200 kilometres per hour
200 km/hSpeed · definition
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Speed
Just how fast is 200 kilometres per hour?
Road & rail
200 km/h
DISTANCE IN ONE SECOND
200 kilometres per hour
The quantity is exact as entered.
200 km/hSpeed
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55.56 m in 1 s
High-speed train
A high-speed train is a passenger train designed to travel much faster than conventional rail services, often between major cities.
300 km/hSpeed
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83.33 m in 1 s
Each track shows distance covered in the same second. The small illustrations identify the movers; their sizes are schematic.
A little perspective
The speed of a high-speed train is about 1.5 times 200 kilometres per hour.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
200 kilometres per hour
Speed: 200 km/h; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
High-speed train
Speed: 300 km/h; example.
A defined 200 m trainset, 400 tonne mass and 300 km/h cruise example.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 200 kilometres per hour with the speed of a high-speed train. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
High-speed train
300 km/hSpeed · example
A defined 200 m trainset, 400 tonne mass and 300 km/h cruise example.
- Comparing
- Speed ↔ Speed
- Relative size
- The speed of a high-speed train is about 1.5 times 200 kilometres per hour. The speed of a high-speed train is approximately 50% greater than 200 kilometres per hour.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- The speed of a high-speed train: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Speed is distance per unit time; it does not specify the total distance travelled.
55.556 m/smetres per second
124.27 mphmiles per hour
Mach 0.16197Mach
1.8531 × 10⁻⁵% of c (1.8531 × 10⁻⁷c)speed of light
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