Fastest trains in China
The Shanghai Maglev train, at top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), is the fastest train in China. The maglev train has remained confined its original 30 km (19 mi) track as state planners chosen high-speed trains that run on conventional track for the national HSR network.
The "fastest" train commercial service can be defined alternatively by a train's top speed or average trip speed.
- The fastest train service measured by peak operational speed is the Shanghai Maglev Train which can reach 431 km/h (268 mph). Due to the limited length of the Shanghai Maglev track (30 km)(18.6 mi), the maglev train's average trip speed is only 245.5 km/h (152.5 mph). The Shanghai Maglev also holds the record for the top speed in tests of 501 km/h (311 mph).
- The fastest train service measured by average trip speed is on the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, where the CRH3/CRH2 coupled-train sets average 312.5 km/h (194.2 mph) on the 922 km (573 mi) route from Wuhan to Guangzhou North. It is the fastest commercial train service in the world.
- The top speed attained by a non-maglev train in China is 487.3 km/h (302.8 mph) by a CRH380BL train on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway during a testing run on January 10, 2011.[1]
Speed records of China’s rolling stock (non-maglev)
| Date | Train | Type | Track | Speed | Notes / Refs |
| 1997-01-05 | SS8 | Electric locomotives | Beijing Circular Railway | 212.6 km/h (132.1 mph) | [Note 1][2] |
| 1998-06-24 | SS8 | Electric locomotives | Jingguang Line | 240 km/h (150 mph) | [Note 2][3] |
| 1998-07-29 | X2000 "New Speed" | Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) |
Guangshen Line | 200 km/h (120 mph) | [4] |
| 1999-09 | DDJ1 "White Shark" | EMU | Guangshen Line | 223 km/h (139 mph) | |
| 1999-10-01 | NZJ1 "New Aurora" | Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) |
Huning line | 194 km/h (121 mph) | [5] |
| 2000-11 | DJJ1 "Blue Arrow" | EMU | Guangshen Line | 235 km/h (146 mph) | [6] |
| 2001-11-11 | DJF2 "Pioneer" | EMU | Guangshen Line | 249.6 km/h (155.1 mph) | [7] |
| 2002-09-10 | DJF2 "Pioneer" | EMU | Qinshen PDL | 292.8 km/h (181.9 mph) | [8] |
| 2002-11-27 | DJJ2 "China Star" | EMU | Qinshen PDL | 321.5 km/h (199.8 mph) | [9] |
| 2002-12-09 | NZJ2 "Shenzhou" | DMU | Qinshen PDL | 210.7 km/h (130.9 mph) | |
| 2008-04-24 | CRH2C | EMU | Jingjin ICL | 370 km/h (230 mph) | [Note 3][10] |
| 2008-06-24 | CRH3C | EMU | Jingjin ICL | 394.3 km/h (245.0 mph) | [Note 4][11] |
| 2009-12-09 | CRH3C | EMU | Wuguang PDL | 394.2 km/h (244.9 mph) | [Note 5][12] |
| 2010-09-28 | CRH380A | EMU | Huhang PDL | 416.6 km/h (258.9 mph) | [Note 6][13] |
| 2010-12-03 | CRH380AL | EMU | Jinghu PDL | 486.1 km/h (302.0 mph) | [Note 7][14] |
| 2011-01-09 | CRH380BL | EMU | Jinghu PDL | 487.3 km/h (302.8 mph) | [Note 8][15] |
Notes
- ↑ SS8 locomotive with two passenger carriages
- ↑ SS8 locomotive with five passenger carriages. It remains the recordholder for Chinese electric locomotives.
- ↑ CRH2-061C
- ↑ CRH3-001C
- ↑ The pair of CRH3 EMUs (CRH3-013C+CRH3-017C) also set a world record for double-link EMUs.
- ↑ The CRH380A-6001 also holds the record for shorter length Chinese EMUs.
- ↑ The CRH380A-6041L also holds the record for extended length Chinese EMUs.
- ↑ The CRH380B-6402L Formation modified from 8M8T to 8M4T for the test.
References
- ↑ http://stock.sohu.com/20110110/n278782856.shtml
- ↑ "我国试验列车创212.6km/h最高试验速度纪录". www.cnki.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 时速240公里：中国铁路第一速. www.people.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ "广深铁路X2000型摆式列车". www.tworker.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 中国高铁"和谐号"前传. news.163.com (in Chinese).
- ↑ 蓝箭"开始在广深准高速铁路上试运行. www.cnki.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 为高速列车提供安全保障. www.people.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ "先锋号"电力动车组详细资料及技术参数. news.chineserailways.com (in Chinese).
- ↑ ""中华之星"创造中国铁路最高时速321.5km". www.cnki.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 京津城际列车跑出370公里时速 创国产动车组纪录. www.cnki.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ "中国北车研制的CRH3型动车组京津城际试运行创394.3km/h中国第一速". www.cnki.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 铁道部部长在高速列车上的"记者招待会". www.china-mor.gov.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 沪杭高铁试运行时速达416.6公里 破运营时速纪录. news.railcn.net (in Chinese).
- ↑ 时速486.1公里！中国再度演绎"高铁奇迹". news.cntv.cn (in Chinese).
- ↑ 中国北车刷新高铁运营试验世界纪录速度(图). stock.sohu.com (in Chinese).
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