A maglev train levitating above its guideway through a misty mountain valley, illustrating maglev train infrastructure in action

Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Train Infrastructure: Building the Railway That Never Touches the Ground

Somewhere in the mountains west of Tokyo, a white train with a shark-like nose sits on a raised concrete guideway, waiting for a green light. When it finally moves, something strange happens: it doesn’t roll. It floats — hovering roughly 10 centimeters above the track on an invisible cushion of magnetic force, then surging forward…

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