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Trains have been the lifelines for countries for many years. With age and technology, the railway network across the globe has evolved. From a passenger train to a train with new age facility, the railways has come a long way. In this article, we will look at the 10 fastest trains in the world.
India with a population of more than 140 billion, Vande Bharat Express has come as boon, which runs at a speed of 180 kmph. At the same time, the rest of the countries of Asia and the world including China, Japan and South Korea have made so much progress that bullet trains running at a speed of up to 460 kilometers per hour have come there. China operates a bullet train called CRH380A Hexie , which is the world's fastest train with a speed of 486 kilometres per hour , or 302 mph.
, which is the world's fastest train with a speed of , or 302 mph. A bullet train called Shanghai Maglev runs in China's major city Shanghai, which is the second fastest train in the world and its speed goes up to 460 kilometers per hour (286 mph).
China also operates a bullet train called CR450, which can reach speeds of up to 453 kilometres per hour (281 mph).
In the developed Asian country South Korea, a train named HEMU-430X runs, which has a speed of 430 kilometers per hour (267 mph).
The bullet train named CR400 Fuxing is very popular in China and its speed is up to 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph).
A bullet train named Siemens Velaro E/AVs 103 runs in the European country Spain, whose top speed is up to 403.7 kilometers per hour.
A bullet train named Frecciarossa runs in Italy, whose top speed is 350 kilometers per hour.
In the popular European country Germany, a train named DB Intercity Express 3 runs, which can travel up to 350 kilometers (217 mph) in an hour.
A bullet train named Shinkansen H5 runs in Japan, whose top speed is 320 kilometers per hour.
A train called TGV runs in France, which can reach a speed of 320 kilometers per hour.
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