How do the brakes work on a maglev train?

Maglev trains brake in the opposite way that they are propelled, with the help of powerful electromagnets. The braking is caused by the same principle that two magnets of the same poles will push each other away. read more

­The big difference between a maglev train and a conventional train is that maglev trains do not have an engine-- at least not the kind of engine used to pull typical train cars along steel tracks. The engine for maglev trains is rather inconspicuous. read more

Best Answer: Maglev trains are the fastest trains in the world! Maglev is short for magnetic levitation which basic principles involve the use of magnetism to levitate an object. To know how maglev trains stop, you must know how they go. Magnetism in elementary science simply states that like poles repel and opposites attract. read more