The Nanjing Puzhen Company Limited, affiliated to rolling stock manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), rolled out from the assembly line the first elevated railway train. This makes China the third country after Germany and Japan to develop the technology.
The two compartments of the train can hold more than 200 passengers, and when compared with subways and trams, sky trains have lower costs, better climbing and turning ability, and higher wind resistance, Chinese officials said. The construction period of sky trains is also much shorter than that of subways.
The overhauled railway is driven by batteries which can run for four hours at a time, and the batteries can be changed when stopped at a station, with the whole process lasting only two minutes.
The sky trains will make their debut in China next year.
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