Guangdong Preparing for Maglev Links to Major Cities

ECNS: Guangdong plans ultra-high-speed maglev lines linking its mega cities with Shanghai, Beijing

South China’s Guangdong Province plans to construct two ultra-high-speed maglev lines linking provincial capital city of Guangzhou and another booming city Shenzhen with Shanghai and Beijing, cutting current travel time via high-speed railway by half.

According to the Territorial Special Planning of Guangdong Province (2020-35) released on February 9, Guangdong has formally stated the intention to set aside space in the province for the construction of a high-speed maglev line linking Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao, and another one line linking East China’s Shanghai.

If the plan is realized, it’s estimated that the travel time between Shenzhen, Guangdong and Shanghai will be shortened by half to merely 2.5 hours, while that between Shenzhen and Beijing will be 3.6 hours.

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It will be part of the new Chinese high-speed maglev network running from Wuhan to Guangzhou and onwards to Hong Kong.

Operational railways connecting Guangzhou with Shenzhen

Guangzhou – Shenzhen - Hong Kong High-Speed Railway Guangzhou South Station to Shenzhen North Station: 29 mins 350 km/h (217 mph)

Guangzhou – Dongguan - Shenzhen Intercity Railway Xintang Station (Guangzhou) - Shenzhen Airport: 60 mins 200 km/h (124 mph)

Guangzhou - Shenzhen Railway Guangzhou East Station - Shenzhen Station: 74 mins 200 km/h (124 mph)

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Recently, the Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province announced the public consultation version of "Guangdong Province Land and Space Planning (2020-2035)". The plan proposes to reserve six important traffic corridors, including the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao high-speed magnetic levitation and Shanghai (Shenzhen)-Guangzhou high-speed magnetic levitation. It is also the first time that the high-speed maglev line has been clearly planned.

Prior to this, the world's first high-temperature superconducting high-speed maglev engineering prototype and test line using the original technology of Southwest Jiaotong University was officially opened in Chengdu, Sichuan, which marked a breakthrough in the engineering research of high-temperature superconducting high-speed maglev. Possesses the conditions for engineering test demonstration.

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