Doha (Capital of Qatar), has announced that it will soon be constructing the worlds fastest maglev to be completed and integrated into New Doha Airport and Lusail City. It'll also be the first Maglev in the world to be both above ground and underground at the corniche area.
Shanghai already has the world's fastest maglev connecting the airport to the city. There is a huge difference between airport transportation and real long distance transportation solutions. The maglev discussed here is 180 miles long and isn't just a small distance maglev designed to get bragging rights to the "world's fastest".
310mph is insane for a train that actually takes passengers (Japan already has a 360+mph maglev in testing, but its not for people to actually ride). That's significantly faster then the top speed of a Bugatti Veyron. And more then twice as fast as Amtrack's Acela Express (fastest in train operational in the US).
Yep, you're right. I love Shanghai (been twice last year (which was yesterday) ) Alot of my Chinese friends are quite angry about it because they say it's a waste of money. All of the world's fastest, best, largest, are all designed for bragging rights ^__^ However Doha's maglev isn't a short distance either (I don't know if you alot about Qatar) but the airport has to go through two cities (so it wont be a short distance). The maglev will also connect to 12 major stops including the upcoming subway.
On a side note, Doha's New Doha airport will be the largest in Asia and is the world's first airport to be purposely built for the new Jumbos.
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Kei @ Jan 1st 2008 1:57PM
Doha (Capital of Qatar), has announced that it will soon be constructing the worlds fastest maglev to be completed and integrated into New Doha Airport and Lusail City. It'll also be the first Maglev in the world to be both above ground and underground at the corniche area.
Temple @ Jan 1st 2008 11:06PM
Shanghai already has the world's fastest maglev connecting the airport to the city. There is a huge difference between airport transportation and real long distance transportation solutions. The maglev discussed here is 180 miles long and isn't just a small distance maglev designed to get bragging rights to the "world's fastest".
310mph is insane for a train that actually takes passengers (Japan already has a 360+mph maglev in testing, but its not for people to actually ride). That's significantly faster then the top speed of a Bugatti Veyron. And more then twice as fast as Amtrack's Acela Express (fastest in train operational in the US).
Kei @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:42AM
Yep, you're right. I love Shanghai (been twice last year (which was yesterday) )
Alot of my Chinese friends are quite angry about it because they say it's a waste of money.
All of the world's fastest, best, largest, are all designed for bragging rights ^__^
However Doha's maglev isn't a short distance either (I don't know if you alot about Qatar) but the airport has to go through two cities (so it wont be a short distance). The maglev will also connect to 12 major stops including the upcoming subway.
On a side note, Doha's New Doha airport will be the largest in Asia and is the world's first airport to be purposely built for the new Jumbos.