Inside view of China's prototype superfast maglev train (1/3)

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2021 shows the inside of a maglev train prototype in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A prototype locomotive 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 train was launched on the same day.

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2021 shows the inside of a maglev train prototype in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A prototype locomotive 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 train was launched on the same day.

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2021 shows the inside of a maglev train prototype in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A prototype locomotive 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 train was launched on the same day.