File:China's High-Speed train CRH-380A set new world record of 486.1 kms per hour

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Dec. 3, 2010. One of China's high-speed trains broke the world record for unmodified commercial use on Friday.

The train CRH380A hit a speed of 486.1 kms per hour  to set a new world  train operational  speed record on the tracks between Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province and Bengbu City in eastern Anhui Province, which form a segment of the world's longest high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Shanghai.

The train's previous speed record was 416.6 kms per hour set on Sep. 28 during its run between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province.

"It not only marks a milestone in the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, but also is a major achievement of China's technology innovation," said Wang Yongping, spokesman of the Ministry of Railways (MOR).

It shows China leads the world in high-speed railway development, he said.

In September, the China-made CRH380A train hit a speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour to set a new world train speed record. It is expected to exceed the record at this test running, which will be held at a section of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed railway. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)