Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On

Overview

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On is a Steam DLC connected to Train Simulator Classic. It was prepared by Union Workshop, published by Dovetail Games - Trains, and released on Feb 23, 2016. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Train Simulator Classic.

Language and system requirements

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On is available in 2 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Recommendations and store value

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On overview details

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

One of the most unique, and uniquely fastest, trains comes to Train Simulator, courtesy of Union Workshop – the Shanghai Maglev. The Shanghai Maglev Train, also known as the Transrapid, uses magnetic levitation to move without the need to touch the ground or use wheels on rails, giving it a much smoother and quieter ride than wheeled mass transit systems. The Transrapid is also the fastest commercial train currently in operation, with a top operating speed of 430 km/h (270mph), although the train recorded 501 km/h (311mph) during testing. Unhampered by intermediate station stops or any other kind of traffic on the line, Maglevs operate a regular service at 15 minute intervals from morning to night, with a capacity for 574 passengers in each consist. The built-in ATO system, which allows the driver to hand complete control over to the Maglev’s electronic control systems, allows the service to operate automatically over the entire journey, including switching lines at the end and returning on the opposite track. This all means that the Transrapid can manage without certain commonplace railway items such as colour light signals, a horn or even windscreen wipers. Despite years of development and many failed Maglev projects, only three commercial systems operate today. Shanghai’s Transrapid began operations in April 2004, with Japan’s introduction of a low-speed line coming less than a year later; most recently, in February 2016, South Korea introduced the Incheon Airport Maglev. The Shanghai Maglev for Train Simulator, developed by Union Workshop, recreates the 30km (19 mile)…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Train Simulator: Shanghai Maglev Route Add-On is listed as a DLC with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, and Steam Leaderboards, and is associated with Simulation. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Support and legal notes

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