Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of high-speed transit. There are several maglev train systems spread ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's 600 km/h high-speed maglev transportation system makes debut on July 20, 2021 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China.
China already has the largest high-speed rail network on Earth, with around 45,000 kilometers of track connecting cities ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, China’s state-owned railway company (CRRC) unveiled a new high-speed maglev train concept with a touted top speed of ...
Japan is building one of the most ambitious transportation projects in the world a $90 billion superconducting maglev train ...
Today, Japan’s maglev (magnetic levitation) train set a world speed record, traveling at a blazing 375 mph (603 kph) on a test track. Just a few days before, the train had set a world record when the ...
Central Japan Railway Company's high-speed maglev train has been busy setting records and then breaking them again in the past week. Most recently, the test train hit a top speed of 603 km/h (375 mph) ...
High-speed, maglev trains capable of reaching speeds 215 miles per hour are nothing new for China’s sprawling transportation system. But a recent announcement from government officials triples that ...
A new floating bullet train capable of hitting speeds of 600 kilometers per hour (about 372 miles/hour) is one step closer to reality in China. On Thursday, the body prototype for the country’s latest ...
China is building new faster prototype maglev train line. China existing high-speed trains are almost all faster versions of conventional steel wheels on steel rail trains. China only has one 19-mile ...
The train will be used on the Qingyuan line, which is China’s first tourism-dedicated low-speed maglev line. Construction of the line started in December 2017. The new train is part of the ...