Shanghai Mag-Lev train lets travelers experience high speed travel

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• on April 15, 2010
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The Shanghai city to Pudong International Airport Magnetic Levitation (Mag-Lev) train opened to the public over six years ago. Since then, over a million passengers have  ridden the train.

The 30 kilometer (19 mile) elevated rail line takes just over 7 minutes to traverse at the cruising speed of 431 kph (268 mph). The experience is near frictionless, since the train floats above the rail on a magnetic field.

Several of Access China Tours such as the Tang and Shan Shui packages include the Maglev train experience. The train is expected to see record ridership in 2010 as the World Expo runs in Shanghai from May through October.

To find out more about maglev trains, click to read Wikipedia’s content.