The fastest train: When a world record was set in Bavaria - video shows historic moment. Nowadays the ICE in Germany travels at a maximum of 300 km/h, but due to the many stops and other, slower trains, this speed is not regularly reached.
The currently fastest train in the world is the Japanese Shinkasen, which reached 603 km/H using magnetic force during a test run in 2015. The fastest passenger train currently in everyday use is also a magnetic levitation train - the Maglev.