Shanghai Maglev Train

The Shanghai maglev train or Shanghai Transrapid is a magnetic levitation train line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses the German Transrapid technology. The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h. Prior to May 2021 the cruising speed was 431 km/h, at the time this made it the fastest train service in commercial operation.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, which operates its own service to Pudong Airport from central Shanghai and Longyang Road Station.

The journey takes 8 minutes and 10 seconds to complete the distance of 30 km. A train can reach 300 km/h in 2 minutes and 15 seconds, while the historical maximum operational speed of 431 km/h could be reached after 4 minutes.