SHANGHAI — For the second time in my life, I rode Shanghai’s Maglev (magnetic levitation) train to the airport in just seven minutes and 20 seconds. It was such a cool, speedy experience taking the ...

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Join me as I explore Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou in China over ten incredible days. This trip marks my second visit to ...

(For related story see [ID:nSHA333677]) Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Shanghai residents protested at the weekend against plans to extend the city's magnetic levitation, or "maglev", train route into ...

(adds official statements, details) By Edmund Klamann and Royston Chan SHANGHAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Police broke up a demonstration against a planned extension of Shanghai's high-speed "maglev" train ...

A zero to 60 mph time of just under seven seconds is decent, but not too noteworthy. A zero to 100 mph in the same time would be astounding. But zero to 404 mph? Welcome to the future of trains, as ...

China has produced the first of a new breed of maglev trains capable of speeds up to 600 km/h (373 mph), or nearly half the speed of sound. It says these will be the fastest ground transport services ...

Maglev trains have long been touted as the new dawn for train technology. Despite keen and eager interest in the mid-20th century, development has been slow, and only limited commercial operations ...

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially since ...