The fastest form of transportation is air travel. However, the time it takes to get to the airport, go through security, process your baggage, and perform other activities will undoubtedly add a few hours to your trip. High-speed trains are exceptional in this regard. Because train stations are typically found in or close to cities, you only need to leave your house after at least two hours. Discover the world’s quickest trains by reading on.
1. Shanghai Maglev
The fastest train in the world isn’t the most recent, glitziest, or even the one with the most expensive tickets. The Maglev travels nearly 19 miles from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport to the Longyang metro station outside of Shanghai for a fee of 50 yuan (about $8) per person per ride (or twice that for a “VIP” ticket in a slightly more spacious cabin).
2. Fuxing Hao CR400AF/BF
China triumphs once more and is also the location of the fastest non-Maglev train currently in operation. The name “Fuxing Hao” means “rejuvenation, A.” nd each train has been given a moniker. Such as “Dolphin Blue” for the CR400AF and “Golden Phoenix” for the CR400BF.
3. The Italo
The two competing train companies in Italy, NTV and Trenitalia, each boast the fastest high-speed train in Europe, which can transport passengers across a large portion of the nation much more quickly than by car. Six-hour international service between Milan and Paris has proven to be so popular that Trenitalia has increased daily frequency.
4. Eurostar E320 And TGV
Next on the list is a tie between the TGV and Eurostar e320 trains, but the latter underwent a redesign in 2015. The e320 series is the first tip-to-tail redesign of a Eurostar train in the company’s 22-year history and is named for its top speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).
5. Korail KTXa
The KTX, or “Korean Train Express,” made its debut in 2004. South Korea’s high-speed rail system may not be the newest or the shiniest, but it consistently ranks among the fastest. In 2018, the train allowed athletes and spectators to travel directly from Incheon International Airport to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, reducing the travel time from six hours to under two.
6. Al Boraq
With an hourly 116-mile service between Tangier and Kenitra in Morocco, Al Boraq, which bears the name of a winged horse creature from Islamic mythology, puts Africa on the list of fastest trains. The journey is cut in half, from almost five hours of travel time to just over two hours, once it leaves Kenitra and slows down to proceed on regular tracks into the Casablanca terminus.
7. Siemens Velaro E/AVs 103
One of the world’s fastest-speed trains is the Siemens Velaro, which originates in Spain. During its test run in Spain, it reached a speed of about 400 kph. However, the maximum operating speed is 350 Kmph. On the Barcelona-Madrid line, the rain runs.
8. CRH380A Hexie
Although the CRH380A Hexie’s top speed is 236 mph for commercial operations, it hit a record-breaking 302 mph during testing. This one is one of four Chinese train series created on high-speed main lines.
9. Hemu -430 X
The Hemu-430 X from South Korea was designed to travel at a top speed of 267 mph, but it only managed to do so at 262 mph. However, Korea is still the fourth nation to create a train that travels at this speed.
10. The Frecciarossa
The Frecciarossa 1000 from Italy travels at an astounding 245 mph. Milan, Rome, Venice, and Florence are all on the route. The Frecciarossa 1000 reached a speed of 245 mph in 2016. But Italy has restricted its speed to 190 mph.
