Want to drive a high-speed train? Take the controls at CIIE 2026

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At the China Pavilion at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, visitors can take the controls of a CR450 high-speed train simulator. The console recreates the prototype’s controls, sights and sounds. You get the driver’s seat without leaving the expo floor.

Out on the test track, the CR450 prototype reached kilometers per hour, according to China Railway. Back at the pavilion, a scale model and screen show what goes into a train like this, from the first design to testing and maintenance.

Visitors gather around China Railway’s CR450 high-speed train simulator inside the China Pavilion at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 5-10, 2026. /CGTN

A visitor takes the controls of the CR450 simulator as a screen shows the tracks ahead at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 5-10, 2026. /CGTN

Visitors look over the driver’s shoulder during a CR450 simulator demonstration at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 5-10, 2026. /CGTN

China Railway pairs a scale model with a digital display showing how drones and robots help inspect and maintain high-speed rail infrastructure at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 5-10, 2026. /CGTN

A model high-speed train sits on a miniature viaduct beneath overhead power lines at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 5-10, 2026. /CGTN

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