Monday, December 24, 2012

World's Top 10 Fastest Trains, CRH380A, HSL 1, ETR 500, Eurostar, UK, AVE Talgo-350, THSR 700T, KTX II, TGV Réseau, Shinkansen, TR-09

World's Top 10 Fastest Trains, CRH380A, HSL 1, ETR 500, Eurostar, UK, AVE Talgo-350, THSR 700T, KTX II, TGV Réseau, Shinkansen, TR-09


1) CRH380A high-speed train

In service:- 2010 - Present
Speed: 380 km/h (236 mph)
Country: China
Line(s) served: Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway
Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway

2)HSL 1, Belgium

Speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Line length:-88 km (55 ml)
No. of tracks:-Double track throughout + loops
Country: Belgium from Brussels to LGV Nord

3) Elettro Treno Rapido(ETR) 500

Types:ETR.500 (mono-current)
ETR 500 (bi-current)
ETR 500 F (tri-current)
Speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Country: Italy

4)Eurostar, UK
Eurostar at St Pancras railway station.jpg
Speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Main stations(s):
London St Pancras,
Paris Gare du Nord, Brussels Midi/Zuid
Country: UK connects London, Paris and Brussels

5)AVE Talgo-350

Speed: 330 km/h (205 mph)
Line(s) served
S-102
Madrid - Málaga
Madrid- Valladolid
Seville - Valencia
Madrid - Huesca[citation needed]
S-112
Málaga - Barcelona
Seville - Barcelona
Madrid - Valencia
Madrid - Albacete
Country: Spain

6)THSR 700T

Speed: 335.50 km/h (208 mph)
Depot(s):- Wurih, Zuoying
Line(s) served:- Taipei–Kaohsiung
Country: Japan for Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR)

7)KTX II or KTX-Sancheon

Speed: 352.4 km/hour (218 mph)
Entered service:-2010
Line(s) served: Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Gyeongbu Line
Honam Line
Gyeongjeon Line
Jeolla Line 
Country: South Korea

8) TGV Réseau (TGV-R)

In service:- 1992 -Present
Capacity:- 377, 361 (after refurbishment)
Speed: 380 km/hour (236.12 mph)
Country: France

9) Shinkansen also known as "Bullet Train"

Speed: 443 km/h (275 mph)
Country: Japan

10) Transrapid or TR-09

Speed: 450 km/hour (270.3 mph)
Used for both passenger services and goods transportation
Uses magnetically levitating
Country: Germany

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