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China's first home-grown maglev in operation

May 13, 2016


Abstract : The first Chinese middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line began operating on May 6 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

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(Photo 4: A train runs across the Liuyang River on the magnetic levitation line in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, May 6, 2016)

CHANGSHA -- The first Chinese middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line began operating on May 6 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

Maglev shuttles run between Changsha's south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. It takes 19 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the 18.55-km journey, according to a statement from operator Hunan Maglev Transport Co.

The train can carry 363 people at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour. The price of a one-way ticket is 20 yuan (about 3 U.S.dollars).

Construction of the maglev trains, designed and manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. in Hunan Province, began in May 2014 with total investment of 4.29 billion yuan.

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Keyword: Hunan-province railway-line

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