Shanghai maglev train
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Maglev railway line in Shanghai
Key facts
- Other names
- Shanghai Transrapid , Airport express line (with extension to Hongqiao Railway Station , not to be confused with Airport link), Shanghai–Hangzhou maglev line
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Shanghai Shentong Holdings Co., Ltd., Shenergy (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai International Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Baosteel Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Electric (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pudong Development Co., Ltd
- Locale
- Pudong , Shanghai
- Termini
- Longyang Road Pudong International Airport
- Connecting lines
- 2 7 16 18
- Website
- www .shmetro .com , www .smtdc .com /en /
- Type
- Maglev
- Services
- Longyang Road ↔ Pudong International Airport
- Operator s
- Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
- Depot s
- Shanghai Maglev Train Maintenance Base located near Pudong International Airport Station
- Rolling stock
- Transrapid SMT, "Electric Express"
- Commenced
- February 28, 2001 ; 25 years ago ( 2001-02-28 )
- Opened
- December 31, 2002 ; 23 years ago ( 2002-12-31 ) (preview tour only), October 10, 2003 ; 22 years ago ( 2003-10-10 ) (revenue service)
- Line length
- 29.86 km (19 mi)
- Character
- Elevated
- Electrification
- Magnetic levitation
- Operating speed
- After May 2021: 300 km/h (186 mph) Average speed: 224 km/h (139 mph) (duration: 8 min and 10 secs) Prior to May 2021: 431 km/h (268 mph) Average speed: 249.5 km/h (155 mph) (duration: 7 min and 20 secs) Record: 501 km/h (311 mph)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Shanghai maglev train (SMT) or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese: 上海磁浮示范运营线; pinyin: Shànghǎi Cífú Shìfàn Yùnyíng Xiàn; lit. 'Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line') is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses technology developed by Transrapid, a ThyssenKrupp and Siemens joint venture. The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). Prior to May 2021, the cruising speed was 431 km/h (268 mph), making the train service the fastest in commercial operation at the time.
The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport (also on Shanghai Metro's Line 2) and Longyang Road station (in the outskirts of central Pudong district of the city, with transfers 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 on its own right-of-way to Pudong Airport.
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