China Revealed World’s Fastest Train

in China by Anil — December 28, 2009 at 14:44 | 0 comments | 4,921 views |

China launched one of the fastest trains in the world CRH3 (incidentally also the production of Siemens). Officially, Dec. 26 open for traffic on high-speed railway Wuhan-Guangzhou – for the longest in the world and is a “record” is also on the speed. Distance more than a thousand kilometers of overcame three hours at an average speed of 340 kilometers per hour.

Source: Livejournal /amelito , Dailymail

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Tickets for the service went on sale at new stations in the three cities last weekend, with prices ranging from 780 yuan (£71) for first class to 490 yuan (£45) for second class

The link is expected to pose a real threat to airlines running flights linking the cities. High-speed rail has three advantages over air travel: it is more convenient, more punctual and has a better safety record

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