China has unveiled the 'world's fastest train', the CR450 prototype, which can reach speeds of up to 450 km/h (about 280 mph).

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially ...

Japan's maglev train just set a world record speed of 375 mph (over 600 kph) during a manned test run on April 21. Central Japan Railway plans to launch the service of the magnetically levitated ...

When it enters service, the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen will be the world's fastest bullet train. A test run in 2015 already set a world record by clocking 603 kilometers per hour. It will link the ...

It was destined to slash journey times as the world's fast bullet train hovered commuters to their homes and offices at dazzling speed. However, construction of Japan's Chūō Shinkansen rail line ...

There are many ways to travel between London and Birmingham, but none are quite as ambitious as a proposed high-speed train capable of making the journey in just 30 minutes. Covering a distance of ...

The much-ballyhooed magnetic levitation train line project linking Tokyo with Nagoya has been stuck in limbo since Shizuoka Prefecture refused to allow construction for what could be one of the ...

Tunnel drilling work for a magnetic levitation Shinkansen train line linking Tokyo with Nagoya is running behind schedule, which could eventually delay the planned 2027 starting date. The tunnel ...