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Shanghai Mag Lav Train

Train from Pudong Airport to Shanghai. The only ag Lav train in the world operating commercially. Travels at 430 km/hr. Takes 8 minutes, while driving takes almost 1 hour.

from YouTube on Thu, Nov 22 2007

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19 May 08 visit Shanghai Maglev Train speed at 431km./hr.  »  YouTube videoThe train runs from Longyang Road station in Pudong on the Shanghai subway line 2 to Pudong International Airport, and the total track length is about 30 kilometres, with an additional, separate track leading to a maintenance facility. The train takes 7...
04 Jan 09 visit Shanghai Maglev Train from the Airport.  »  YouTube videoWe took this train from Pudong Airport into the City Centre. They say it is the fastest train in the world. I don't know. I can't say that I know of a faster train than this. It was pretty fast.
11 Nov 08 visit Maglev leaving Longyang Road Station, Pudong, Shanghai  »  YouTube videoMagnetic levitation train to Shanghai Pudong Airport. Max speed 301 kph compared with possible 500+ kph. Journey time 7 mins but still takes 15 minutes to then walk to check-in desk!
04 Jan 08 visit Maglev operating hours extended  »  china.org.cn Operating times on Shanghai's maglev line have been extended 45 minutes a day to let more travelers get to and from Pudong International Airport on the train, Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
27 Feb 08 visit China plans building 350-km-per-hour bullet train for Beijing-Shanghai shuttle  »  People's Daily China will start research in building a 350-kilometer-per-hour train for the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway that has been under discussion for years, said the country's science ministry and the railway ministry. The Ministry of ...
11 Apr 08 visit China unveils new 350-km-per-hour bullet train  »  People's Daily China on Friday unveiled the first indigenous super-fast bullet train that can run 350 kilometers per hour. The train, the latest model in the China Railway High-speed (CRH) Series, rolled off production line in the northern city of ...

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