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Quick Answer. Maglev trains can reach speeds of up to 361 mph. This was the fastest speed reached by the MLX01, which was measured on December 2, 2003. Executed on the Yamanashi maglev test line in Japan, the test run was administered by the Central Japan Railway Company and the Railway Technical Research Institute. Keep Learning.
Todayâs bullet trains can top 300 mph. When Englishman Richard Trevithick launched the first practical steam locomotive in 1804, it averaged less than 10 mph. Today, several high-speed rail lines are regularly travelling 30 times as fast. When Japanâs first Shinkansen or âbullet trains,â opened to coincide with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, they were capable of running at speeds in excess of 130 mph.