China unveils 600 kmph magnetic levitation train prototypeOnce operationalised, this magnetic levitation train could pose a major competition to the airlines.
24 May, 2019, 12.11 PM IST
China to run driverless maglev trains at 200 kmph by 2020Magnetic-levitation (maglev) trains are capable of clocking a speed of 600 kmph while running 10 cm above the ground.
04 Mar, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
Soon, you may enjoy underwater high-speed rail travel between Mumbai & UAEUAE-based National Advisor Bureau plans to build an underwater rail network between Fujairah and Mumbai to provide high-speed rail travel b...
30 Nov, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Bullet train is for domestic needs, not to compete with China: JapanTouted as the future of public transport across the globe, maglev will be unveiled in Japan by 2027.
12 Nov, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
Bullet train: Will Japan's proud symbol, Shinkansen, speed up India too?India now needs both technology and work culture. The Japanese bullet train could speed up India by launching a technological age and a new...
12 Sep, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
- BITS students in contest to build 1,200 km/hour travel pod
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A proposed Bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will take approximately two hours, running at a maximum spee...
27 Jul, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
#DidYouKnow that the world's fastest elevator can take you to the top floor at 73.8 km/h?The 121-storey, 632-metre tall Shanghai Tower in China holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest elevator.
14 Jun, 2017, 12.25 PM IST
Beijing to have 1st maglev train line next yearThe train, named "Linglong" and developed domestically by CRRC Tangshan Co. Ltd, will run on Beijing's Line S1, connecting the city's weste...
16 Dec, 2016, 08.58 PM IST
Railways explore running Maglev trains at 500 kmph speedThe track magnets are controlled by computers which keep shifting forward the magnetic force of the track magnets so that the Maglev train ...
09 Aug, 2016, 11.03 PM IST
China starts first home-grown Maglev trainThe magnetically-levitated (Maglev) train shuttles between Changsha's south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between.
06 May, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
China begins trial run of domestically manufactured magnetic levitation trainThe maglev shuttles between Hunana province's Changsha south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between.
26 Dec, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
3,000 high-speed trains carry 1,600 million passengers a year across worldJapan was the first to have a high speed rail line, between Tokyo and Osaka, which became operational in 1964.
21 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
- Longest solar eclipse: Travel cos line up exotic packages
Cox & Kings is offering a special flight on July 22 to witness the spectacle from up close. For Rs 29,000-79,000 you can take up a window s...
25 Jun, 2009, 06.59 AM IST
- China to launch controversial maglev extension in 2010
China plans to launch a controversial project to extend Shanghai's magnetic levitation train in 2010 after deferring it for years amid radi...
18 Aug, 2008, 11.54 AM IST
- China's middle class becomes growing force
Shanghai resident Lu Guanfeng answers the door at his mid-sized, luxuriously furnished apartment wearing slippers and a button pin that rea...
12 Mar, 2008, 09.37 AM IST
- Maglev trains in Mumbai? It might just be a dream
The Maharashtra government’s dream to run a high-speed train on magnetic levitation technology looks to remain just a dream, officials in t...
25 Jun, 2007, 12.30 AM IST
- Japan to invest $3.1bn to develop 'maglev' trains
Central Japan Railway will invest 355bn yen ($3.1bn) to develop high-speed magnetic trains in Japan over the next decade, the company said ...
26 Sep, 2006, 02.59 AM IST