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HSL 1 is a Belgian High speed rail line from Brussels to LGV Nord. It

ETR 500 or Elettro Treno Rapido 500 is Italian high speed train introduced in 1993 and it is now operated by Trenitalia on RFI tracks. The maximum speed it can reach is 300 km/hour (190 mph). It just take 1 hour from the downtown of Milan to the center of Bologna. THe electric system used by this train is 3000 V DC, 25 kV AC (+ 1500 V DC for ETR.500 F).

Eurostar is High Speed Train that connect London, Paris and Brussels. They transport through Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The current Eurostar e320 can run at the speed of 320 km/hour (199 mph).The electric systems used is 25 kV 50 Hz. This train can bring 900 passengers.

Talgo 350, which initially entered service with the name RENFE AVE Class 10, achieved a maximum speed of 365kmph during its trial run. The train has a maximum operational speed of 350kmph. T350 was developed by Patentes Talgo (Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol) and manufactured by Patentes Talgo in collaboration with Bombardier Transportation. Commonly known as El Pato (meaning The Duck in Spanish), the train has been operating on the Madrid Zaragoza Lleida section of the Madrid Barcelona line in Spain since 2005. There are currently more than 46 operating trains of the series in the country.

Alstom built Euroduplex is the third generation of TGV Duplex, which entered service in December 2011. The trains in the series are touted to be the only double decker, interoperable high speed trains capable of running on European networks at 320kmph. The Euroduplex was initially introduced on the Rhine Rhone LGV high speed rail line. The train is capable of transporting 1,020 passengers (multiple units), compared to TGV Duplex which transports about 512 passengers. Euroduplex trains are designed to operate on French, German, Swiss and Luxembourgish rail networks. They are equipped with traction systems adapted to different electric currents used across Europe.

Gatimaan Express is a semi high speed train that will run between New Delhi and Agra which will run at the speed of 160 km per hour.

Shatabdi Express is one of the fastest and prestigious trains. New Delhi Bhopal Shatabdi Express, the train operates between New Delhi, and Bhopal Junction. It runs at a speed of 91 km/h. It is the fastest train in India and was introduced in 1988.

Mumbai Rajdhani Express is a super fast express train of Rajdhani class. Rajdhani express is a super fast train introduced in India in 1972. The Mumbai New Delhi Rajdhani Express is the second fastest train in India. Earlier, it used to cover the distance of 1385 kilometers in each direction in about 19 hours and 5 minutes. However, after the electrification of the route, the train has improved its speed and now it takes 15 hours 50 minutes at an average speed of 90.46 km/h (excluding halts).

It is a non stop train connecting West Bengal to national capital New Delhi. There are no technical halts in the train journey. It is considered as the fastest and most time efficient train on the Grand Chord route between these two cities. It runs at an average speed of 91.13 km/hr with an average.

Poor Mans Chariot or the Garib Rath is a generic air conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 in order to provide cheaper air conditioned travel to passengers who cannot afford normal fares of such class in normal trains. Due to lower fares the seating facilities are also narrower with zero food and bedding availability. But not to forget, it is faster than super fast express trains. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130 kmph, and it covers a distance of 1,366 kilometers in 16 hours and 30 minutes.