Texas Central or Texas Central Partners, LLC, is a private company that is proposing to build a high-speed rail line between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. [3] It plans to use technology based on that used by the Central Japan Railway Company and trains based on …

TGVweb's overview of the Texas TGV, a 1990s high speed rail project based on French TGV technology in the Texas Triangle.

The Texas High-Speed Train’s Houston passenger station will be located at the Northwest Mall site near the interchange of US 290 and Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. The terminal will be ideally located in a high-growth area, with easy access to employment centers, including the Galleria, the Energy Corridor, the Medical Center and downtown.

2014年3月7日 · More than 20 years ago, Texas TGV was approved to build a high-speed rail line that would connect Dallas and Houston. It was projected to carry millions of passengers. But the "Texas...

2025年1月13日 · The rail system, Texas TGV, planned to use trains capable of travelling 200 miles per hour but failed due to financing challenges and opposition from influential figures, many of whom were moved by Southwest’s lobbying.

Texas TGV was originally proposed as the "Texas Triangle", with 3 main lines, one between Houston and Dallas, one between Houston and San Antonio, and one between San Antonio and Dallas. The final preferred alignment was a "star" alignment to reduce the track required. In my opinion, everyone knew that Texas TGV did not make economic sense.

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2024年11月26日 · A group known as Texas TGV aimed for a 200 mph rail line until its plan for a bullet train was declared a dud in December 1993 because it couldn't meet a financing deadline. Meanwhile, Southwest...

2025年1月20日 · Two decades after the collapse of Texas TGV, a new private-sector bid was launched to build a new passenger rail link between North Texas and Houston. Texas Central Railway will rely entirely on private capital for every stage of its development, construction and operation and it is taking a totally different approach to its predecessor.

The Texas Central Railway is not the first attempt to build a high-speed rail network in the Lone Star State. Back in 1991, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority granted a 50 year franchise to Texas TGV to build and operate a system that would connect the Texas Triangle.