Japan's Alpha-X next-generation Shinkansen on Oct. 27 smashed all speed records to date by bullet trains running commercially, hitting a top speed of 382 kph in a test run. The test train ...

but somewhere between 330 and 770 kilometres per hour - depending upon the weight and shape of the bullet. Now a speed between 330 and 770 kph is not as much as 3,000 kilometres per hour ...

Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from 210 kph to 320 kph. Initially, the 0 Series Shinkansen traveled at a maximum speed of 210 kph, making it the first train to ...