Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
The world’s fastest bullet train has been unveiled in China.
The new train takes people at more than 350km per hour. Wow!
The trains are called ‘Fuxing’ which means ‘rejuvenation’
The track is designed with 2500 sensors on the trains to help prevent accidents.
Designers think they should last for 30 years. China is home to the world’s longest high-speed rail network
It means people can travel from Beijing to Shanghai in less than 4 and a half hours.
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10 Responses
wow that is cool and i like trains
that train looks like it’s from japan l’m going to read it now
so cool who knew this would happen
thats some great info
WOW that is soooooo fast
That is an amazing achievement of modern technology the train will help people to get to work on time and should help to prevent accidents
I’ve seen a train that goes 600kms
Aiden is right
that is super duper fast
that is so cool