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' Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line ') is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses the German Transrapid technology. [ 2 ] The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). [ 3 ]
Shanghai Maglev Line was opened on December 31, 2002, with a total length of 30.5 km (19.0 mi) and two stations. It is operated by Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd., and its daily service hours are from 6:40 [k] to 21:42. [l] Except for the 15-minute interval between the first two trains from Longyang Road Station, the ...
Longyang Road station consists of five parts, from north to the south respectively, Line 7, Line 2, Maglev Line, Line 16 and Line 18. Lines 2, 7 and 18 are under ground, while the station hall of Line 2 is on the ground level. The station on Line 16 and Maglev Line are elevated stations. The platform of Lines 2, 7, 18 are standard island platforms.
Forming the vast majority of the broader, multi-operator Shanghai rail transit network, the Shanghai Metro system is the world's longest metro system by route length, totaling 896 kilometres (557 mi) [5] [6] [c] and the second largest system by number of stations, with 508 stations across 20 lines.
Although the metro and maglev stations are in the same property, they have distinct fare-paid zones, as their fare systems are separate. The currently under construction Airport Link line will include this station as an intermediate stop. To match the station of Airport link line, the name of station has renamed in 21 September 2024. [5] [6]
It opened for operations in March 2004, and transports passengers between Shanghai's Longyang Road station and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. There have been numerous attempts to extend the line without success. A Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev line was also initially discussed but later shelved in favour of conventional high-speed rail. [190]
This article lists the stations of the Shanghai Metro, a rapid transit system serving Shanghai, China and one of the fastest-growing metro systems in the world. The first section opened in 1993, and the system currently has 802 kilometres (498 mi) of track in operation, making it one of the world's largest rapid transit system by route length ...
The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (215 mph).