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Qingyuan Maglev
Qingyuan Maglev Tourist Line is a medium-low speed maglev line under construction in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China. The line will operate at speeds up to 120 km/h. The first phase is 8.1 km with 3 stations and a site reserved for a fourth station. The first phase will connect the Yinzhan railway station on Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway with the Qingyuan Chimelong Theme Park. In long-term the line will be 38.5 km. Stations History The first train of Qingyuan Maglev rolled off the assembly line in the train's depot in December 2022, and starts test run on March 23, 2023. All track-laying work for the line completed on August 10, 2022. On September 28, 2023, the line has entered the no-load test operation stage. The line's trial operation was briefly open to the public from February 5 to 6, 2024. References External links * Qing Yuan Maglev Transportation Co., Ltd {{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China Maglev Rapid transit in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingyuan
Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of urbanized Qingcheng and Qingxin districts. The primary spoken language is Cantonese. Covering , Qingyuan is Guangdong's largest prefecture-level division by land area, and it borders Guangzhou and Foshan to the south, Shaoguan to the east and northeast, Zhaoqing to the south and southwest, and Hunan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the north. The urban core is surrounded by mountainous areas but is directly connected with Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta by Highway 107. History Qingyuan was a prefecture during Northern and Southern dynasties. However, the administration status of Qingyuan was downgraded to a county in the tenth year of the Kaihuang Era of the Sui dynasty (A.D. 590). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |