China Unknown: The Race for High-Speed Rail

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On September 21, 2017, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed bullet train will make its come back. This 350 km-an-hour train was suspended after the devastating accident of 2011. It will be the fastest bullet train in the world.

But it’s not the fastest passenger train in the world. That record belongs to a Chinese maglev train – a train system using magnetic levitation instead of wheels. When it comes to records, China’s railway system is a front runner.

Get ready to be “in the know” about China’s railway records.