The Central Japan Railway Company is testing a magnetically
levitating train that can go up to 311 mph (500km/h). That’s more than twice the speed of the fastest bullet train currently operating in the United States.
The train’s maglev technology reduces friction and helps them go
faster than your average speeding bullet train. Shanghai, China also
uses maglev train technology. This train can go 268 mph at top operational speed, but has been clocked at 311 mph before.
The first passengers hopped on board the Shinkansen train test track
in Yamanashi Prefecture to test out what it’s like to float along at
breakneck speeds.
Source: techcrunch.com
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