India's 20 superfast trains

A French high-speed train, TGV holds the world record hitting a top speed of 574.8km/hr. Its operational speed is 300-320 kmph. The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid with an operational......

A look at Europe's high-speed train network

High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic. As of 2012 the maximum commercial speed was about 300kmph for the majority of......

China to have world's longest metro rail network

Daily ridership will increase gradually to more than 10 million, the Beijing Commission of Transport said. Image: A maglev train drives into a terminal station in Shanghai. Photograph: Ming......

Trains at 4,000 kmph? It's possible with ETT!

When the world's first commercial magnetic levitation railway -- maglev, for short -- went into service in Shanghai in January 2004, connecting its downtown district with the international airport......