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		ewang1 on Nov 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan's levitating maglev train reaches 500km/h If I recall correctly, the Shanghai one topped out at around 478km/h... They actually run at that speed only a couple times per day.

_0nac on Nov 16, 2014 [–]

431 km/h. I've ridden it, and it vibrates, for lack of a better word, disturbingly; you can really feel that it's pushing the envelope of what's possible. Not a big deal for a 7-minute ride, but would be a bit annoying to put up with for an hour.

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