During Chinese New Year 2022 it was unclear (to me at least) if the Shanghai Maglev was still operating, so I go to check out what is STILL the fastest commercially operating train in the world. It is also the longest running commercial Maglev line, for 18 years, since 2002 !
I also visit several Metro lines, including the MASSIVE line 18 Longyang Road station and the Shanghai Maglev Transportation Science and Technology Museum underneath the station.
From Wikipedia
The Shanghai maglev train or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese: 上海磁浮示范运营线) is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai. It is the oldest commercial maglev still in operation, and the first commercial high-speed maglev with cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph). It is also the fastest commercial electric train in the world.
The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport (transfer to Line 2) and Longyang Road Station (in the outskirts of central Pudong, transfer to Lines 2, 7, 16, and 18), where passengers can interchange to the Shanghai Metro to continue their trip to the city center. The line is not part of the Shanghai Metro network, which operates its own service to Pudong Airport from central Shanghai and Longyang Road Station (Line 2).
At full speed, the journey takes 7 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the distance of 30 km (18.6 mi), although some trains in the early morning and late afternoon take about 50 seconds longer. A train can reach 300 km/h (186 mph) in 2 minutes and 15 seconds, with the maximum normal operation speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) reached after 4 minutes.
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