design-build like the Brenner Base Tunnel, which will
agreement with Texas Central for the be the longest rail tunnel in the world;
high speed railway’s infrastructure the new Genoa-Milan and Naples-Bari
civil works, has completed more than railway lines in Italy and the new “Orient
2,000 projects in its 114-year history. Express” in Turkey between Istanbul
Many of these projects were challenging and the Bulgarian border. Through Lane
for their geography (deserts, forests) Construction, it recently built the LYNX
or urban setting (big cities with dense Blue Line Extension (BLE), in North
traffic flows). Each project is a sign of Carolina.
distinction for a group that works in 50 The Group’s expertise includes the metro
countries with 70,000 employees from networks in cities such as New York, San
more than 100 nationalities. Francisco, Paris, Copenhagen, Milan,
The Group, which operates in the United Rome, Lima, Riyadh and Doha.
States through Lane Construction (130 It is also involved in the construction
years of history), has a long experience in of iconic projects in other sectors of
rail infrastructure, especially in complex the infrastructure industry, such as the
systems for high-speed and highcapacity Rogun dam in Tajikistan, which will
trains. It has a track record of 13,637 be the highest in the world; the Snowy
kilometres of rail and metro lines 2.0 hydroelectric project in Australia;
(since 1960). the Northeast Boundary Tunnel in
Washington, D.C.; the Al Bayt stadium
for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
19MAIN RAILWAYS
COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS
1.
SWITZERLAND
Rorscharch-San Gallo Railway Line
and Galgeltobel Bridge
(1978-1981)
4.
ITALY
3. Simplon Railway Line
CANADA (1911-1911 | 1920-1922)
Canadian Pacific,
Limited, CP Railroad 7.
(1982-1983) PRINCIPALITY
OF MONACO
6. Marsiglia
CANADA
Canadian Pacific Ventimiglia
Railroad-Rogers Railway Line
(1990-1991 | 1994-1999)
Pass Tunnel
(1984-1988) 10.
ALGERIA
9. El Gourzi-El Khroub
USA and Ramdane-Djamel
LYNX Blue Line, Constantine
Charlotte Railway Line
(2014-2018) (1979-1985)
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GABON
0
191
1
Transgabon Railway
191
2
4
191
(1975-1986)
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NORWAY
Nykirke-Barkaker
Rail Line
(2019 -in progress)
2.
ITALY
Genoa-La Spezia Railway Line
and Viaduct of Recco
(1914-1922 | 1946-1948)
5. ITALY
Parma – La Spezia
Railway Line “Pontremolese"
(1984-1997)
8.
GREECE
Greater Athens 11.
Tramway Project SINGAPORE
(2001-2004) The Singapore MRT
(Mass Rapid Transit)
(1983-1987)
13.
AUSTRALIA
Perth Railway
Forrestfield Airport Link
12. (2017 -in progress)
IRAN
Trans-Iranian
Railway
(1933-1936)
15.
4
CAMEROON
196
3
Trans-Cameroon 196 15
2
196
1
196
Railway
0
196
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(1964-1987)
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1958
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7MAIN HIGH SPEED/HIGH CAPACITY RAILWAYS
COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS
1. ITALY
Turin-Milan
High Speed
Railway System
(2002-2009)
5.
FRANCE
TGV Nord Aronde 17. ITALY
(Lot 19-16) Verona-Padua
(1989-1992) High Speed Railw
8. (2019-in progre
FRANCE
TGV Lille and
A5 viaduct
(1989-1992)
11.
FRANCE
TGV Line Rhone-Alpes
"Rhone" Viaduct" ITALY 12. 13. ITALY
(1989-1992) Terzo Valico dei Giovi, Florence-Rome
Milan - Genoa "Direttissima"
High Speed, High-Capacity High Speed Railway
Railway Line Section (1970-1983)
(2012-in progress)
1968
9
196
0
197 16. ITALY
1971
13 1972
3
Palermo-Catania Railway
197
197
4 Bicocca-Catenanuova
5
197 6 section
197 7
197 8 (2019-in progress)
197 9
197 80
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198 3
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82. SWITZERLAND
Gotthard Base Tunnel
Bodio and Faido Lots
(2001-2014)
3. TURKEY
“Orient Express”,
4. ITALY
High-Speed Railway
“Fiorenza” Multipurpose
Halkali-Kapikule
Train Depot Milan (2019-in progress)
(1987-2000)
6.
ITALY 7. TURKEY
"The Brenner Base Tunnel", "Isarco Kosekoy-Gebze,
Underpass" and "Tulfes-Pfons" sections Section of the Ankara-Istanbul
(2014-in progress) High Speed Train Project
way
ess) (2011-2016)
9. ITALY
Bologna-Florence
High Speed Railway System
(1996-2009)
10.
ITALY
Milan-Naples
High Speed Railway System
“Bologna Junction”
(2000-2009)
14.
ITALY
Naples-Bari
High Capacity Railway Line
Apice-Hirpinia section
(2019-in progress)
2019
2018
15.
2017
3
ITALY
2016
14
2015
Naples-Bari 15
2014
High Capacity Railway Line 7
3
16
201
2
Naples-Cancello section 6 17
201
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(2019-in progress)
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