[Maglev] News No. 20 - Green Light for Maglev Extension in Shanghai -
Maglev extension given green light
Transrapid Shanghai to Hangzhou: 200 km at 450 km/h (124 miles at 280 mph)
The Ministry of Railways' chief planner, Mr. Zheng Jian, said yesterday that China has decided to build a Maglev line between Shanghai and Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
Construction will start this year [= 2010], Xinhua news agency reported. The new maglev link will be 200 kilometers, about 24 kilometers longer than that included in the 2006 plan. The top speed of the Maglev High Speed Ground Transportation System will be 450 km/h (~280 mph). It will take about half an hour to travel from Shanghai to Hangzhou, a trip which today still takes one and an half hours.
The new Maglev line will be of the ''Transrapid'' maglev system type. The Maglev line will contain a downtown section of about 34 kilometers which will connect the city's two international airports, Pudong and Hongqiao. According to Xinhua, the total cost will be 22 billion yuan (US$3.22 billion).
Construction: year 2010 - 2014
Invest: CN Yuan 22 billion
Length: 199.484 km
- Shanghai-Hangzhou Intercity: 164.577 km
- Airport Branch: 34.857 km
- Length in Zhejiang Province: 103.553 km (Stations: Jiaxing, Hangzhou East)
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