At present, HSR is the transportation mode with the fastest running speed, the longest operating mileage and the largest carrying capacity. Compared with other modes of transportation (cars, airplanes, traditional trains, etc.), HSR has obvious advantages. Compared with the traditional rail (it is also called ordinary rail in this book), the biggest advantages of HSR are land conservation, high operating speed, low energy consumption, large transportation capacity, excellent industrial structure and good social benefits.

Authors and Affiliations

1. School of Automation, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

   Qizhou Hu

2. China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China

   Siyuan Qu

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