China s bullet train smashes records
Posted: Thu 9 Dec, 2010 6:13 PM
China s bullet train smashed its own speed record during test runs recently. The CRH-380A train hit a new top speed of 486.1-kilometres per hour on the just-completed Shanghai-Beijing line. On regular passenger operations, the train will reach a maximum speed of 380-kilometres per hour.
The peak speeds were achieved on the 220-kilometre stretch between Zaozhuang, Shandong province and Bengbu in Anhui province, according to a report in Travel Daily Asia. This section forms part of the 1,381-kilometre Shanghai-Beijing line, which is the world s longest high-speed rail line and set to be operational in 2012.
Since launching its first high-speed rail service between Beijing and Tianjin, in 2008, China now has 7,055-kilometres of high-speed tracks in service; the longest of any country.
