600-kph maglev trains on track

China expects to deliver its 600 kilometer-an-hour high-speed magnetic levitation trains and 200 kph medium-speed maglev trains by the end of 2021, according to a leading rail sector executive.

Besides those two kinds, railway major China Railway Rolling Stock Corp is also going full steam ahead on studying three types of freight trains and a high-speed train, said Sun Bangcheng, deputy director of the company's research institute, in a recent speech.

"As one of the nation's 18 research projects, CRRC's advanced rail transit project was launched in 2016. With over 9-billion-yuan ($1.37 billion) funding, the project is projected to be completed by 2021," Sun said.