China is about to test maglev trains running on 'upside down' tracks

China is about to test a passenger maglev train running on an elevated monorail with a maximum speed of 120km/h.

The Xingguo maglev shipped at the assembly facility in Wuhan in December 2021.

The world's first maglev train suspension railway named "Xingguo" is undergoing its final adjustment in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, and is expected to complete its trial run in July. Xingguo combines the two technologies. Modern transportation is maglev and suspension rail.

The suspension railway is shaped like a traditional railway but upside down. China is the third country in the world after Germany and Japan to own the technology, according to Wang Zhongmei, head of engineering at China Railway Science and Industry Corporation (CRSIC), one of the participating entities. project. "Not only does it take up less land, the suspended railway does not affect pedestrians or motor vehicles. This type of railway has an independent route and costs only a fifth of the metro," Wang said. said.

Xingguo is the first train in the world to apply maglev technology on suspended railways. "Current suspended railways use electricity to push wheels on the track," said Yang Bin, a secretary at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. "Xingguo is a kind of monorail running maglev vehicle".

The Xingguo maglev runs on an 800-meter-long elevated monorail at a speed of 80 km/h. Unlike conventional superconducting maglevs and conductive maglevs, the new technology can lift the craft without conducting electricity. Xingguo uses contactless thrust. Permanent magnetic technology helps vehicles save energy and protect the environment. This is a type of unmanned train, the carriages move on an elevated track, supported by steel and concrete pillars. The train has a capacity of 88 passengers and a top speed of 120km/h.

The new technology can be used not only in cities, but also in high mountains and desert environments, and can support metro and urban rail systems.