Fastest Bullet Trains in the World : India will soon be getting its very own bullet train, on that account let’s take a look at the fastest bullet trains that run at present around the world.
10. Amtrak Acela Express: This express was open in 2000 and can move at a speed of 150 miles per hour. It connects Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C. The bullet train hasn’t changed much in the past years except for the complimentary onboard Wi-Fi that was added.
9. Hokuriku Shinkansen E7: This train was inaugurated in March 2015 and the tickets sold out within 25 seconds on the first day. The train connects Tokyo to Toyama and Kanazawa. The train moves at a speed of 161 miles per hour, travel time for this was initially around 4 hours but the bullet train has reduced it to just two hours.
8. Thalys: This train line is one of the most important ones in Europe. It connects Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Cologne. This bullet train moves at a speed of 186 miles per hour making it one of the fastest bullet trains in the world.
7. Hayabusa Shinkansen E5: Among the Shinkansen trains E5 is one of the newest bullet trains in Japan. The train runs at speed of 200 miles per hour from Tokyo and Shin-Aomori.
6. Eurostar e320: This train connects Brussels, Paris and London with a speed limit of 200 miles per hour. The train was launched at the end of 2015 and one of the fastest trains in Europe.
5. Deutsche Bahn ICE: The Inter City Express is in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and France. It can move at a speed of 205 miles per hour. The future plan is to connect Frankfurt and London to the train travel.
4. Siemens Velaro E/ AVS 103: This train would have been the second fastest train in the world as it initially had the maximum speed of 250 miles per hour but due to precaution its speed was reduced to 217 miles per hour. The train connects Barcelona to Madrid.This train can cover a distance of 504 km in just 2 and a half hours.
3. Trenitalia Frecciarossa 1000: Also known as Red Arrow in Italy is the fastest train in Europe. It takes a total travel time of just three hours from Milan to Florence or Rome. The amazing thing about the train is its components are almost a 100% renewable and sustainable. The fastest train in Europe touches a maximum speed of 220 miles per hour.
2. Harmony CRH380A: The world’s fastest nonmagnetic train is Harmony in Shangai. The train moving at a speed of 236 miles per hour connects Shanghai to Nanjing, Hangzhou and Wuhan to Guangzhou.
1. Shanghai Maglev: The fastest bullet train in the world is not one of the newest neither is it the most expensive. This train moves from Shanghai’s Pudong International airport to Longyang metro station.Th travel time takes just about 7 minutes as it uses magnetic levitation technology. The train hits a whopping speed of 267 miles per hour.
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