Amazing high-speed trains running on railway lines in countries around the world, reaching speeds of over 180 miles per hour.
These are the 10 fastest trains in the world.
10. JR-500
It is a Japanese train which began to be manufactured in 1995.
It is made up of eight carriages and has space to transport a total of 600 passengers. There is also another model with a total of 16 cars and is designed to reach a speed of 198 miles per hour.
Due to its high manufacturing cost only fewer than 10 units have been manufactured and few are currently in service on Japan’s rail lines.
9. TGV Duplex
It is a double-decker train that was manufactured in France from 1995.
It measures 656 feet and has 10 wagons with space for passengers. It circulates at a speed of 198 miles per hour and in total more than 60 units have been manufactured.
Currently it runs on railway lines in different countries traveling from Paris to Luxembourg and Munich.
8. Shinkansen Hayabusa E5
It is a Japanese train that was manufactured in 2011.
It can reach a speed of 198 miles per hour and its aerodynamic design reduces vibrations and noise. It measures 820 feet and has 10 wagons with a space for a total of 731 passengers.
In total more than 50 units have been manufactured that are in service on different railway lines in Japan circulating in cities such as Tokyo.
7. S-103 Renfe AVE
It is a distributed traction train that was manufactured in Germany in 2006.
It measures 656 feet and has 8 wagons with space for 404 passengers. It is designed to circulate at 217 miles per hour and has different equipment such as video screens or internet connection.
Currently this train travels through different railway lines in Spain and can reach from Madrid to Barcelona in 2.5 hours.
6. CR400AF
It is a Chinese train nicknamed red dolphin which entered service in 2016.
It measures 685 feet and has a total of 8 carriages with space for 550 passengers. Its standard speed is 217 miles per hour although it was designed to reach higher speeds.
Currently this train runs on the main railway lines in the country traveling from Beijing to Shanghai in less than five hours.
5. AGV 575
It is a distributed traction train that was manufactured by a French company from 2008.
Its aerodynamic design reduces noise and vibrations during operation it is designed to reach a maximum speed of 224 miles per hour. It can carry up to 14 wagons with a total of 650 passengers.
At present it circulates by railways of different parts of Italy with a limited speed of 186 miles per hour.
4. Frecciarossa 1000 / ETR 1000
It is a new generation Italian train that was manufactured in 2012.
It has a total of eight carriages with space to transport 450 passengers. It measures 656 feet weighs 500 tons and is designed to reach a top speed of 248 miles per hour.
In total more than 50 units have been manufactured that currently travel on various railway lines in Italy.
3. HEMU-430X
It is a distributed traction train that was manufactured in South Korea in 2011.
It measures 630 feet and has six wagons with space to transport 450 passengers. It was designed to reduce the travel time between two cities and its operating speed is 251 miles per hour.
It currently runs on South Korean railway lines traveling from Seoul to Busan in 90 minutes.
2. Transrapid
It is a magnetic levitation train that has been manufactured in Germany. It first ran in China in 2002, proving that it was much faster and quieter than other trains at the time.
It currently runs on an 18-mile railway line which is located between the Shanghai airport and the city of Pudong.
It only takes eight minutes to cover it reaching a maximum speed of 267 miles per hour.
1. Shinkansen L0
It is a magnetic levitation train that has been made in Japan.
It aims to run on the Tokyo railway lines at a speed of over 310 miles per hour. It uses a magnetic system that allows it to levitate 4 inches high and avoid friction.
In 2015 this train reached a speed of 374 miles per hour on the yamanashi test track and currently holds the world record for the fastest train in the world.
