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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. China launched the longest bullet train line in January 2017. The Kunming-Guiyang railway, is part of the Shanghai-Kunming line, and at 2, 252 kilometers it is the longest of China’s east-west rail lines. SSC CGL Tier I 2022 Results released on 9th February 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The high-speed rail (HSR) network in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the world’s longest and most extensively used – with a total length of 42, 000 kilometres (26, 000 mi) by the end of 2022. The HSR network encompasses newly built rail lines with a design speed of 200–350 km/h (120–220 mph).

Detailed explanation-3: -BEIJING: China today launched its longest bullet train “Shangri-la of the World” from Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province to Beijing, expanding its high speed train network to about 20, 000 kms connecting almost all provinces.

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. Japan’s example was followed by several European countries, initially France and Germany, later also Spain, Italy, and others.

Detailed explanation-5: -China launches world’s fastest train that runs at the speed of 600 km per hour. Beijing, China (Urban Transport News): China has unveiled world’s fastest maglev train which is capable to run at the top speed to 600 km per hour.