THE China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS) has announced to domestic media that two prototype CR450 high-speed trains achieved a world record passing speed of 896km/h during recent trials.

The record speed was recorded on a section of the yet-to-open Wuhan – Yichang section of the Chengdu – Shanghai high-speed line. The trains broke the previous passing speed record by 5km/h, which was set by the same train type in 2023. The maximum speed achieved by the individual trains was 453km/h, as per the current record for a high-speed train operating in China.

CR450 trains  have been tested on a handful of high-speed lines since April this year, including the new Chongqing – Qianjiang section of the Chongqing – Xiamen high-speed line, and the Shenyang – Jiaozuo – Baotou high-speed line.

The trains must complete 600,000km of test running before entering revenue service.