“China wants to test magnetic trains in vacuum tubes”

The Chinese province of Hubei would like to build a vacuum tube route with a distance of 200 kilometers to test with magnetic trains. These trains should eventually be able to reach a speed of 1000 km/h thanks to vacuum tubes.

An experimental maglev track is to be built in China’s Hubei province early next year, Asia Times reported on the basis of a newspaper report by the Changjiang Daily. It would also be a test track for a maglev train with a maximum speed of about 600 km/h. In May of this year, China unveiled a prototype of a magnetic train that could reach this speed.

Hubei would also like to develop a test track with vacuum tubes with a total length of 200 kilometers. Due to the virtually absence of air resistance, the maglev train could possibly travel at a speed of up to 1000 km/h. The China Railway Group Limited is said to have conducted a feasibility study for the concept for a network of maglev trains stretching from Guangzhou to Beijing.

According to the Global Times, China has given a major boost to research into magnetic trains in recent years. The mode of transport is seen in the country as an efficient complement to aviation to connect cities.

With help from Germany, a magnetic train line between downtown Shanghai and Pudong Airport was completed in 2006. Trains on that route reach a speed of 430 km/h. Japan is building the Chuo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Nagoya, which should reach 505 km/h. The Japanese SCMaglev currently holds the record for trains with a maximum speed of 603 km/h.

In May 2016, Chinese test train unveiled that must reach 600km/h