The black-and-chrome train, the V150, had three double-decker cars.
The record was set on a 73km stretch of track between Paris and the eastern city of Strasbourg.
The previous record set 17 years ago for a traditional rail-based train of 515.3kph (320.2 mph) was set by an earlier version of the TGV.
The overall world train speed record is still 581kph (361 mph), reached in 2003 by a Japanese magnetic levitation, or Maglev, train.
The record took place just after 1100 GMT today (2100 local time, half an hour ago), about 200km from Paris.
France's TGV fast train is pictured on the new high-speed line built between Paris and Strasbourg on the eve of an attempt to break the world speed record.
Photo: AFP
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Nothing much happened today. I really feel Keiser's absence. We were a great team Keiser and I.
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