Research purposes: In order to realize commercial operation of low /medium -speed Maglev traffic engineering and satisfy the requirement of the " Applicable Research on Low/Medium -speed Maglev Traffic Technology" which is one of the state pillarprojects in the science& technology during the "Eleventh Five –yearPlan Period" inChina. Through construction of the Tangshan Low /medium –speed Maglev Experimental Line, China is able to primarily realize the industrialization in low -medium –speed Maglev traffic engineering. This paper briefly introduces and analyzes themajor innovational contents in this field to provide the reference to construction andwide application of it.
Research conclusions:Comparedwithwheel-rail train, the low /medium –speed Maglev train has better turning and climbing capacity and saves the engineeringworks and cos.t Compared with the urban rail transi,t the low /medium –speed Maglev train has the characteristic sofsafety, environmental protection, comfort, rapidity, low energy consumption and low cos,t and especially it is suitable for in urban mass transit.