China’s Ministry of Transport has given the green light to step up tests on its fastest-ever train with a top speed of 600km/h (373 miles per hour). The ministry approved further tests on the ...

Japan’s cutting-edge Maglev train is set to redefine high-speed rail, reaching speeds of 500 km/h by using superconducting magnetic levitation. This video explores the advanced technology behind the ...

A maglev train passes in Tsuru City in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, on May 11, 2010. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News) Trains between D.C. and Baltimore would travel as fast as 311 mph, proponents say.

Shanghai already operates at maglev airport shuttle, while Japan is planning to add to its high-speed rail system with a superconducting maglev train connecting Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka by 2027.

I applaud the article, “‘It can be done’: Futuristic Japanese maglev train could revolutionize travel from DC to Baltimore, and beyond” (Oct. 27), for its thoroughness and i… ...

A magnetic levitation (maglev) train conducts a test run past Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center on December 3, 2021 in Tsuru, Japan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ...

Researchers in China are developing a maglev train so fast that it can make Amtrak’s Acelya feel like a snail. Forget the Bullet train, with a top speed of 621 mph, it will be even faster than ...

Maglev technology relies on electricity and magnetic force to lift trains and propel them down a guideway at up to 300 mph. The only commercial maglev train is in China. Advertisement ...

Fastest passenger train in the world hits 375 mph in test run. — -- Until the Hyperloop becomes a reality, this may be the next best thing for high-speed travel on the ground. Japan's maglev ...

As it stands, maglev trains have been running for decades, with one even running in Germany during the Cold War from 1989 to 1991. Unfortunately, despite the success seen with those maglev trains ...