MAGLEV - Shanghai Pudong International Airport - 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.

What Best Describes This Location: Mainline Related website: [Web Link] Other Describe: Not listed If there is a fee how much?: Not Listed Is this rail location handicap accessible?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
When logging a visit please include your own pictures and details of your experience. Pictures of rail activity in action are greatly encouraged and appreciated!

Try to provide the time of day you visited and how much activity you witnessed.

By providing times and activity in your details, the next visitor might have a better idea of when to make their visit.

Keep this in mind when you visit an Active Rail Locations waymark, the railroad determines how much activity there is on any given day.

Thank You!

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.