MAGLEV - Longyang Road Station - Active Rail Locations on Waymarking.com

The Shanghai maglev train (or Shanghai Transrapid) is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev, it has a cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph). It is the fastest commercial electric train and also the fastest overall operational rail network in the world.[2]

The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road Station, 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.

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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