China to again have one of the world’s fastest bullet trains

China to again have one of the world's fastest bullet trains | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this June 26, 2017 file photo, railway workers pose for photos with the Fuxing, China's latest high speed train capable of reaching 400kph (248mph) during its maiden service from Beijing. China is relaunching the world's fastest bullet trains in September 2017, running at 350 kilometers (217 miles) per hour. China first ran trains at 350 kilometers per hour in August 2008, but cut speeds back to 250-300 kilometer per hour in 2011 following a two-train collision near the city of Wenzhou that killed 40 people and injured 191. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)

BEIJING – After cutting back the speed of the Beijing to Shanghai bullet train following a deadly crash, China is set to again make it one of the world’s fastest.

New generation trains will service the route starting next month, making the 1,250-kilometre (777-mile) journey from the capital to Shanghai in just 4 hours, 30 minutes. The latest trains were unveiled in June and have a top speed of 400 kilometres per hour (250 mph), according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

China first ran trains at 350 kilometres per hour in August 2008, but cut speeds back to 250-300 kilometres per hour in 2011 following a two-train collision near the city of Wenzhou that killed 40 people and injured 191.

China has laid more than 20,000 kilometres (12,400 miles) of high-speed rail, with a target of adding another 10,000 kilometres (6,214 miles) by 2020.

China has spent an estimated $360 billion on high-speed rail, building by far the largest network in the world.

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