Watch the world’s fastest train in Japan that travels at 300 miles per hour

Japan: Traditional rivals Japan and China always try to out-do each other especially in the field of technology.

China at present holds the record for the fastest passenger train with the Shanghai Maglev Train that travels at 268 miles per hour.

However, Japan is all set to take over the title. A new train in Japan travels at speeds over 310 miles per hour.

According to the Daily Mail, ‘When completed in 2027, their exceptional speed capacity will cut the travel time by half, linking Tokyo's Shinagawa Station with Nagoya in about 40 minutes, a journey which currently takes approximately 80 minutes.’

Passengers got a chance to ride this train, which is currently on a test run.

Currently, the fastest train in the United States is the Acela Express, which travels between Washington DC and Boston at a speed of 150 miles per hour.

Amtrak released a proposal in 2010 that could allow trains to carry passengers from Washington to New York in as little 96 minutes, and from New York to Boston in just 84 minutes.

But building the system would cost $117 billion and the project won't be finished until 2040 at the earliest.