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Shanghai Maglev Train 上海磁浮示范运营线 System length 30.5 km (18.95 mi)
The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese: 上海磁浮示范运营线; literally "Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line") is a magnetic levitation train, or maglev line that operates in Shanghai, China. It is the first commercially operated high-speed magnetic levitation line in the world. The train line was designed to connect Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the outskirts of central Pudong where passengers could interchange to the Shanghai Metro to continue their trip to the city center.
Construction of the line began in 1 March 2001[1] and public commercial service commenced on 1 January 2004. The top operational commercial speed of this train is 431 km/h (268 mph), making it the world's fastest train in regular commercial services since its opening in 2004, faster than TGV in France and also faster than the latest CRH conventional wheel train in China at 350 km/h (217 mph). During a non-commercial test run on 12 November 2003, a maglev train achieved a Chinese record speed of 501 km/h (311 mph).[2] The top operational speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) is also faster than the top speed of any Formula One car and MotoGp prototype.
In 2007 I boarded the Maglev (http://mattingtong.blogspot.com/2007/10/china-trip-during-ramadhan-day-1.html) and it whizzed by at 430km/hour.
In 2012, I was a little bit disappointed as it can only run up to 300km/h
ticket office.. return ticket for RMB70
I was later informed that the train run to a different maximum speed at different times of the day as follows:
| Daytime hours | 06:45–08:45 | 09:00–10:45 | 11:00–12:45 | 13:00–16:45 | 17:00–21:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey time (minutes) | 8:10 | 7:20 | 8:10 | 7:20 | 8:10 |
| Maximum speed | 301 km/h (187 mph) | 431 km/h (268 mph) | 301 km/h (187 mph) | 431 km/h (268 mph) | 301 km/h (187 mph) |
| Average speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | 251 km/h (156 mph) | 224 km/h (139 mph) | 251 km/h (156 mph) | 224 km/h (139 mph) |
| Interval | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 20 minutes |
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