Shanghai Maglev Train

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Getting there

Metro : Lines 2, 7, 16, 18 to Longyang Road Station. Follow signs to the maglev — you can’t miss it.

From airports: If you arrive at Pudong Airport, the maglev station is directly connected to Terminals 1 & 2

From city center: Take Metro Line 2 to Longyang Rd (approx. 30 min from People‘s Square)

In Shanghai, a city that never stops racing toward the future, there exists a train that doesn’t touch the ground. The Shanghai Maglev Train — officially the Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line — is not just transportation. It is proof that humanity has learned to fly without wings.

Opened in 2002 as the world‘s first commercially operated high-speed maglev line , this 29-kilometer marvel connects Longyang Road Station in Pudong to Shanghai Pudong International Airport in just over 7 minutes . But the numbers only hint at the magic. The train doesn’t run on tracks — it floats. Using the principle of “opposites attract,” electromagnets on the train’s bogies create an invisible cushion of magnetic force, suspending the 4/5-carriage train a mere 1 centimeter above the guideway . No wheels, no friction, no vibration — just a silent, surreal glide through the air.

Designed with a top speed of 430 km/h, the train accelerates like an aircraft taking off — but without the roar . The 8,000-meter turning radius is so wide that curves feel like straight lines . The windows are fitted with speed-reducing glass, so you can watch the cars on the parallel highway freeze in time as you rocket past them . When the onboard display hits 300, 350, 400... 430, you realize: this isn’t a train. This is a time machine disguised as public transit.

Now in its third decade of operation, the Shanghai Maglev has carried over 50 million passengers and logged 16.88 million kilometers of safe operation . It remains the only high-speed maglev line in commercial service anywhere on Earth — a living museum of transportation’s future, still running today.