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A look at 27 high-speed trains in the worldLast updated on: January 29, 2013 10:06 IST

The Indian government is l ikely to announce ahigh-speed train project in the coming railwaybudget next month. The train is expected to run

between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

With the high-speed train project finally taking shape

India will join the elite club of bullett trains in the near

future. Presently, Rajdhani travels at 130 km/h, while

Shatabdi also runs at 130 km/h.

So, let's take a look at some of the fastest trains in

the world.

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HEMU-400X

Design speed: 400 km/hOperating speed: N/A

Start of service: 2014

Operator: Korail, South KoreaGlobal rank: 1

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CRH380 D & DL

Design speed: 380 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2012

Operator: Ministry of Railways, China

Global rank: 2

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CRH380 B, BL & CL

Design speed: 380 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2011

Operator: Minis try of Railways, China

Global rank: 3

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CRH380 D & DL

Design speed: 380 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2012

Operator: Ministry of Railways, China

Global rank: 4

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Avril

Design speed: 380 km/hOperating speed: N/A

Start of service: 2012

Operator: Renfe, Spain

Global rank: 5

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Italo ETR 575

Design speed: 360 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2011

Operator: NTV, Italy

Global rank: 6

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ETR 1000

Design speed: 360 km/hOperating speed: N/A

Start of service: 2013

Operator: NTV, Italy

Global rank: 7

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AVE Class 103

Design speed: 350 km/hOperating speed: 310 km/hStart of service: 2006

Operator: Renfe, Spain

Global rank: 8

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CRH2 C

Design speed: 350 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2008

Operator: Minis try of Railways, China

Global rank: 9

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CRH3 C

Design speed: 350 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/hStart of service: 2008

Operator: Ministry of Railways, China

Globalrank: 10

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AVE Class 102 - 112

Design speed: 330 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2005

Operator: Renfe, Spain

Globalrank: 11

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KTX-I

Design speed: 330 km/hOperating speed: 305 km/h

Start of service: 2004

Operator: Korail, South Korea

Global rank: 12

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KTX-II

Design speed: 330 km/hOperating speed: 305 km/h

Start of service: 2010

Operator: Korail, South Korea

Global rank: 13

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Eurostar e320

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: N/A

Start of service: 2014

Operator: SNCF and Eurostar, Europe

Globalrank: 14

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ICE 3 DB Class 407

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: 320 km/h

Start of service: 2011

Operator: DB, Germany

Global rank: 15

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Shinkansen 500

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 1997

Operator: JR West, Japan

Global rank: 16

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Shinkansen E5

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 2011

Operator: JR West, Japan

Global rank: 17

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Shinkansen E6

Design speed: 320 km/h

Operating speed: N/A

Start of service: 2013

Operator: JR West, Japan

Global rank: 18

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TGV Reseau Thalys PBA

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: 320 km/h

Start of service: 1991

Operator: Thalys, SNCF, Europe

Global rank: 19

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TGV POS

Design speed: 320 km/hOperating speed: 320 km/h

Start of service: 2008

Operator: SNCF, France

Global rank: 20

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TGV Sud-Est

Design speed: 300 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 1981

Operator: SNCF, France

Global rank: 24

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TGV Atlantique

Design speed: 300 km/hOperating speed: 300 km/h

Start of service: 1989

Operator: SNCF, France

Global rank: 25

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