Fastest speed reached by a production train
- Who
- CRH380BL , China Railway
- What
- 487.3 kilometre(s) per hour
- Where
- China
- When
- 09 January 2011
The fastest speed achieved by an unmodified passenger train is 487.3 km/h (302.8 mph), set by a China Railways CR3 Hexie (specifically the 16-car CRH380BL model). The train achieved this speed during a test run between Beijing and Shanghai on 9 January 2011.
The CH3 series trains are designed to operate at an average speed of 350 km/h (217 mph) with a maximum speed in passenger service of 380 km/h (236 mph). The French TGV has achieved 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) in tests, but this was carried out with a highly-modified train running on a special upgraded section of test track.