99 High-Speed Bullet Trains Trivia Questions with Answers
99 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the approximate length of Taiwan High Speed Rail’s main line?
Answer
345 kilometres
Which Spanish high-speed railway line opened in 1992, connecting Madrid and Seville?
Answer
Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line
Which Japanese Shinkansen line links Tokyo with Niigata on the Sea of Japan side?
Answer
Joetsu Shinkansen
On what date did Taiwan High Speed Rail begin scheduled passenger service?
Answer
5 January 2007
Which Shinkansen line opened in 2016 to link Shin-Aomori with Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto?
Answer
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Which railway connects Beijing and Tianjin with China’s first 350 km/h high-speed service?
Answer
Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
Which French train design is known for having two passenger decks?
Answer
TGV Duplex
What was the top test speed of China’s CRH380A high-speed train in 2010?
Answer
486.1 km/h
Which Japanese railway company operates the Tohoku Shinkansen?
Answer
East Japan Railway Company
What is the name of China’s first high-speed intercity railway, opened in 2008?
Answer
Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway
Which railway company operates Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka?
Answer
Central Japan Railway Company
What does the abbreviation KTX mean in South Korea’s high-speed rail system?
Answer
Korea Train Express
Which country operates the KTX high-speed train service?
Answer
South Korea
How long is China’s Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway?
Answer
1,318 kilometres
What track gauge do Japan’s Shinkansen high-speed trains use?
Answer
1,435 millimetres
What is the name of Italy’s high-speed train brand whose name means “Red Arrow”?
Answer
Frecciarossa
Which maglev line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road station?
Answer
Shanghai Maglev Train
What does the Spanish high-speed rail brand AVE stand for?
Answer
Alta Velocidad Española
What was the top speed recorded by France’s V150 TGV test train in 2007?
Answer
574.8 km/h
What date did Japan’s first Shinkansen trains begin scheduled passenger service?
Answer
1 October 1964
Which railway line, opened in 1964, was Japan’s first Shinkansen route between Tokyo and Osaka?
Answer
Tokaido Shinkansen