Maglev Train That Can Run at Speed of 600 Kilometres Per Hour Unveiled in China, Here’s Everything About the World’s ‘Fastest Ground Vehicle’
Beijing, July 20: China on Tuesday unveiled┬аa maglev train, touted as the fastest ground vehicle in the world. Maglev is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of magnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the railway track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead. China’s┬аmaglev train can run┬аat a speed of 600 kilometers per hour or┬а373 miles per hour. With the development of the superfast train, China┬аis becoming a “transport superpower”, said the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation. Below is everything you need to know about China’s maglev train.┬аChina Develops New Middle-to-Low-Speed Maglev Train.
All You Need to Know About┬аMaglev Train:
- China’s maglev train is developed by┬аChina Railway Rolling Stock Corporation or CRRC.
- The high speed maglev train┬аrolled off the production line in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao.┬аBullet Train Project: 7 Indian Companies Willing to Construct Undersea Tunnel for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.
- The maglev train is capable of running at┬аa speed of 600 kilometers per hour.
- It is┬аthe fastest ground vehicle available so far, according to CRRC.
- According to a report by Global Times, the maglev train┬аcan fill the speed gap between high-speed rail and aircraft.
- The maximum speed of a high-speed rail is┬а350 km/h, while┬аcruising speed of aircraft is 800 to 900 km/h.
- The maglev train, at speed of 600 km/h,┬аwould only take 2.5 hours to travel from Beijing to Shanghai.
- By comparison, the same journey would take 5.5 hours by high-speed rail and 3 hours by plane.
Japan, Germany and some other countries are also looking to set up maglev train network. However, high costs for development and maglev trains’┬аincompatibility with┬аexisting railway tracks have been a challenge.
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