{"id":16160,"date":"2010-11-03T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecolocalizer.com\/?p=16160"},"modified":"2010-11-03T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T14:00:10","slug":"chinas-fastest-train-fastest-train-in-world-now-in-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/chinas-fastest-train-fastest-train-in-world-now-in-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"China’s Fastest Train (Fastest Train in World) Now in Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China's fastest train in operation, screenshot of video below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I just wrote on the high-speed rail (HSR) network being planned in California<\/strong><\/a> earlier today, which will have trains that can travel up to 220 mph (354 kph), bringing people from LA to San Francisco in less than 2.5 hours.<\/p>\n

While California is planning<\/em> its network, however, China has already started implementing one, the largest HSR network in the world<\/strong><\/a>. It is actually more than halfway done and is now looking to connect it’s HSR network to Europe<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, China “officially opened a 220-km high-speed railway line between Shanghai and Hangzhou.” This line has trains running over 350 kph (or about 220 mph). In tests, some trains actually traveled over 400 kph (249 mph)<\/strong>, setting a new world record. The total length of China’s rail network is now 7431 kilometers (4617 miles), the longest in the world, and by 2020 it is expected to serve 90% of the country’s population.<\/p>\n

Learn more via the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n