<P> State planning for high - speed railway began in the early 1990s , and the country 's first high - speed rail line , the Qinhuangdao -- Shenyang Passenger Railway , was built in 1999 and opened to commercial operation in 2003 . This line could accommodate commercial trains running at up to 200 km / h ( 120 mph ) . Planners also considered Germany 's Transrapid maglev technology and built the Shanghai Maglev Train , which runs on a 30.5 km ( 19.0 mi ) track linking the city and its international airport . The maglev train service began operating in 2004 with trains reaching a top speed of 431 km / h ( 268 mph ) , and remains the fastest high - speed service in the world . Maglev , however , was not adopted nationally and all subsequent expansion features high - speed rail on conventional tracks . </P>
<P> State planning for high - speed railway began in the early 1990s , and the country 's first high - speed rail line , the Qinhuangdao -- Shenyang Passenger Railway , was built in 1999 and opened to commercial operation in 2003 . This line could accommodate commercial trains running at up to 200 km / h ( 120 mph ) . Planners also considered Germany 's Transrapid maglev technology and built the Shanghai Maglev Train , which runs on a 30.5 km ( 19.0 mi ) track linking the city and its international airport . The maglev train service began operating in 2004 with trains reaching a top speed of 431 km / h ( 268 mph ) , and remains the fastest high - speed service in the world . Maglev , however , was not adopted nationally and all subsequent expansion features high - speed rail on conventional tracks . </P>
who has the fastest bullet train in the world
who has the fastest bullet train in the world
Shanghai Maglev Train
Shanghai Maglev Train