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Detailed explanation-1: -A high-speed railway line linking Zhengzhou in China’s central Henan Province with Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu Province was opened on Saturday. With the operation of the new line, China’s high-speed railway lines have exceeded 20, 000 km in total length, the world’s longest.

Detailed explanation-2: -As of 2021, China had by far the longest highspeed railway network in the world with almost 40, 500 kilometers of highspeed rail lines; the country was followed by Spain and Japan, both with more than 3, 000 kilometers of highspeed rail each.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Trans–Siberian Railway which connects Moscow with the Russian far east is still the world’s longest direct rail route, running for 9, 259 kilometers or 5, 753 miles. The journey passes through the Ural Mountains, Siberia’s birch forests and Lake Baikal, taking six days according to The Telegraph.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Japan in 1964. The system is also known by the English nickname bullet train.

Detailed explanation-5: -1: Shanghai Maglev-460 kph/286 mph (China) The world’s fastest public train is also unique – it’s the only link in the world currently carrying passengers using magnetic levitation (Maglev) rather than conventional steel wheels on steel rails.