FAST FORWARD 3:02 for Shanghai High speed train passing on coming train with shock wave... the other train is over 300 feet (100m) long yet passes in the blink of an eye. the Maglev high-speed train (based on German Transrapid technology) can accelerates to a speed of 430 km/h. The 30-km line (constructed between 2001 and 2004) runs between the Shanghai Lujiazui financial district and Pudong Shanghai International Airport whereby a ride takes about 8 minutes. The Transrapid in Shanghai has a design speed of over 500 km/h (310 mph) and a regular service speed of 430 km/h (267 mph). Shanghai Maglev is the world's fastest railway system in commercial operation. Other Maglev lines within China may follow.
