New Delhi (EMS). While the maximum speed of Vande Bharat Express is said to be 180 km per hour, the LVG EST runs in France at thrice the speed. Whose high speed is 575 km per hour. It is true that Indian citizens who used to enjoy the speed of Shatabdi and Rajdhani Express are now enjoying Vande Bharat Express. Most of the states of the country have got the gift of this semi high speed train. However, in this case of the Indian Railways, it will take time to cover the rest of the Northeast except Assam.
However, the question is of speed. It is being said that this train can touch a speed of up to 180 km per hour. At the moment, it is being said that the fastest train in the world is the LVG EST of France. This train connects Vendôme with Ver sur Maran. It also cuts the travel time between Paris and Strasbourg in half. The distance between the two stations is around 500 km. According to media reports, the speed of this train is 575 km per hour. According to a CNN report in December 2022, it is the only train service in the world to use magnetic levitation instead of steel wheels. It connects Shanghai’s Pudong Airport with Longyang Road Station in the city centre.
The second train in this list of speed is also from China. The name of the train is CR 400 Fixing and it is reported that it can run at a speed of 400 km per hour. In this 16-car train, 1200 passengers can travel at a time. Not only this, the train also has facilities like on-seat entertainment, smart glass display, wireless device charging. The Shinkansen, which is said to be the fastest train in Japan, runs at a speed of about 360 km per hour. In fourth place is Germany’s ICE3, which has a speed of 330 km per hour. Its normal speed is 300 kmph, but it has been taken up to 368 kmph in the test run.
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com
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