The world's fastest trains
They are not expencive to travel with. Compared to the speed and comfort you get, it is cheap travel.
Shinkansen,
Japan
Japan's "bullet train" Shinkansen, opened traffic between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964.
Well 40 years later, more than six billion traveled by train, running with a top speed of 299 km / h.
Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV),
France
The world's fastest train on wheels is the French TGV, and has been up to 575 kmh. The usual rate of passengers is
the "only" 320 km / h.
Alta velocidad Española, Spain
Spain tognett running too ugly fast - 350 km / h. Lines covering the major cities in the country.
Shanghai Maglev Train, China
From the airport in Shanghai to downtown it takes eight minutes. The train is running in 430 km / h.
KTX Rail System, South Korea
This high-speed solution is based on the French TGV, and runs at a
speed of 300 km / h. In 2011 the country hopes to launch the train High Speed Electric Multiple Unit (HEMU), which
will run at a speed of 400 km / h.
Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan
This train is based on the same technology as the world's fastest passenger train, the Shinkansen in Japan. The
train runs 299 km / h.
InterCity Express,
Germany
Germany's ICE trains are bound together with tognettene in Belgium, Holland and
France and is running at a speed of 330 km / h. The Germans, however, in the process of developing their magnetic
Transrapid train, which during the test runs have reached speeds of 550 km / h.
Eurostar, England
Eurostar
runs between England, Belgium and France at around 300 km / h. The recent improvement of traintracks does now allow
you to travel from center to center of London - Paris in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Treno Alta Velocità Spa,
Italy
Italian treno Alta Velocita Spa runs between Milan and Turin, as well as rooms and Naples. The trains coming up in
a speed of 254 km / h.
Eurotem, Turkey
In Turkey, one can run with Eurotem between Istanbul and Ankara - a trip where
the speed is at 299 km / h.
Speed conversion : 300 km/h = 200 mph.
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