Maglev trains use magnetic levitation to suspend and propel vehicles using magnets, providing a transportation system that is potentially faster, quieter and smoother than wheeled transit. Existing Maglev lines include the Linimo in Japan and the Shanghai Maglev Train, with average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds over 500 km/h. The technology could be introduced in Singapore as a faster and more eco-friendly alternative to existing MRT systems.

1. 1) Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation), is a system of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles, predominantly trains, using magnetic levitation from a very large number of magnets for lift and propulsion. 2) This method has the potential to be faster, quieter and smoother than wheeled mass transit systems. The power needed for levitation is usually not a particularly large percentage of the overall consumption 3) Linimo (Tobu Kyuryo Line, Japan), Shanghai Magnet Train, Daejeon, South Korea 4)Average speed is 250 km/h, and the top speed is 581 km/h, achieved in Japan in 2003.While an F1 race car can go up to 360 km/h, so the Maglev train is faster and more efficient. 5)I hope that the Maglev train can be introduced to Singapore as it is faster that our MRT’s train and is more eco-friendly. Video link: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = VuSrLvCVoVk&feature =related I like this video because the resolution is not bad, and its something like a documentary, and it is the fastest Maglev train. It is a test train so nobody is on board