Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev railway approved

A passenger stands by a poster of Shanghai magnetic-levitation train in Pudong International Airport Station in Shanghai, east China, on March 13, 2006. The Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed maglev railway has been approved by the State Council recently. With a total length of 175 kilometers, the project is expected to be completed in 2008 and to be in operation before the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

A passenger passes by a poster of Shanghai magnetic-levitation train in Pudong International Airport Station in Shanghai, east China, on March 13, 2006. The Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed maglev railway has been approved by the State Council recently. With a total length of 175 kilometers, the project is expected to be completed in 2008 and to be in operation before the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.