New generation of high speed train can be up to 380 km per hour The new generation of high speed train in China is the fastest commercial train so far in the world. The maximum running speed can be up to 380 km per hour, according to ce.cn. The average running speed of the train has been increased from 300 to 350 km per hour and the maximum running speed has been increased from 350 to 380 km per hour. The newly produced trains were transported to Xi'an, a city in North West China and will be put into operation in September 2016. The railway line will run from Xi'an to Shanghai, Fuzhou and Hefei. It is the first time that a new generation of high speed train was distributed to Western China.