A research program dedicated to developing the technology required to construct a high-speed electromagnetic suspension (EMS) maglev transportation system with a maximum speed of 600 kilometers per hour was recently completed in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.

China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co Ltd led the four-year program in cooperation with more than 10 institutions, including Southwest Jiaotong University, Central South University, Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd and Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co Ltd.

The team conducted a systematic and comprehensive study of 28 sub-projects in seven areas, with the construction of the high-speed EMS maglev long-distance trunk railway line as the application scenario, said the researchers.