Question: Which of the following country, on 20 July 2021 unveiled a fastest homegrown magnetic levitation train?
a) France
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On 20 July 2021; China unveiled a homegrown magnetic levitation train.
- This new train can achieve the speed of 600 kph, and is the fastest train ever built by the country.
- Sun Yongcai, chairman of CRRC, said “Chinese high-speed maglev trains can become a viable industry.
- China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is the state-owned developer of the train.
- It is noteworthy that the new train’s speed approaches the 603 kph world record set by a Japanese maglev built by Central Japan Railway.
- This achievement by Chinese maglev is now ushering in an intense competition for technical supremacy in the high-speed train market.
- The development of China’s maglev, which comes in sets of five cars, began in 2016, with a successful trial run in June 2020.
- CRRC, the world’s biggest manufacturer of train cars, had been fine-tuning the maglev before July 20 unveiling.
- CRRC touts the maglev’s lightness and durability as its strengths. The train can make the trip from Beijing to Shanghai in three and a half hours, including wait times.
- According to a 2019 estimate, the new train cuts about two hours from the time needed for a conventional bullet train to travel the same distance.
- The company has yet to release a detailed plan for commercializing the maglev. CRRC exports trains worldwide, especially to countries that have signed onto Beijing’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
- The rollout of the maglev promotes China’s technical prowess.
- Japan’s maglev is under development by JR Central. The train attained the record 603 kph during a test run in 2015.
- JR Central is building a maglev line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya on which the train will run at a maximum operating speed of 500 kph.
- CRRC earned a net profit of 11.3 billion Yuan ($1.74 billion) last year on sales of 227.6 billion Yuan. The company formed in 2015.
Links:-
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/China-unveils-600-kph-superfast-maglev-train