1, the operation purpose is different. Intercity trains refer to passenger trains between adjacent important cities or urban agglomerations; High-speed rail operation is a passenger train passing through several cities.
2. The running mileage is different. Generally, intercity trains have shorter running distance, shorter ride time and fewer passing cities. High-speed rail runs a long distance, and it takes a long time to get to distant cities, and there are many cities.
3. The departure density is different. In order to meet the demand of intercity trains, the departure density and total frequency of intercity trains are denser and more frequent than those of high-speed trains.
4. The driving speed is different. The speed of intercity trains depends on a series of actual conditions such as the total number of stations, passenger demand, travel purpose and railway transportation capacity. The high-speed train runs faster than the train, reaching 350 kilometers per hour.
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