KOFU , Japan, April 21 (UPI) -- A Japanese train broke its own speed record Tuesday, traveling 603 kilometers per hour (374 mph) on a Yamanishi, Japan, test track.
The maglev train, which uses magnets to elevate itself off a track as it travels, spent 10.8 seconds traveling at over 600 kilometers per hour (372 mph), a Central Japan Railways spokesman said. It broke its prior world record of last week, when it traveled 590 kilometers per hour (366 mph).