The CR450 will represent another leap in quality and a milestone in China’s high-speed development. The train seeks to be the safest and most ecological in the country.
According to China Railway, the Chinese territory successfully completedthe test of performance of the new technological components that will be incorporated into the next models of bullet trains. Transport will reach speeds of over 400 km/hturning them into the fastest in the world and marking another technological milestone in the country.
It is an effort to accelerate the development of a new generation of high-speed rail units that are faster, safer, more environmentally friendly, energy efficient and intelligent. For this reason, China Railway conducted tests in east China’s Fujian province, the China Railway Global Times has learned.
On Twitter, a video showing the route on the Meizhou Bay Sea Bridge went viral. He himself reached a speed of 453km/h.
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Currently, the highest speed of high-speed trains in the country is 350 km/h, which is also the highest high-speed rail operating speed in the world. Meanwhile, in Japan and France it is 320 km/h.
When aiming 400 km/h, the train would shorten the journey from Beijing to Shanghai to 2.5 hours. At that speed, the trip from New York to Washington DC in the US could be reduced to just under 55 minutes, which takes three to four hours by car or train.
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Unlike increases that occurred between 1997 and 2007, when China was still struggling to catch up with the world leaders, more recent speed increases, including the current CR450 project, have helped maintain China’s advantage in train operation. fastest in the world, Sun Zhang said, a railway expert at Shanghai Tongji University said.
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