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Maglev: Yamanashi Maglev Test Line, Japan: 12 December 1997: Three-car train set. Former world speed record for maglev trains. 552 (343) MLX01: Maglev: Yamanashi Maglev Test Line: 14 April 1999: Five-car train set. Former world speed record for maglev trains. 581 (361) MLX01: Maglev: Yamanashi Maglev Test Line: 2 December 2003: Three-car train ...
Improved L0 Series maglev train in August 2020. On 2 December 2003, MLX01, a three-car train set a world record speed of 581 km/h (361 mph) in a manned run. On 16 November 2004, it also set a world record for two trains passing each other at a combined speed of 1,026 km/h (638 mph).
The train speed record of 603 km/h (375 mph) was set by the experimental Japanese L0 Series maglev in 2015. [5] From 2002 until 2021, the record for the highest operational speed of a passenger train of 431 kilometres per hour (268 mph) was held by the Shanghai maglev train , which uses German Transrapid technology. [ 6 ]
An L0 Series trainset, holding the non-conventional train world speed record of 603 km/h (375 mph) TGV 4402 (operation V150) reaching 574.8 km/h (357 mph). The world record for a conventional wheeled passenger train is held by a modified French TGV high-speed (with standard equipment) code named V150, set in 2007 when it reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a 140 km (87 mi) section of track. [1]
The L0 Series (Japanese: L （ エル ） 0 （ ゼロ ） 系 （ けい ）, Hepburn: Eru-zero-kei, "L zero series") [3] is a high-speed maglev train which the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) has been developing and testing.
A private organization dedicated to aiding the Australian Government in delivering high speed rail, Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, has considered purchasing Shinkansen technology or SC Maglev rolling stock for a potential Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney-Brisbane line. [112] In 2023, the High Speed Rail Authority was established by the ...
The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.. A high-speed train is generally defined as one which operates at or over 125 mph (200 km/h) in regular passenger service, with a high level of service, and often comprising multi-powered elements.
The linear motor magnetic-levitated train has a top speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), floating 8 millimetres (0.31 in) above the track when in motion, and is intended as an alternative to conventional metro systems, not high-speed operation. The line has nine stations and is 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) long, with a minimum operating radius ...