Tracking Progress
China has launched performance verification tests on an even faster high-speed train, according to China State Railway Group Co. Ltd., the country’s railway operator, on July 1.
The tests were conducted separately on June 28 and 29 in Fujian Province, demonstrating how the CR450 bullet train’s development has achieved initial results.
During the June 28 test, the bullet train operated at a speed of 453 km per hour, the railway operator said.
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) outlines the CR450 technological innovation project, an official with the railway operator further said.
The CR450
