China launches self-made magnetically levitated train
中国推出自主研制的磁悬浮列车
BEIJING: A Chinese city, Changsha, launched the country ’ s first locally made magnetically levitated （maglev） train on the last Friday.
The maglev in Changsa city of China ’ s Hunan province is a middle-to-low speed train that will connect the local railway station to the airport across 18.55 kms. It will take 19 minutes and 30 seconds to cover the journey with just one stop in between. The train can go up to a maximum speed of 100 kms an hour carrying 365 passengers.
Low-speed Maglev has been chosen because the distance involved is short and it costs much less to build and maintain compared to the high-speed ones. It took two years and an expenditure of $710 million to build it. But analysts are saying the railways may be difficult to make economic sense of the train service, given the ticket price of 20 yuan.
中国推出自主研制的磁悬浮列车
BEIJING: A Chinese city, Changsha, launched the country ’ s first locally made magnetically levitated （maglev） train on the last Friday.
The maglev in Changsa city of China ’ s Hunan province is a middle-to-low speed train that will connect the local railway station to the airport across 18.55 kms. It will take 19 minutes and 30 seconds to cover the journey with just one stop in between. The train can go up to a maximum speed of 100 kms an hour carrying 365 passengers.
Low-speed Maglev has been chosen because the distance involved is short and it costs much less to build and maintain compared to the high-speed ones. It took two years and an expenditure of $710 million to build it. But analysts are saying the railways may be difficult to make economic sense of the train service, given the ticket price of 20 yuan.
