Shanghai Maglev - Shanghai Maglev Museum

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Shanghai Maglev Museum opened Aug. 16 , 2007, displaying models of the city’s Shanghai Maglev Train and offering interactive games that teach people about the Shanghai Maglev Train technology.

Shanghai maglev museum is located at the first floor of Maglev Longyang Rd station, 1250 square meters, which containing most of the history and technology of Shanghai Maglev Train. The museum is composed of “Birth of Maglev”, “Maglev Shanghai Line”, “Maglev Technology”, “Maglev Superiorities” and “Prospects for Maglev”, totally five sections.

The museum is also a part of the 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010) of the city’s Science and Technology Commission announced last year.

Shanghai’s maglev line, the only one in China, stretches 30 kilometers from Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road Station.

The line, with an investment of 8.9 billion yuan (US$1.18 billion), was opened in 2003. Shanghai Maglev Train can run at a maximum speed of 430 kilometers per hour and reach Pudong airport in eight minutes.