New speed record on a Maglev TrainCASIC

A new speed record on a maglev train was achieved that will someday carry passengers and cargo between megacities in China.

China is one step closer to a cutting-edge transportation system involving a 1,000 km/h high-speed maglev train running in a low vacuum pipeline.

New speed record on a Maglev Train (4)CASIC

The new speed record was achieved after newly completing the main structure of a 2-km full-scale test pipeline in N China’s Shanxi, the longest of its kind globally.

New speed record on a Maglev Train (3)CASIC

New speed record on a Maglev Train (2)CASIC

New speed record on a Maglev Train (1)CASIC

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