The 16-car CRH380A, from China is now, officially the worlds fastest train. With top speed of 486.1 kilometers per hour, they are much faster than Japan’s bullet trains.
When in operation it easily does a speed of 380 km / hr with ease.
Reportedly, they are coming up with trains that can do 600 km / hr.
Talk about infrastructure development, China is par excellence, at least at the moment.