I first learned about the MagLev train in Shanghai from my house mate Liu Lin. According to him, it travels at 400km/h from Longyang to Pudong Airport in 7 minutes. My wife confirmed through an article she read from Smile Online – Cebu Pacific’s online magazine, though I can’t find the article now.


I took the MagLev train this afternoon because I will have to pick up my wife in Pudong Airport at 11:45PM today (the flight is too late because it’s a Cebu Pacific flight) and apparently, the 400km/h speed is but a rumor, a press release or any other form of falsities you could think of (and yes, I’m exaggerating). But I was watching the speed meter display inside the train and the fastest constant speed it attained is only 301kp/h. But yeah, the travel only lasted approximately seven minutes.
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