To discover the characteristics of the fastest trains in the world
Commercial name of the train: Nozomi Shinkansen
Model's name: N700
Manufacturer: Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
Operator: JR Central, JR Kyushu, JR West
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2007
Commercial name of the train: TGV Ouigo
Model's name: TGV Duplex
Manufacturer: Alstom
Operator: SNCF
Speed: 320 km/h
In service from: 1996
Commercial name of the train: Frecciarossa
Model's name: ETR 1000
Manufacturer: AnsaldoBreda (Hitachi) and Bombardier
Operator: FS Trenitalia on italian high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2015
Commercial name of the train: ICE
Model's name: ICE3
Manufacturer: Siemens, Bombardier
Operator: DB on NBS & German ABS
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2002
Commercial name of the train: Eurostar
Model's name: Eurostar e320
Manufacturer: Siemens
Operator: Eurostar on London-Paris and London-Brussels-Amsterdam lines
Speed: 320 km/h
In service from: 2015
Commercial name of the train: AVE
Model's name: Talgo S112
Manufacturer: Talgo and Bombardier
Operator: Renfe on spanish high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2008
Commercial name of the train: AVE
Model's name: Velaro S103
Manufacturer: Siemens
Operator: Renfe on spanish high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2007
Commercial name of the train: Thalys
Model's name: Thalys PBKA
Manufacturer: GEC Alsthom
Operator: Thalys on Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam line and Thalys on Paris-Brussels-Cologne line
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 1996
Commercial name of the train: Sapsan
Model's name: Velaro RUS EPS
Manufacturer: Siemens
Operator: RZD on Moscow-St.Petersburg
Speed: 250 km/h
In service from: 2009
Commercial name of the train: ALLEGRO
Model's name: Sm6 Pendolino
Manufacturer: Fiat Ferroviaria
Operator: FS Trenitalia on italian high-speed rail network
In service from: 2010
Commercial name of the train: KTX-Sancheon
Model's name: KTX-Sancheon
Manufacturer: HyundaiRotem
Operator: Korail on Korean high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2010
Commercial name of the train: FUXING HAO
Model's name: CRH 380 (A, AL, B, BL, CL, D) CRH 400 (AF, BF)
Manufacturer: CNR Changchun, CSR Bombardier
Operator: CR on chinese high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2011
Commercial name of the train: YHT
Model's name: HT80000
Manufacturer: Siemens
Operator: TCDD on turkish high-speed rail network
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2014
Commercial name of the train: Hokkaido Shinkansen
Model's name: Shinkansen E5/H5
Manufacturer: Hitachi/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Operator: JR East and JR Hokkaido
Speed: 320 km/h
In service from: 2016
Commercial name of the train: Giruno
Model's name: Stadler EC250 "Smile"
Manufacturer: Stadler Rail
Operator: SBB-CFF-FFS on Zurich Milan high-speed line by the Gotthard base tunnel
Speed: 250 km/h
In service from: 2017
Commercial name of the train: Al Boraq
Model's name: RGV Maroc
Manufacturer: Alstom
Operator: ONCF on Tangier-Kenitra line
Speed: 300 km/h
In service from: 2018
Commercial name of the train: Haramain
Model's name: Talgo Haramain
Manufacturer: Talgo
Operator: Haramain on Medina-Djeddah-Mecca
Speed: 350 km/h
In service from: 2018