New Delhi, July 13 -- With a top speed of 600km per hour, China is all set to define railway travel where a 1,200km distance can be covered in just 150 minutes.

Yes, you read it right. Beijing has successfully tested a magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology which could see trains travel faster than planes.

The train - unveiled this week at the 17th Modern Railways exhibition - is capable of reaching speeds up to 600 km per hour in just 7 seconds.

This effectively means that the superfast Maglev travelling the 1,200km distance between Beijing and Shanghai could slash the present travel time of 5.5 hours by high-speed rail to as little as 2.5 hours, which is 150 minutes, reported the South China Morning Post.

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