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Gerry S.S no, but considering it’s 7 minutes, it’s not neccesary. There is first class to ride the train, or economy. Just more comfortable chairs, but yeah..
Bullet trains are just out of this world 🌍Thanks for the insight David. You have inspired me to travel INDIA 🇮🇳 from AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 and see the things you have seen! It really means a lot 😊
Come after 5 years, Many indian cities will be in a better shape as all of them are going through infrastructural changes. By then, India will have a bullet train, Most of indian trains will be modernised(for ex. look for Train 18 on youtube, train 19, train 20, train 21, etc are set to arrive in couple of years), most of the metro cities will have extensive network of metro trains and just projects such as those are in development to reduce the chaos. Don't visit old delhi and varanasi, it reeks of plain filth and dirt. Visit rest of india. Go to kerala if you want to enjoy the greenery, if you go maharashtra, visit the hill stations at outskirts of mumbai and pune as both are at few 100s km of distance and any other state which is on your list.
Tushar D yes I am very excited for the future of India as I know they have so much room for improvement👍 I caught the Delhi metro yesterday and was extremely happy with the way it works. A very modern piece of technology and it worked very well. I am currently in Goa making my way down south slowly. It is beautiful here, it feels like a tropical island 🏝 India is so diverse it is incredible. Thanks for the comment
Hey David... So cool to see you in Shanghai. I live here, but I am originally from Assam and watched all your blogs from back home and Meghalaya. You are doing a great job. All the very best.
@@Davidsbeenhere Look forward to your vlogs here.. I have been trying to travel around as much as possible too. It's a lovely country with great people and great food. I am sure you have already scheduled your itinerary, but try and do some villages, they are so unique..
It is really a pity in recent news that now this Maglev is limited to 300kph, but like it's been there for 20 years without replacing tracks for more than 100 trains running across it at 431kph every day. A few years ago it was changed to 300kph normally and 431 on a few time zones, but it's just too old and needs renewing...
Yo I know I‘m late, but this technologly is called „Transrapid“ and it was invented in Germany in 1980. But because of high costs and an accident with a service wagon the project was abandonned. 2 years before the crash, China has bought the Transrapid technology for Shanghai for exactly that route you‘ve been riding in the video. So yes the technoglogy is 20 years older than you thought. So almost 40 years old, now. - greetings from Germany :,)
I think it's 50 RMB if you show your airplane ticket. Also you can take a 30 minutes subway ride from the maglev train station to Peoples Square for 4 RMB.
I rode this a few times. It is smooth BUT it moves quite a bit left to right and can be quite shaky and more exciting than it should be. It is also close to the ground so when it gets up to speed it can make a nervous person even more nervous. Needs a lot of work!
we went on a china tour ,and all the blokes were a bit fed up ,because we were templed out (too many temple visits ) so we asked the tour guide when we were in shanghai,can we go on the maglev ,she said we must stick to itinery ,we all said,no , we all want maglev ,we went on the maglev to the airport and came straight back on the train ,the following year the tour itinery had been altered to take an optional maglev trip,It was brilliant
Okay... Yes Yes Yes. Chinese Trains are fast as a Bullet. They are Glittery. Beautiful. Modern. Hygienic as a bloody military OR. But, I prefer the US Trains. Yup. They are creepy fun. On a Chinese train you get from point A to point B in a sneeze. Instead on a US train, they are so slow that you can see how your clothes go out of style. On a US train, you can fall in love, have children and watch them grow up. On a US train you can read Tolstoy's "War and Peace" twice. On the US train you have time to learn another language. U see? US trains are exciting. They are Noisy. Stinky. Rusty. Smoky. Full of Graffiti. With vomits of all nationalities. From Mexican enchiladas to Japanese sushi. The US train is Thrilling like a horror movie and whitout "Beautiful" rural landscapes flash. On the other hand, on a Chinese train, you get on, you sit down and Nnnnñit! You have already reached your destination. What kind of shit is that? Did you pay a ticket and for what? Where are the murders, the harassing cops, the swindlers, the Addicts, the "International Spies", the Sadists, the Psychos, the Sex Pervs, de Locos, the Mormons, the Exhibitionists...? No. No. No. I rather to risk my life on a US train, but have something to tell my grandchildren. Traveling on a US train is a High-Risk Sport. In case the train derails... Excuse me. It's not "IF". The correct word is: "WHEN Derails". Mmh... Anyway:... blah, blah, blah...
I am sorry for the late comment but just so you know if you guys do have a flight ticket, and if you show the flight ticket to the cashier then you will automatically get a 10 RMB discount, which means you will only need to pay 40 RMB rather than 50 RMB for an economy ticket. For the speed, Shanghai Maglev, each day, has hours that operates at a speed of around 320km/h, and hours that operates at a speed of around 420km/h. You can see the operating hours at the train station - you can literally see when the train will be operated at 320km/h or 420km/h.
omgg whaaat i didnt know they had a vip area?! how nice!! i remember taking the maglev in shanghai, it was superfast i got into downtown from airport in no time. 👌👌
When I was a kid in the UK early 1970's magnetic levitation for passenger use vehicles was all the rage. Professor Eric Laithwaite was often on TV speaking about his discoveries. I thought before 2000 these would be common in the UK, instead, they are in China and Japan!
