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26 Future Trains

Let us read about some trains that you could see in future.

Bullet Train
India is very soon going to run its maiden
high speed bullet train which is expected
to run on 15 August, 2022, in between Maglew
Mumbai and Ahmedabad. This project will The high speed train Maglev does not run
be built at a cost of approximately ` 1 lakh on a track, but floats above it by means of
crore with the assistance of Japan magnetic repulsion. It can travel at a speed
Government. of 650 km per hour.

Tilting Train High Speed Train

Tilting trains have been built in many High Speed Train (HST) system has been
countries. They lean to give high speeds on adopted in many countries. The French
winding old tracks. The American Flyer TGV and Japan’s Bullet are the most
and Swedish X 2000 are tilting trains. famous high speed trains.

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The current fastest train in India is the Gatimaan Express with a top speed of 160 km/h
which only runs between Delhi and Jhansi.

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