A high-speed train in China has set a new world speed record during a trial run. The train hit a maximum speed of 416.6 km per hour on its journey Tuesday between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, Xinhua reported.
The train is designed to run at a speed of 350 km per hour on the 202-km-long track between the two cities. A one-way journey previously took two hours. But the new train would lessen that to around 40 minutes, officials said.
"It is the world`s longest and the fastest, and boasts of the most comprehensive technology. We have an ambition to lead the world in high-speed railway construction," said He Huawu, chief engineer of the ministry of railways.
China had also set a world record June 24, 2008, with the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed train hitting a top speed of 394.3 km per hour.
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