Top 10 Fastest Trains in the World

You love to travel with train? You should try these fastest train in the world for best experience

depok, Indonesia (prHWY.com) December 13, 2011 - Trains is one of the most popular land transportation means. With the development of technology, people can make High Speed Rail that used for fastest train in the world. Several countries in the world are trying to make the fastest train in the world. Some of the trains is still in service but some of them become a failure for the company that invested on the development of the railways.

Here's 10 fastest trains in the world :

10. HSL 1, Belgium, 300 km/h (186 mph)

9. ETR 500, Italy: 300 km/h (186 mph)

8. Eurostar, UK: 300 km/h (186 mph)

7. AVE Talgo-350, Spain: 330 km/h (205 mph)

6. THSR 700T, Taiwan: 335.50 km/h (208 mph)

5. KTX 2, South Korea: 352.4 km/hour (218 mph)

4. TGV Réseau, France: 380 km/hour (236.12 mph)

3. Shinkansen, Japan: 443 Km/hour (275.3 mph)

2. TR-09, Germany: 450 km/hour (270.3 mph)
Transrapid or TR is a German high-speed monorail train using magnetic levitation. The current application-ready version, the Transrapid 09, has been designed for 500 km/h cruising speed but it's somehow will be 450 km/hour (270.3 mph) for safety reason. The normal energy consumption of the Transrapid is approximately 50-100 kW per section for levitation and travel, and vehicle control.

1. CRH380A, China: 487.3 km/hour (302.8 mph)
The CRH380A is a Chinese high speed train manufactured by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. This train was replaced CRH2 foreign technology. This train is designed to operate at the speed of 380 km/h while in operation and 480 km/h while it's in testing. The train use 25 kV AC Overhead electrical system while can bring 494 passengers. The main route served are Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou.

Have you ever tried one of those fastest trains in the world?

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