Operating the world's fastest high-speed train.

China's new generation of bullet trains will travel at speeds of 350 km/h when they officially begin operation next month.

High-speed train service between Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. Video: SCMP.

Seven bullet trains named Fuxing, meaning "rejuvenation" in Chinese, are about to officially enter service, according to Thepaper.cn. The Beijing-Shanghai line will start operating on September 21st. Meanwhile, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei line began operating on August 21st.

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The Beijing-Shanghai line (1,318 km) is one of the most frequently used routes, carrying approximately 600 million passengers annually since its launch in 2011, according to China Railway Corporation. Under current schedules, the fastest bullet train takes 4 hours and 55 minutes to travel between the two cities, while most other bullet trains take around 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Authorities tested speeds of 350 km/h on some sections of the track last month, and the results allowed trains to run at this speed across the entire line. According to Xinhua, the trains can run even faster, with a maximum speed of up to 400 km/h.

Previously, China had experimented with a top speed of 350 km/h, but a serious accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang in 2011 forced railway authorities to lower the speed limit.

Zhao Jian, a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and an expert on the country's high-speed rail network, believes that high speeds can increase the risk of collisions; therefore, to avoid accidents, operators need to reduce the number of trains on a line.

According to VNE