Saturday, December 23, 2006

上海磁浮列車

I rode the Shanghai Maglev Train from Long Yang Road Station to the Shanghai Pudong Airport this time. The train ticket was surprisingly affordable (50.00 RMB or 40.00 RMB (=USD 8.00) if you can show a same day air ticket). The highest speed it goes is 430km/h and the ride took less than 8 minutes. The ride has some slight turns and you can see passengers on one side are sometimes higher than the other side during the ride. You get a slight dizziness when the train accelerates but otherwise, it's a very enjoyable and quiet ride. You can see more pictures here.