Railway line in Shanghai using magnetic levitation train
This article is about the Maglev system in Shanghai. For other uses, see SMT (disambiguation).
Further information on other modes of public transport in Shanghai: Public transport in Shanghai
Shanghai maglev train line
Shanghai maglev train
Overview
Other name(s)
Shanghai Transrapid Airport express line (with extension to Hongqiao Railway Station, not to be confused with Airport link) Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev line
Status
Operational
Owner
Shanghai Shentong Holdlings Co., Ltd. Shenergy (Group) Co., Ltd. Shanghai International Group Co., Ltd. Shanghai Baosteel Group Co., Ltd. Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Electric (Group) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Pudong Development Co., Ltd
Locale
Pudong Shanghai
Termini
Longyang Road
Pudong International Airport
Connecting lines
271618
Stations
2
Website
www.shmetro.com www.smtdc.com/en/
Service
Type
Maglev
Services
Longyang Road ↔ Pudong International Airport
Operator(s)
Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)
Shanghai Maglev Train Maintenance Base located near Pudong International Airport Station
Rolling stock
4 trains (3 trains Transrapid SMT; 1 train CA(I)C of chinese production)
History
Commenced
February 28, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-02-28)
Opened
December 31, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-12-31) (tour only) October 10, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10-10) (normal operation)
Technical
Line length
29.863 km (19 mi)[1]
Number of tracks
2
Character
Elevated
Electrification
Magnetic levitation
Operating speed
After May 2021:
Cruising speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Average speed: 224 km/h (139 mph) (duration: 8 minutes and 10 seconds)
Prior to May 2021:
Varies, either:
Cruising speed: 431 km/h (268 mph)
Average speed: 249.5 km/h (155 mph) (duration: 7 minutes and 20 seconds)
or:
Cruising speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Average speed: 224 km/h (139 mph) (duration: 8 minutes and 10 seconds)
Signalling
GoA2 / STO
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
上海磁浮示范运营线
Traditional Chinese
上海磁浮示範運營線
Literal meaning
Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shànghǎi Cífú Shìfàn Yùnyíng Xiàn
Wu
Shanghainese Romanization
Zånhe Zyfoh Zyvhae Yiunin Si
Route map
To scale geographic map:
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Shanghai Maglev Train
Legend
(7 to Meilan Lake )
(2 to East Xujing )
(18 to Hangtou – 18 to Kangning Road )
Longyang Road
271618
(7 to Huamu Road )
(16 to Dishui Lake)
(13 to Jinyun Road – 13 to Zhangjiang Road )
Pudong Canal
Maglev Maintenance Base
2Haitiansan Road
( Hongqiao)
Pudong International Airport2Airport Link
Planned south extension
( Shanghai East)
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The Shanghai maglev train (SMT) or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese: 上海磁浮示范运营线; pinyin: Shànghǎi Cífú Shìfàn Yùnyíng Xiàn) is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses the German Transrapid technology.[2] The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).[3] Prior to May 2021 the cruising speed was 431 km/h (268 mph), at the time this made it the fastest train service in commercial operation.[4]
The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport (transfer to Line 2) and Longyang Road Station (in the outskirts of central Pudong, transfer to Lines 2, 7, 16, and 18), 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 (Line 2).
The journey takes 8 minutes and 10 seconds to complete the distance of 30 km (18.6 mi).[5] A train can reach 300 km/h (186 mph) in 2 minutes and 15 seconds, while the historical maximum operational speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) could be reached after 4 minutes.[6]
^5号线南延伸和13号线二、三期12月30日起试运营 (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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