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Japan's levitating train tops 310mph
Train fans have experienced the speed of super-fast maglev trains, during test runs for members of the public in central Japan. One hundred passengers whizzed along a 42.8km (27 mile) route between the cities of Uenohara and Fuefuki, reaching speeds of up to 500km/h (311mph). The Central Japan Railway Company is running eight days of testing for the experimental maglev Shinkansen train on its test track in Yamanashi Prefecture.
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Only a few hundred km/h less than airplanes. With none of the hassle.
I'd love to experience this. They should have recorded more of the exterior to capture the true speed of it... not zooming in on people's reactions.