It may not conform to romantic visions of scenic rail travel, but it is the very stuff of science fiction dreams – a new ...

The current fastest operational train in the world, the Shanghai Maglev, can hit speeds of around 286 miles per hour. While ...

Currently, the world’s fastest operating train is the Shanghai maglev which can travel at a top speed of 268mph (431kmh). It ...

At those speeds, the travel time between Shanghai and Beijing will be reduced to 90 minutes. Currently, it takes over 4 hours ...

Efficient fix for maglev train base station challenges. While still in development, China’s next-generation high-speed trains are designed to exceed the speed of commercial airl ...

CHANGSHA -- Construction of a maglev express line linking the cities of Changsha and Liuyang in Central China's Hunan province started on Monday, according to local sources. The maglev express ...

On Monday, China started building its first intercity maglev railway, Hunan province's Changsha-Liuyang Maglev Express. According to its developer, this express line offers the advantages of ...

(5.) The Maglev Train, as it is called, will branch from the existing 11.5-mile Maglev Express Line S2 from the Changsha Nan station just west of the airport in Changsha, the capital city of the ...

Passengers are guaranteed a smoother, quieter ride. A cup filled with water demonstrated the extent of shaking when the maglev train was running at very high speed. Before magnetic levitation ...

Japan's maglev train just set a world record speed of 375 mph (over 600 kph) during a manned test run on April 21. Central Japan Railway plans to launch the service of the magnetically levitated ...

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially ...