Simulation Clip Shared As High-Speed Floating Train In China

Two such videos are archived here and here.

Another user captioned the video as, "China's floating train.It has no wheels but magnet boxes.Speed 620kms an hour.To start operating from Wednesday from Chengdu."

The video is doing the rounds on WhatsApp as well. BOOM received a message on its helpline for verification.

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Fact Check

We found parts of the same video on YouTube by doing a keyword search with "flying train". The footage has been credited to "Dendi Komara". According to the narrator, "Dendi Komara has created stunts using train on a video game and they have gone crazily viral. At first we did not understand why. But after seeing a few, it becomes really satisfying to watch."

Taking cue, we found a YouTube channel named "Dendi Komara Railfans id" where a video with similar visuals was uploaded on August 11, 2020. The video was headlined originally in Malay language which after translation reads 'The train descended from the sky.' (Original headline in Malay: Kereta Api Turun dari Langit)

You can view the viral clip after 18 seconds below from the video.

The user introduced the video in its description as, "Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019", which is a video game as per their Facebook page. Similar simulation videos are posted on the page.

Maglev train and its technique

Maglev trains are designed to levitate slightly off the track by using electro-mangetic field using super conductor. Technically there is no wheel and it can move faster due to less friction. China's state-affiliated media Xinhua News tweeted a video of a maglev train prototype, unveiled in Chengdu on January 16, 2021.

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According to Sushant Ray, a professor of electrical engineering at Jadavpur University, "Superfast Maglev trains levitate slightly off from the track. There is a sensor to maintain the distance between track and the railway coaches. Superconductivity allows much higher current through conductors and thereby higher mangnetic field, this eventually helps the vehicle move at a much faster speed."