<P> California High - Speed Rail (abbreviated CAHSR or CHSR) is a high - speed rail system under construction in California in the United States . It is projected to connect the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center in Anaheim and Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles with the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco via the Central Valley, providing a one - seat ride between Union Station and San Francisco in 2 hours and 40 minutes . Future extensions are planned to connect to stations to San Diego County via the Inland Empire, and to Sacramento . </P> <P> CAHSR plans to operate on dedicated, grade - separated tracks for the entirety of its route between San Jose and Burbank with speeds of up to 220 miles per hour (350 km / h), with early ridership projections for the San Francisco to Los Angeles leg at 28.4 million per year . The San Francisco--San Jose and Los Angeles--Anaheim sections will be shared with local trains in a "blended system". The project is owned and managed by the state of California through the California High - Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA). </P> <P> The CAHSRA was established by an act of the California State Legislature and tasked with presenting a high - speed rail plan to the voters . This plan, Proposition 1A, was presented to and approved by voters in 2008 and included a $9 - billion bond to begin construction on the initial leg of the network . Construction began in 2015 after a groundbreaking ceremony in Fresno . Completion of the initial operating segment between San Jose Diridon Station and Bakersfield is expected in 2027, and the complete first phase between San Francisco and Anaheim is expected in 2033 . Phase 2 extensions to Sacramento and San Diego are still in the planning stages . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (March 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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