In July, China unveiled a prototype of the high-speed maglev train running at 600 kilometers per hour. Now the Shanxi Provincial Government has announced the construction of a test track. It is designed for trains with even higher speeds.
Construction will soon start on the test line for the world's fastest ground vehicle - a low-vacuum maglev high-speed train with a speed of up to 1,000 kilometers per hour - in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, as preparation work is done, the local government said over the weekend.
The planned test track is designed for trains that want to be able to reach 1,000 kilometers per hour. Their technology is referred to as “low-vacuum maglev high-speed train”. “Maglev” means maglev or high speed maglev train. A light or weak vacuum is provided in a tube, where the air resistance is lower. The train floats along the path in an electromagnetically generated field. So far, engineers have thought of a top speed of 800 things.
A two-kilometer line will be built and equipped by June next year. Thereafter, it will be extended to 15 kilometers within two years. 60 kilometers are planned for the full functionality of the test track.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Transportation, the country has a 38,000-kilometer high-speed train link network. It connects almost any city with a population of one million or more. Trains will circulate on this network which in the future will reach speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour.