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Shanghai Maglev is the world's fastest train operating in China. It covers the 30 km distance from Shanghai's Pudong Airport to Longyang in just 7.5 minutes.
The maximum speed of China's CR400 Fuxing train is 350 km/h. However, during testing, this train also achieved a speed of 420 km/h.
Germany's Intercity Express (ICE) is the world's third fastest train, with a speed of 330 km/h. There are 16 electric motors, giving it fast acceleration.
France's TGV train has set a standard in high-speed train technology. The TGV set a record in 2007 when it traveled at a speed of 574.8 km/h.
Japan introduced the world to the power of high-speed rail in 1964, and today its Shinkansen trains run at speeds of 320 km/h.
Morocco's Al Boraq is Africa's first and only high-speed railway network. Launched in November 2018, it runs at a speed of 320 km/h.
The AVE S-103 train runs between various cities in Spain at a speed of 310 km/h. In 2006, this train achieved a test speed of 404 km/h.
South Korea's KTX train runs at a speed of 305 km/h and covers the distance between Seoul and Busan in just two hours and 15 minutes.
Italy's Trenitalia ETR1000 train runs at a speed of 300 km/h. It reached a speed of 394 km/h in testing.
Haramain High-Speed Railway, which runs between Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, runs at a speed of 300 km/h. It can easily operate even in temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius.