Editing Maglev (section)

===== Shanghai Maglev (2003) =====
[[File:A maglev train coming out, Pudong International Airport, Shanghai.jpg|thumb|A maglev train coming out of the Pudong International Airport]]
{{Main|Shanghai Maglev Train}}

The [[Shanghai Maglev Train]], an implementation of the German [[Transrapid]] system, has a top speed of {{convert|300|km/h}}.<ref name=":1" /> The line is the fastest and first commercially operational high speed maglev. It connects [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] and the outskirts of central [[Pudong]], [[Shanghai]]. The service covers a distance of {{convert|30.5|km}} in just 8 minutes.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz">{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Gebicki |date=27 November 2014 |title=What's the world's fastest passenger train |work=Stuff.co.nz |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/63558825/whats-the-worlds-fastest-passenger-train |url-status=live |access-date=24 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224030420/http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/63558825/whats-the-worlds-fastest-passenger-train |archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref>

In January 2001, the Chinese signed an agreement with [[Transrapid]] to build an EMS high-speed maglev line to link Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Metro station on the southeastern edge of Shanghai. This [[Shanghai Maglev Train]] demonstration line, or Initial Operating Segment (IOS), has been in commercial operations since April 2004<ref>[http://www.smtdc.com/en/gycf2.asp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809150428/http://www.smtdc.com/en/gycf2.asp|date=9 August 2012}}</ref> and now operates 115 daily trips (up from 110 in 2010) that traverse the {{convert|30|km}} between the two stations in 8 minutes, achieving a top speed of {{convert|300|km/h}} and averaging {{convert|224|km/h}}. Prior to May 2021 services operated at up to {{convert|431|km/h}}, taking only 7 minutes to complete the trip.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shanghaichina.ca/video/maglevtrain.html|title=Shanghai Maglev Train (431 km/h) – High Definition Video|work=shanghaichina.ca|access-date=17 July 2013|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127082930/https://shanghaichina.ca/video/maglevtrain.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On a 12 November 2003 system commissioning test run, it achieved {{convert|501|km/h}}, its designed top cruising speed. The Shanghai maglev is faster than Birmingham technology and comes with on-time—to the second—reliability greater than 99.97%.<ref>([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqshoQyqBeA 7-minute real time video of the maglev reaching {{convert|432|km/h}} in only 3 minutes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809094830/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqshoQyqBeA |date=9 August 2016 }})</ref>

Plans to extend the line to [[Shanghai South Railway Station station|Shanghai South Railway Station]] and [[Hongqiao Airport]] on the northwestern edge of Shanghai are on hold. After the [[Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway]] became operational in late 2010, the maglev extension became somewhat redundant and may be cancelled.