Fastest rail vehicle - 9,851km/h (Mach 8) USA, White Sands Missile Test Base, unmanned rocket sled, 1982.
Fastest scheduled average speed between two station stops - 261.8km/h (164mph) Japan, 500 series "Nozomi" between Hiroshima and Kokura, from March 1997.
Fastest scheduled average speed between starting and terminating stations - 242.5km/h (152mph) Japan, 500 series "Nozomi" between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, from March 1997.
Fastest closing speed between two trains (Maglev) - 1,003km/h (627mph) Japan, MLX01 sets 1 + 2, 16 November 1999.