Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2021 shows a maglev train prototype on the test line during a launch ceremony in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 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. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)
