The maglev train of Shanghai

sign at the airport

Shanghai has the first Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) train in China.
 It runs to and from the Shanghai Pudong Airport.

train entrance at the airport

train leaving station

train arriving

train interior

traversing the countryside
(highway next to the high speed track)

gaining speed

 

speed of 430 km/h achieved on 8 minute ride

arriving at Shanghai station

A trip that takes 35 minutes by bus reduced to about 8 minutes

getting off the train

front of the train

stairway to the street

at the Shanghai station