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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.
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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.
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2021/01/14/1d11c9d8dceb4dad919dd4af4eb4349b.jpg)
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.