Facts about Bullet Trains

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   South Korea's Gyeongbu High-Speed Rail line, opened in 2004, reduced travel time between Seoul and Busan from 4 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes.

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   Japan's Shinkansen trains produce enough electromagnetic braking force to stop a 16-car train from 320 kilometers per hour in under two minutes without friction wear.

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   The French TGV InOui achieved a world speed record of 574.8 kilometers per hour on April 3, 2007, surpassing all other conventional rail trains.

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   Germany's ICE 3 bullet trains tilted up to 8 degrees while cornering, allowing them to maintain 320 kilometers per hour on curved tracks without passenger discomfort.

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   China's Shanghai Maglev Train reaches speeds of 460 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest commercial train service in the world.

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   Japan's Shinkansen bullet train network has operated since 1964 without a single passenger fatality from a train crash.

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