12-27-2009, 09:55 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Lieutenant
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 64
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
China launches 'world's fastest train service'
China launches 'world's fastest train service'
The world's fastest express train link has officially started service in China, the Xinhua News Agency has said. The trains have an average speed of more than 380km/h and run between the southern city of Guangzhou and Wuhan in the centre of the country.
Watch Video
China has launched what it claims to be the world's fastest train that can travel more than 380 kilometres per hour. It embarked on its maiden 621 mile journey from the central city of Wuhan to the southern city of Guangzhou. Traveling at an average speed of 218 miles-an-hour, it can travel up to 245 miles-an-hour, cutting the journey time from the original 9 hours to about 3 hours, the state media said.
The Wuhan-Guangzhou railway is the fastest and longest high-speed railway in China, costing 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion USA). It has taken four years of construction to complete it, China's official news agency Xinhua has said.
China launches world's fastest train - Yahoo! News UK
|
|
|
Linear Mode
