maglev

References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

China's new silver and blue maglev train on elevated tracks outside a modern glass and concrete building in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

Shanghai Maglev Train with a white, streamlined body and teal and orange stripes travels on an elevated track near Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

maglev: Media

transportation

Images

China's new silver and blue maglev train on elevated tracks outside a modern glass and concrete building in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

Maglev train in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Repelling magnetic forces enable maglevs to move efficiently over a track.

© Li Ziheng—Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images

Shanghai Maglev Train with a white, streamlined body and teal and orange stripes travels on an elevated track near Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

High-speed maglev train, Shanghai, China

The Shanghai Transrapid is the fastest train in the world, and has hit speeds of...

© Holger Mette/Shutterstock.com

Transrapid 06

Transrapid 06

Trial run of the maglev Transrapid 06, near Lingen, Germany.

Deutsche Bundesbahn

VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles: