China’s railway system covers most of the country, with an average speed of 194 mph. Over 10 million people travel by train in China due to its size and speed. The high-speed rail network in China covers 4,071 miles, while the US covers 456 miles with an average speed of 100 mph. The world’s first high-speed, high-volume train was the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan.
Estimated numbers indicate that at any given time, approximately 10 million people travel by train in China. Part of the reason may be that China’s railway system covers most of the country, with the exception of Hainan province. Another reason could be speed: trains in China have an average speed of 194 miles per hour (313 km/h). And yet another reason could be the sheer size of the population in China: over 1.3 billion.
Facts Faster Than A Speeding Bullet:
The high-speed rail network in China covers 4,071 miles (6,552 km).
By comparison, the high-speed rail network in the United States covers 456 miles (734 km).
The average speed of high-speed trains in the United States is 100 miles per hour (161 km/h).
Most trains in China include dining cars.
The world’s first high-speed, high-volume train – meaning it had 12 or more passenger cars – was the Tokaido Shinkansen train in Japan, which opened in 1964. Its average speed was 130 miles per hour (210 km/h).
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