travel at 415 kilometres per hour , Shanghai ’s a la mode slug railroad train has smashed theprevious record hold by the country last year , by 21 km/h . It services the Shanghai to Hangzhou route , which are about 202 km aside .
https://gizmodo.com/the-fastest-train-in-the-world-5434582
It may be first-rate speedy , but consort to topical anesthetic it ’s give way to be super costly too , with the fares cost twice what normal train price . But what price is getting to the destination in half the time it normally would take ? Seemingly , 100 Yuan ( about $ 15 ) for a first - family ticket . voice like chips to us , but on the face of it a fare on the slow train is around $ 7 in price — a much more palatable price .
commuter train must wait until later October , which is when the Modern tune will unfold , and when women standing on train platforms with blotto hair will abruptly feel the whoosh of a train whizz yesteryear , dry them out . [ IB TimesviaPopSci ]
UPDATE : This is the earth record for gamey - upper train travel , which differs from conventional rails . The track record bearer there is the French TGV , which traveled 574.8 km/h on a test run .
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