Editing Transrapid (section)

===China===
[[File:Shanghai Transrapid 002.jpg|thumb|Transrapid [[magnetic levitation]] train in Shanghai, connecting [[Longyang Road Station]] to Pudong International Airport]]
[[File:Transrapid Shanghai maglev train ride.webm|thumbtime=22|thumb|right|A full trip on a train from [[Longyang Road Station]] to [[Pudong International Airport Station]] and back]]
{{Main article|Shanghai Maglev Train}}
The only commercial implementation so far was in 2000, when the Chinese government ordered a Transrapid track to be built connecting Shanghai to its [[Pudong International Airport]].
It was inaugurated in 2002 and regular daily trips started in March 2004. The travel speed is {{Convert|431|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, which the [[Maglev train]] maintains for 50 seconds as the short, {{Convert|30.5|km|2|abbr=on}} track only allows the cruising speed to be maintained for a short time before deceleration must begin. The average number of riders per day (14 hours of operation) is about 7,500, while the maximum [[seating capacity]] per train is 440. A second class ticket price of about 50 RMB ([[renminbi]]) (about 6&nbsp;[[euro]]) is four times the price of the airport bus and ten times more expensive than a comparable underground ticket.

The project was sponsored by the German [[Hermes cover|Hermes]] loans with DM 200 million. The total cost is believed to be $1.33 billion.

{{Main article|Shanghai maglev train#Extensions}}

A planned extension of the line to [[Shanghai Hongqiao Airport]] ({{Convert|35|km|0|disp=or|abbr=on}}) and onward to the city of [[Hangzhou]] ({{Convert|175|km|0|disp=or|abbr=on}}) has been repeatedly delayed.  Originally planned to be ready for [[Expo 2010]], final approval was granted on 18 August 2008, and construction was scheduled to start in 2010 for completion in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/national/2008-08/18/content_16258686.htm|title=Maglev finally given approval -- china.org.cn|website=www.china.org.cn}}</ref> However the plan was cancelled, possibly due to the building of the high speed [[Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.eastday.com/e/110119/u1a5677922.html |title=Eastday-Maglev link plan is suspended |access-date=2012-08-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212053442/http://english.eastday.com/e/110119/u1a5677922.html |archive-date=2013-12-12 }}</ref>