China’s CR450, the world’s fastest train, has begun a series of pre-service trials on one of the country’s high-speed railway lines, reaching a top speed of 453 kilometers per hour.
According to a report published by China’s Science and Technology Daily, the CR450 train can accelerate from a standstill to 350 km/h in just 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
Two trains from the series also set a record by passing each other at a combined relative speed of 896 km/h.
The CR450 series is currently undergoing qualification tests on the high-speed railway line connecting Shanghai in eastern China to Chengdu in the southwest.
Currently, CR400 Fuxing trains operate at a service speed of 350 km/h. The CR450 is expected to complete 600,000 kilometers of fault-free operation before receiving approval for passenger service.
