China’s first 160 km/h magnetic levitation trains will be delivered this year, a breakthrough that will help accelerate the development of a a medium-to-low speed series of maglev family products, CRRC said.
Under the project, a production line with intelligent manufacturing systems will be launched by the end of 2018, said Zhang Liqiang, vice-president of CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd.
The new trains will be used in Central China’s Hunan province, where the country’s first 100 km/h maglev rail line has been operating since last year.
CRRC Zhuzhou had decided to research and supply maglev trains, with higher speeds between 160 km/h and 200 km/h, with lower construction cost and higher operation efficiency.
Zhang Liqiang said that the trains would mainly target domestic markets, and added that several cities such as Wuhan in Hubei province had shown strong interest.
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