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High Speed Rails and How they Work?

Railway is one of the most ancient form of long distance transportation. Many developments has been made to railway throughout the time. Wooden trains were the oldest and they're the first kind of trains which was used to pushed by animals and humans. Speed is always a concern for railway they always want to achieve higher speeds. To achieve high speed the High Speed Rails (HSR) has been developed. First High Speed Rail The first Electric HSR was introduced by Japan on 1 October 1964, Japanese national railways started the operation of a fully brand new 515 km standard gauge line, the Tokaido Shinkansen , from Tokyo Central to Shin Osaka. Tokaido Shinkansen had the Top Speed of 210km/hr. Development  After Japans Tokaido Shinkansen success, many other countries adopted HSR system. Now, only 16 nations have HSR system. China has done a lot to their transport system in last 15 years. China began planning for its current high-speed rail system in the early 1990s, mo...