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China has the World's Fastest Train! Shanghai Maglev 🇨🇳🚄

Published on 10/31/2025
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| Jess & Jay By: Jess & Jay
"Today we're going to be jumping on the fastest train in the world... It's the Shanghai Maglev! We are approaching 300 kilometers an hour... We are flying! That is madness!"

⭐ Travels 30km from Pudong Airport to Longyang Road in exactly 8 minutes and 10 seconds.

⭐ Uses magnetic levitation to float above tracks, capable of reaching speeds up to 431 km/h.

⭐ Tickets cost 50 CNY (approx £5) and are easily purchased via self-service machines using Alipay.


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Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Maglev
Longyang Road Station

China has the World's Fastest Train! Shanghai Maglev

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Train enthusiasts
Travel Theme
High-speed rail experience
Maglev Train
shanghai
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Maglev
Longyang Road Station
Day 1
October 12
Morning
1

Purchase Maglev Tickets at Pudong Airport

Navigate from arrival hall to Maglev station and purchase tickets via kiosk.

08:00
2

Ride the Shanghai Maglev Train

Experience the world's fastest commercial train ride levitating magnetically.

08:10
3

Arrival at Longyang Road Station

Arrive at the Maglev terminus and prepare to transfer to downtown.

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