JR East begins testing possibly world's fastest bullet train

JR East begins testing possibly world's fastest bullet train

SENDAI, Japan - East Japan Railway Co.'s brand-new shinkansen bullet train Fastech 360S leaves Sendai Station on a test run at 24:13 on June 26. The company hopes to operate the train at the world's fastest speed of 360 kilometers per hour in 2011. The test runs between Miyagi's capital Sendai and Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, will last until the spring of 2008.

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