# Our Fastest Land Speed

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 8, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-fastest-land-speed/407231 "2007-06-08T06:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-fastest-land-speed/407231/1 "2007-06-08T06:49:09Z")

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On Sunday, we took the maglev (magnetic levitation) train in Shanghai. It runs from Longyang Road subway station out to Pudong Airport, about 30 kilometers (18 1/2 miles) in 7 minutes. I believe that’s the fastest my wife or I have ever traveled on land. Info on it [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Maglev_Train). (It says 7 minutes 20 seconds, but I’m sure I timed it at 7 minutes flat.)

“The train can reach 350 km/h (220 mph) in 2 minutes, with a maximum speed in normal operation of 431 km/h (268 mph).”