Actually, Shanghai Airport Maglev Train is German Technology introduced into China nearly 20 years ago. But China will launch another test trans project with newly developed maglev train by itself speeding at 600km/h later this year.
We have such a train and a railway in Emsland/ Lower Saxony. But the train is Out of Action..... Transrapid Maglev. The prototype of the Shanghai Maglev
Darn David. I was just in Shanghai less than 3 years ago. I went to the Grand Opening of Shanghai Disneyland and I totally forgot the Maglev existed. Instead when I arrived at PVG, I got suckered into paying for a $60 gypsy cab ride ride from some fake "Airport staff" person. I would have totally taken this to get into town. Oh well, lesson learned. Next time, I'll do it.
Don Jariyasunant These people are liars who cheat foreigners. Don't believe them easily. If you need help, please contact the staff in the airport uniform.
Awesome blog and that’s so fast. That train is riding in air. Thank you for the great blog and lots of great view from your blog. You are like a little boy riding a train for the first time and that facial expression is awesome.
It runs up to 430km/hr for several times a day, and 300 for the rest. you'll have to look up the timetable to catch the fast ones. Otherwise, it's not even faster than the high-speed railway.
David, some simple tips to take taxi in Shanghai: 1) You took a "black" car, it's not safe, curious how much you paid? Based on location you should pay less than 100RMB if you took an official taxi 2) Take official taxi, blue, yellow, green all good, no RED taxi or any car with "X" on their badge (as they're private just a little bit better than "black" car), keep taxi receipt in case you want to complain or forgot anything on the car 3) Keep air ticket while buy Meglev you only need to pay 40RMB instead of 50RMB
Just to clarify a couple of things. I don't think the Maglev goes all the way into Shanghai, but rather from the airport to a station in the outer suburbs. There's nobody much on the train because the locals take the much cheaper suburban train from the airport. It's still a novel experience though.
it's been a year since u commented this. yesterday china released its new prototype. this maglev train is supposed to travel at 600km/h, and up to 1000km/h in a vacuum m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-knN8uELZ-Rk.html
Sounds like a $30 taxi ride is not a big deal for you then why didn't you get a hotel room? $100 can get you a decent hotel room in Shanghai. And the subway system is expansive in Shanghai so you can get to People's square (i.e. city center) fastly from anywhere in Shanghai if location is your concern.
Chutiya hai kya. Jab woh China ghum raha hai to India ko beech me ghused ne ki kya jarurat hai? Chup karke video nahi Dekhi jaati kya ya China ki tarrakki se jalan ho rahi hai?
i remember zhou en lai and mao tse tung from the 70s. how the world has changed since. from macau i remember avenida thomas peireira and ave. dr. sun yat sen
For once, this phenomenon is bi-partisan. Who knows, though. Maybe Biden's infrastructure plan will upgrade the Acela Express and the NER. The Socialist Democrats aren't the usual politicians.
It must be a nice experience to live in a big city man.... just by looking outside the station the car moving under the Flyover with greenery and such great infrastructure
I know this is a bit late, but you could have gotten a "Didi Chuxing" which is essentially "Uber in China." Didi actually bought up the Uber branch in China and does exactly what Uber and Lyft does except management is now in a Chinese Company's hands.
People who say that this is German tech and that they stole it are real fools. Watch the video. No one else has this train in service currently except China. They just jealous that they don’t have a maglev. What a shame
It is German tech. But the Chinese didn't steal it, they bought it from Germany. This is a Transrapid made by Siemens AG and ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH. It was bought in 2002.
I rode the Maglev in 2014. It was regular class. Fun ride, but it's mostly like an amusement park ride since it ends well before you get to the main area of Shanghai. Hardly anyone else on the train, and I was shocked at how cheap the interior looked. It was like like someone draped bath-towels over the seats.
fixpacifica just a fun fact, this maglev train was an experiment back in the days when china was deciding on which technology they should go for: the maglev or the one with tracks. So they built a 8mins ride in shanghai, and a short length of the other type from beijing to tianjin. At the end, obviously the gov decided to go with the latter which has been built across whole china nowadays. I guess it was because of the fact that maglev in shanghai was just an experiment, hence they didnt care to put too much money on the interiors.
Let's be honest. This train is a Transrapid TR08, build and patented by Siemens and ThyssenKrupp. The Chinese wanted the technology, so that's why they decided to buy the track and the train from Germany. There where plans to extend the track. But the chinese government cancelled the project because they've got what they wanted: The maglev technology.
went on this in 2008, 285 mph. funny with speedometer in the car the men just flipped out! The women looked at us as if we were little boys! we've ridden the Japanese Shinkansen often and many trains in Europe, but that was exciting! I love Shanghai, especially "old town!"
Hi David Nice to know about the maglev. I have a 16 hrs layover in Shanghai, flying from nyc to Delhi. Can you suggest any place to try out local food ?
hey...its a real cool video...i had fun watching....maglev is just nuts!...so,quick note,i dont watch these kinds of videos much,but i just thought of how cool it might be to have a DRONE-with-camera,sort of follow you around and film you...;sure you'd have to recharge it regularly,but it would be a nice effect,instead of mounting it on a rod+carrying,which im guessing youre doing... you'd probably be one of the first to try it- maybe.. Good luck man!
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