@scarlett_sThe world's fastest commercial trains have shown a clear pattern over the past quarter century. From 2000 through 2003, France held the top spot with its TGV reaching 320 km/h. Then in 2004, China took over with the Shanghai Maglev, which operates at 431 km/h, and it has maintained that position every year since. The full yearly breakdown runs as follows: 2000 ⟶ France TGV (320 km/h) 2001 ⟶ France TGV (320 km/h) 2002 ⟶ France TGV (320 km/h) 2003 ⟶ France TGV (320 km/h) 2004 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2005 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2006 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2007 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2008 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2009 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2010 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2011 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2012 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2013 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2014 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2015 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2016 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2017 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2018 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2019 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2020 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2021 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2022 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2023 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2024 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2025 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) 2026 ⟶ China Shanghai Maglev (431 km/h) Note that this dataset tracks the world’s fastest commercially operating passenger trains based on their maximum regular in-service speeds. It isolates daily public transit velocities from experimental test-track records, which explains why Japan's 603 km/h test train is excluded in favour of China's 431 km/h active Shanghai Maglev line. Sources include the International Union of Railways and Guinness World Records.
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