China runs world’s fastest commercial bullet train at 217 mph

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China runs world’s fastest commercial bullet train at 217 mph
(Source: The Economic Times, September 21, 2017)

BEIJING — China on Thursday increased the maximum speed of bullet trains on the Beijing-Shanghai line to 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph), six years after a fatal accident led to a speed cap.

Full story: The Economic Times

Thursday, September 21, 2017

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