CRRC: Magnetic cushion train

2024: Commissioning

In early August 2024 China , the launch of a super-fast magnetic cushion transport system took place in. Trains on this platform will be able to accelerate to 1000 km/h.

China Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation (CASIC) The authorities of Shanxi Province, located in the north of China, are also involved in the implementation of the project. For the movement of the bullet train, a special tunnel is used, in which low vacuum conditions are formed. The complex combines aerospace developments and ground rail technology. transport

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The results of the first train run showed that the train shows controlled navigation, stable suspension condition and safe stop according to a predetermined route pattern. Motion parameters remain within the set values. The train remains stable throughout all sections of the track, including turns.

According to the resource Interested Engineering, during the first trip, all the systems of the complex worked normally, and the actual movement of the composition fully corresponded to the design trajectory. The project participants managed to prove in practice that the vacuum environment can be formed and maintained on a significant scale - this is necessary when traveling long distances, for example, between large cities. In addition, the efficiency of the superconducting equipment was confirmed.

In the future, a super-fast magnetic cushion transport system is planned to be used to organize passenger transportation between clusters of megacities, China which will allow you to move from about Beijing Shanghai an hour and a half. As of mid-2024, China operates trains that are capable of traveling at a maximum speed of 350 km/h.^[1]

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In July 2021, the Chinese company CRRC introduced the train, which it called the fastest in the world. It is capable of accelerating to 600 km/h.

The composition works on a magnetic pad - it is held over the road, driven and controlled by the force of the electromagnetic field, so the composition does not touch the surface of the rail when moving. This reduces the noise level. Such trains also move better between buildings, as "their minimum turning radius is half that."

The project has been fully developed in China since October 2016. The prototype was created in Qingdao (Shandong province, China), and the design was tested in Shanghai. On July 20, 2021, a high-speed train left the production line for the first time. The development was the country's last scientific and technical achievement in the field of railway transport, Xinhua News Agency notes.

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According to the project's lead engineer, Ding Sansan, the train can consist of two to ten cars per 100 passengers. It can be the best solution for trips up to 1,500 km and will occupy a niche between high-speed trains and aviation.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Japan holds the speed record for magnetic cushion trains by July 20, 2021. In 2015, the Central Japan Railway Company's Series L0 (A07) train accelerated to 603 km/h. At the same time, the fastest among magnetic cushion trains in commercial operation is a train that runs from Shanghai to the local airport and is able to accelerate to 431 km/h.

China is a global leader in high-speed rail construction, Xinhua reported. According to the Chinese railway operator, by the end of 2020, there were 37.9 thousand km of high-speed railway lines in the country, the longest in the world.^[2]

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