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In China is currently one Ultra Bullet Train planned of having over 1000 km/h should drive. This is reported by the state news media Global Times a few days ago. Auch die Tageszeitung People’s Daily reports about it. The maglev train is in Harbinthe capital of Northeast China province Heilongjiang, built. The high speed is made possible with the help of a vacuum tube, as it is called. The company is primarily responsible for the project World Artery. In the region, this should primarily tourism benefit, as they say.
The challenges for the project are manifold. So must above all Security to be guaranteed. The condition of the vacuum tube must also be constantly monitored. According to a train expert from the Shanghai Tongji University it is also conceivable that some passengers can hardly handle the high speeds.
schedule unclear
A Time scheduleIt was not mentioned when the railway should be completed or when test operations should begin. It is safe to assume that regular passenger operations are still many years away.
However, China already has experience with fast maglev trains. This is how the country with the Transrapid Shanghai currently on the world’s fastest commercial maglev train. The train reaches a speed of up to 430 km/h. A variant that is faster at 500 km/h is scheduled for 2027 Japan be introduced and connect Tokyo and Nagoya.
