In order to strengthen and promote the development of railway science education and expression railway science knowledge, China Railway Society identified Railway & Maglev science education base as one of "National Railway Science Education Bases (2021-2025)” according to its identification and management after the declaration and expert review.
Railway & Maglev Science Education Base not only relies on the unique comprehensive rail transit test line in domestic colleges and universities with 900-meter length, two test trains and a control center, covering 20,000 square meters including 600 square meters building area, which can simulate “three stations and two sections” operation, but also relies on the domestic most complete high- and medium-speed maglev comprehensive test line with 1500-meter length, covering 20,000 square meters including 4,000 square meters building area. Its supporting includes the National Maglev Center, Shanghai Maglev and Rail Transit Innovation Center, 2 national engineering practice education centers, and 1 student social practice base of Jiading District, Shanghai. Approximately 4,000 people are engaged in relevant science practice and education for the society and students every year.
Over the years, a lot of work has been carried out around the education and practice of railway science education, and a series of activities have been gradually formed, including "Science · Experience Visit, Science · New Media, Science · Expert Lecture, Science · Innovation Practice".
Science · Experience Visit carries out the "cloud watching high-speed railway, test driving subway and test riding maglev", relying on two comprehensive test lines and two national engineering practice education centers to normalize science education experience visit for the society, technical personnel, college students, Shanghai primary and secondary school students, etc.
"Science · New Media" carries out the push of science knowledge through the institution website, the magazine of urban rail transit research, the new media "Fellow Travelers" and "Tongji Railway" to the public and students.
" Science · Expert Lecture" carries out the lectures through the "going out of Tongji railway expert group", mainly for enterprises and institutions in various industries, including more than 30 senior high schools in Shanghai and Hunan Province.
"Science · Innovation Practice" carries out science innovation activities through "Scientific Research and Education", "Science Innovation Competition", "Nursery Project" and "Haoting Cup", among them, Science and Innovation Competition facing to the whole China, nursery project facing to Jiading District middle school in Shanghai, and Haoting Cup facing to the national rail transit related majors.
