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China makes low-cost maglev trains

China.org.cn, January 21, 2012

• A low-cost magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is more environmental-friendly than conventional ones made its debut on January 20, 2012.

  The low-cost magnetically levitated (maglev) train made by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR). [China.org.cn]

   

  Made by a locomotive producer in central China's Hunan province, the three-carriage train is designed to run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour and carry 600 passengers.

  The new train was much quieter than conventional ones, said Xu Zongxiang, general manager of Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR)

  According to Xu, his company's has minimized the risk of the new maglev train derailing or overturning.

  The maglev train has a minimum turning radius of 50 meters and can easily run in residential communities or on hilly slopes.

  Beijing is building a maglev route on its western outskirts. The line will be operational next year.

  Shanghai runs the world's first commercial maglev system on a 30-km stretch between the downtown business district and Pudong airport. The German-made maglev went into operation on Dec. 31, 2002.

  (Contributed by Xinhua News Agency)

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