Update on Fast Trains: China

Perhaps it's not really a bullet train --- yet, because it will travel about 150 mph only.
China has begun running a new service of high-speed trains, capable of speeds of over 200 km/h. The first of the 140 trains left Shanghai for nearby Suzhou at 0538 local time (2138 GMT on Tuesday, Jan 17).
Chinese railways are struggling to cope with increasing transport demands and the trains are seen as a way to boost passenger capacity.
Last year China carried some 25% of the world's passengers and freight, on only 6% of its railways, local media say.