Аннотация:The first high-speed railway appeared in 1964 in Japan, which was the leader in this business up to her economic crisis in 1990-ties. Some European countries developed these railways in 1980-90-ties, and some Asian states joined this club. China started the construction of its high-speed railways in 2000-ties and transformed into the new leader in the world. This article is dedicated to geographical analysis of network development of high-speed railways in 1964-2017. The graph theory methods (network analysis) are applied to compare the process of its development.