Japan's levitating maglev train reaches 500km/h (311mph)

Excited train fans in Japan have experienced the super speed of their new 311 mile an hour trains.

One hundred passengers whizzed along a 27 mile route on an amazing new floating train.

They 'levitate' above the train tracks using magnets - so they're nicknamed maglev trains.

The Central Japan Railway Company is testing the trains between the cities of Uenohara and Fuefuki.