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China’s maglev research program says it has achieved the highest speed ever for a maglev train - 650 km/h (about 404 mph) - beating the previous Japanese record by 47 km/h. (self.futurology)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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China operates the world's only commercial maglev train. It connects Shanghai Airport and the city center, and reaches top speeds of 430 km/h. China is also testing a near-vacuum-tube train which claims it may achieve speeds of up to 1,000 km/h in the future.

Interestingly this project aims to demonstrate 800 km/h later in 2025. That speed is almost as fast as the cruising speed of commercial airliners.

Will it need special rail tracks? This is the Japanese test maglev train passing people at 500 km/hr.

400 mph in 7 seconds: China’s maglev breaks speed barriers with new record

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nice theory. Was there a plan to construct high speed trains across the USA? I heard people there don't really want a good train system in the first place, and I must have missed it if any political party put that on their agenda.

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When he proposed the idea, he explicitly framed it as a response to California's high-speed rail project that is currently ongoing

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 points 1 week ago

Ah thanks. That makes sense.