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Maglev levitation train to go from the airport to the center of Shanghai

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Maglev levitation train from airport to Shanghai city

If we arrive in Shanghai on a trip made on our own, the best way to have the first contact with the most super-modern city in China is go from Pudong airport to city center by Maglev levitation train.

Although in Spain we have been enjoying high-speed trains for years, the train we found in Shanghai has a very new technology of German origin, since it does not circulate on standard tracks but rather moves through a magnetic levitation system.

The result is that the 30 kilometers that separate Pudong airport from the center of Shanghai are traveled in just over seven minutes, at a speed up to 430 kilometers hour.

Inaugurated in 2002, the  Shanghai Maglev It became the first train in operation with this levitation technology. During the tests, it exceeded the speed of 500 kilometers per hour.

Maglev levitation train from airport to Shanghai city
Maglev levitation train from airport to Shanghai city

Given the curiosity that the possibility of riding this train may arouse, there is another option that many visitors to Shanghai do, which is to go to the departure station towards the airport, to which accessed from Longyang subway station, on line 2, to make the round trip.

El Shanghai levitation train ticket price It is 50 yuan, 5,2 euros, one trip, and 80 yuan, 8,4 euros, round trip on the same day.

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José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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  • The train that goes from Yiwu to Shanghai, what is the name of the station in Shanghai and if that stop is there, the train that goes to the international airport

  • Hello, is there someone who can help me to travel to China Shanghai? I want to know the exchange rate that exists there and the address of a cheap hotel.

    thanks…………….

  • I traveled to Shanghai and arrived at Pudong airport, the train is inside the airport, with very clear signs that lead you to it, the one-way ticket costs 50 RMB, round trip 80 RMB and by presenting the plane ticket there is a discount .. The train has a single route without intermediate stops, it leaves the airport and arrives in Shanghai. At the arrival station there are taxis and various means of transport.

  • It is clear that the train can be taken from the airport, but... Does anyone know the stops it has? To what area of ​​the center or where exactly does it stop??? I am interested to know if it is very far from my hotel.

  • Hello, I'm also going to Shanghai. I want to know where the maglev train is and then take another train to Yiwu. I have to leave the airport to take this maglev. How far should I go to take fast trains to Yiwu?

  • THIS TRAIN FROM SHANGHAI CHINA SINCE THE PROJECT STARTED IN GERMANY I NOTICED IT VERY INTERESTING BEAUTIFUL TODAY CHINA YOUR DREAMS CAME TRUE WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRAIN I HOPE ONE DAY YOU WILL SEE THAT DREAM IN MEXICO THANK YOU!

  • Hello, I am going to Shanghai on 30-08-2010, I need guidance on where the maglev train is to then take another train to Yiwu, I must leave the airport to take this maglev, how far should I go to take fast trains to Yiwu. THANK YOU

  • Hello, I am going to Shanghai on 17-08-2010, I need guidance on where the maglev train is to then take another train to Yiwu, I must leave the airport to take this maglev, how far should I go to take fast trains to Yiwu

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