CHINA (Metro Rail News): An ultra-high-speed Maglev train operating in a low vacuum pipeline is part of a cutting-edge transportation system that China has successfully put through a thorough test.
According to the Global Times on 16th January, when the speed on the 210-meter test path hits 50 kilometres per hour, all systems function correctly.
Researchers working on the project in Datong, Shanxi Province, Central China, said they want to combine railway and aircraft technologies to create an ultra-high-speed mega transport system that runs in low vacuum tubes.
The government-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) team intends to operate maglev trains in a tube with thin air at some point, allowing them to “fly on the ground” at speeds comparable to those of aeroplanes.
While operating the train in a low-vacuum pipeline decreases resistance and noise, two significant issues in rail transportation, the technology of maglev (also known as magnetic levitation) successfully removes friction.
China continues to prioritise developing and promoting high-speed rail to connect more of its vast territory, including not just larger cities but also outlying locations, to travel by train to save time and money for a more significant number of people.
There is just one commercially operational maglev line in China, which runs from Shanghai’s Pudong Airport to the city’s Longyang Road station. The train travels 30 kilometres (19 miles) in roughly seven and a half minutes, reaching 430 kilometres per hour (267 mph).
