China makes a new breakthrough in the world’s first maglev train technology

Researchers in Jiangxi Province, Eastern China is testing an 800-meter elevated monorail maglev train with a top speed of 80 km/h – the first of its kind in China, marking a new breakthrough in the rapid development of technology. railway industry of the country.

According to Science and Technology Daily on June 1, an experimental monorail, named Xingguo, was jointly developed by Jiangxi University of Science and Technology and the Science and Industry Corporation. China Railway develop. The ship launched on December 14, 2021, has now entered an important phase of testing and tuning, and is expected to enter the operational test phase in July.

With Xingguo, this is the first time that permanent magnetic levitation technology has been applied to an elevated maglev, not only in China but around the world. Unlike normal superconducting maglevs and conductive maglevs, the new technology can achieve an elevated state without being conductive, according to the report.

Xingguo uses contactless thrust. Permanent magnetic technology helps vehicles save energy and protect the environment.

China’s new generation maglev is an unmanned monorail, with carriages traveling on an elevated track, supported by steel and concrete pillars. The train can carry 88 passengers and has a top speed of 120 km/h.

China is a leading country in the development of maglev ships. In July 2021, World’s fastest maglev train with a speed of 600 km/h was officially launched in Qingdao, Shandong province, Eastern China.

At this speed, the travel time from Beijing to Shanghai is only 2 and a half hours, while the journey takes about 2 hours by air and 5 and a half hours by high-speed rail.

Although launched, there are still no tracks for 600 km/h maglev trains in China. But several cities with plans to build high-speed maglev lines have already entered the study phase, including the Shanghai-Hangzhou line and the Chengdu-Chongqing line.