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Maglev - Magnetic
Levitation train Shanghai
The Maglev Train, a magnetic levitation train,
connects
Pudong airport with metro Longyang station -
Tel : (21) 2890 777 - peak speed of 431 km/h. It runs
daily every 20 minutes between 0900-1730, linking the
airport with Longyang Lu metro station in Pudong, from
where you’ll need to catch a connecting cab to your final
destination (Tickets sold on this site include the
transfer from metro station to hotel). Transrapid, the
German firm that developed the system, describes the
Maglev as "the first fundamental innovation in the field
of railway technology since the invention of the railway."
Magnets are the attraction. First, powerful magnets lift
the entire train about 10 millimeters above the special
track, called a guideway, since it mainly directs the
passage of the train. Other magnets provide propulsion,
and braking, and the speeds - up to 500 kph in test runs. |
