China's first home-grown maglev goes on trial
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The first Chinese middle-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail is to go on trial before the end of the year, authorities said on Saturday.
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The first Chinese middle-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail is to go on trial before the end of the year. [www.voc.com.cn] |
![The first Chinese middle-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail is to go on trial before the end of the year, authorities said on Saturday. [www.voc.com.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20151129/001fd04cf03a17c4bd4f04.jpg "The first Chinese middle-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail is to go on trial before the end of the year, authorities said on Saturday. [www.voc.com.cn]")
The 18.5 km track, links the south railway station with Huanghua airport in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. The track allows maglev trains to run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour.
The construction of low-cost maglev trains, made by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. in Hunan province, began in May 2014. A total of 3.5 billion yuan (565 million U.S. dollars), or 82 percent of total investment, have been used.
The company said its maglev trains are safer, quieter, and have a smaller turning radius, making them more environmental friendly.
The world's first commercial maglev system operates on a 30-km stretch between downtown Shanghai and the city's Pudong airport. The German-made maglev went into operation on Dec. 31, 2002.
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