Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2021 shows a prototype train using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev technology in the city of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoying)
CHENGDU, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A prototype train using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev technology was rolled out on Wednesday in southwest China's city of Chengdu.
The domestically developed maglev train boasts a designed speed of 620 kph, according to Southwest Jiaotong University, one of the train's designers.
A 165-meter line to test the new technology was launched on the same day. ■
