While it's not yet operational, China has been testing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, the CR450 and successfully clocked speeds exceeding 620 miles per hour. For a bit of context, your average ...

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of high-speed transit. There are several maglev train systems spread ...

Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling wheels, no jolts, just a smooth, whisper-quiet ride. This is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever ...

SHANGHAI, May 30 (Reuters) - Shanghai has denied Chinese media reports that a planned magnetic levitation train line linking the city to neighbouring Hangzhou would be shelved, in part due to ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai has rejected a request by activists to hold a protest against a planned extension of the city's high-speed "maglev" train line, authorities said on Thursday. Hundreds of ...

Reacting to poor ticket sales, the operators of Shanghai's maglev train line have cut ticket prices. Starting Thursday, the price of a one-way trip on the world's first commercial maglev line drops ...